Hinrunde
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 9 | 6-1-2 6 | 1 | 2 | 16:9 | 7 | 19 | |
| 2 |
 |
Cottbus Energie Cottbus | 9 | 5-2-2 5 | 2 | 2 | 17:12 | 5 | 17 | |
| 3 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 9 | 5-2-2 5 | 2 | 2 | 20:19 | 1 | 17 | |
| 4 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 9 | 4-3-2 4 | 3 | 2 | 14:11 | 3 | 15 | |
| 5 |
 |
Unterhaching SpVgg Unterhaching | 9 | 4-3-2 4 | 3 | 2 | 14:13 | 1 | 15 | |
| 6 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 9 | 3-4-2 3 | 4 | 2 | 12:11 | 1 | 13 | |
| 7 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 9 | 3-3-3 3 | 3 | 3 | 18:15 | 3 | 12 | |
| 8 |
 |
Lübeck VfB Lübeck | 9 | 3-3-3 3 | 3 | 3 | 15:14 | 1 | 12 | |
| 9 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 9 | 3-3-3 3 | 3 | 3 | 12:12 | 0 | 12 | |
| 10 |
 |
Trier Eintracht Trier | 9 | 3-3-3 3 | 3 | 3 | 16:17 | -1 | 12 | |
| 11 |
 |
Burghausen Wacker Burghausen | 9 | 3-2-4 3 | 2 | 4 | 11:11 | 0 | 11 | |
| 12 |
 |
Aue Erzgebirge Aue | 9 | 3-2-4 3 | 2 | 4 | 10:10 | 0 | 11 | |
| 13 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 9 | 3-2-4 3 | 2 | 4 | 12:14 | -2 | 11 | |
| 14 |
 |
Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 9 | 2-4-3 2 | 4 | 3 | 15:15 | 0 | 10 | |
| 15 |
 |
Regensburg Jahn Regensburg | 9 | 2-4-3 2 | 4 | 3 | 11:15 | -4 | 10 | |
| 16 |
 |
LR Ahlen LR Ahlen | 9 | 3-0-6 3 | 0 | 6 | 9:15 | -6 | 9 | |
| 17 |
 |
Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück | 9 | 1-4-4 1 | 4 | 4 | 9:16 | -7 | 7 | |
| 18 |
 |
Union 1. FC Union Berlin | 9 | 1-3-5 1 | 3 | 5 | 10:12 | -2 | 6 |