Hinrunde
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg | 14 | 7-6-1 7 | 6 | 1 | 26:13 | 13 | 20:8 | |
| 2 |
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Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 14 | 7-4-3 7 | 4 | 3 | 19:11 | 8 | 18:10 | |
| 3 |
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St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 14 | 6-6-2 6 | 6 | 2 | 22:17 | 5 | 18:10 | |
| 4 |
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Rostock Hansa Rostock | 14 | 7-3-4 7 | 3 | 4 | 23:13 | 10 | 17:11 | |
| 5 |
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Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim | 14 | 5-7-2 5 | 7 | 2 | 18:12 | 6 | 17:11 | |
| 6 |
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Hertha Hertha BSC | 14 | 6-5-3 6 | 5 | 3 | 16:12 | 4 | 17:11 | |
| 7 |
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Meppen SV Meppen | 14 | 6-4-4 6 | 4 | 4 | 19:18 | 1 | 16:12 | |
| 8 |
 |
Wattenscheid SG Wattenscheid 09 | 14 | 5-5-4 5 | 5 | 4 | 24:22 | 2 | 15:13 | |
| 9 |
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FC Homburg FC 08 Homburg | 14 | 5-4-5 5 | 4 | 5 | 22:21 | 1 | 14:14 | |
| 10 |
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Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 14 | 4-6-4 4 | 6 | 4 | 21:22 | -1 | 14:14 | |
| 11 |
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F. Köln Fortuna Köln | 14 | 4-5-5 4 | 5 | 5 | 20:16 | 4 | 13:15 | |
| 12 |
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Zwickau FSV Zwickau | 14 | 3-7-4 3 | 7 | 4 | 18:19 | -1 | 13:15 | |
| 13 |
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Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken | 14 | 3-6-5 3 | 6 | 5 | 17:19 | -2 | 12:16 | |
| 14 |
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Hannover Hannover 96 | 14 | 4-4-6 4 | 4 | 6 | 21:24 | -3 | 12:16 | |
| 15 |
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Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 14 | 3-6-5 3 | 6 | 5 | 19:24 | -5 | 12:16 | |
| 16 |
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Chemnitz Chemnitzer FC | 14 | 2-8-4 2 | 8 | 4 | 15:24 | -9 | 12:16 | |
| 17 |
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VfB Leipzig VfB Leipzig | 14 | 4-1-9 4 | 1 | 9 | 17:23 | -6 | 9:19 | |
| 18 |
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FSV Frankfurt FSV Frankfurt | 14 | 0-3-11 0 | 3 | 11 | 15:42 | -27 | 3:25 |