Hinrunde
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 14 | 8-6-0 8 | 6 | 0 | 27:11 | 16 | 30 | |
| 2 |
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HSV Hamburger SV | 14 | 8-3-3 8 | 3 | 3 | 28:18 | 10 | 27 | |
| 3 |
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Kiel Holstein Kiel | 14 | 8-2-4 8 | 2 | 4 | 26:21 | 5 | 26 | |
| 4 |
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Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 14 | 7-3-4 7 | 3 | 4 | 29:18 | 11 | 24 | |
| 5 |
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Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 14 | 7-3-4 7 | 3 | 4 | 23:17 | 6 | 24 | |
| 6 |
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Elversberg SV Elversberg | 14 | 7-3-4 7 | 3 | 4 | 23:20 | 3 | 24 | |
| 7 |
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Hannover Hannover 96 | 14 | 6-5-3 6 | 5 | 3 | 28:17 | 11 | 23 | |
| 8 |
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Wiesbaden SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 14 | 6-3-5 6 | 3 | 5 | 15:15 | 0 | 21 | |
| 9 |
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Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 14 | 6-3-5 6 | 3 | 5 | 23:26 | -3 | 21 | |
| 10 |
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Hertha Hertha BSC | 14 | 5-3-6 5 | 3 | 6 | 26:24 | 2 | 18 | |
| 11 |
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K'lautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 14 | 5-3-6 5 | 3 | 6 | 25:28 | -3 | 18 | |
| 12 |
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Paderborn SC Paderborn 07 | 14 | 5-3-6 5 | 3 | 6 | 22:27 | -5 | 18 | |
| 13 |
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Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg | 14 | 4-4-6 4 | 4 | 6 | 23:23 | 0 | 16 | |
| 14 |
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Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 14 | 4-4-6 4 | 4 | 6 | 23:24 | -1 | 16 | |
| 15 |
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Rostock Hansa Rostock | 14 | 5-1-8 5 | 1 | 8 | 15:21 | -6 | 16 | |
| 16 |
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Schalke FC Schalke 04 | 14 | 4-1-9 4 | 1 | 9 | 23:33 | -10 | 13 | |
| 17 |
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Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig | 14 | 2-2-10 2 | 2 | 10 | 11:28 | -17 | 8 | |
| 18 |
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Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück | 14 | 1-4-9 1 | 4 | 9 | 14:33 | -19 | 7 |