Hinrunde
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 6 | 4-2-0 4 | 2 | 0 | 13:7 | 6 | 14 | |
| 2 |
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Unterhaching SpVgg Unterhaching | 6 | 4-1-1 4 | 1 | 1 | 11:6 | 5 | 13 | |
| 3 |
 |
Cottbus Energie Cottbus | 6 | 3-2-1 3 | 2 | 1 | 11:6 | 5 | 11 | |
| 4 |
 |
Trier Eintracht Trier | 6 | 3-2-1 3 | 2 | 1 | 12:11 | 1 | 11 | |
| 5 |
 |
Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 6 | 3-1-2 3 | 1 | 2 | 9:6 | 3 | 10 | |
| 6 |
 |
Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 6 | 2-3-1 2 | 3 | 1 | 12:10 | 2 | 9 | |
| 7 |
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Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 6 | 2-2-2 2 | 2 | 2 | 14:11 | 3 | 8 | |
| 8 |
 |
Lübeck VfB Lübeck | 6 | 2-2-2 2 | 2 | 2 | 9:7 | 2 | 8 | |
| 9 |
 |
Burghausen Wacker Burghausen | 6 | 2-2-2 2 | 2 | 2 | 7:6 | 1 | 8 | |
| 10 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 6 | 2-2-2 2 | 2 | 2 | 7:7 | 0 | 8 | |
| 11 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 6 | 2-2-2 2 | 2 | 2 | 8:14 | -6 | 8 | |
| 12 |
 |
Aue Erzgebirge Aue | 6 | 2-1-3 2 | 1 | 3 | 7:8 | -1 | 7 | |
| 13 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 6 | 2-1-3 2 | 1 | 3 | 8:10 | -2 | 7 | |
| 14 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 6 | 2-1-3 2 | 1 | 3 | 7:9 | -2 | 7 | |
| 15 |
 |
LR Ahlen LR Ahlen | 6 | 2-0-4 2 | 0 | 4 | 6:10 | -4 | 6 | |
 |
Regensburg Jahn Regensburg | 6 | 1-3-2 1 | 3 | 2 | 6:10 | -4 | 6 | ||
| 17 |
 |
Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück | 6 | 1-1-4 1 | 1 | 4 | 5:12 | -7 | 4 | |
| 18 |
 |
Union 1. FC Union Berlin | 6 | 1-0-5 1 | 0 | 5 | 6:8 | -2 | 3 |