Hinrunde
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Darmstadt SV Darmstadt 98 | 14 | 8-5-1 8 | 5 | 1 | 24:14 | 10 | 29 | |
| 2 |
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HSV Hamburger SV | 14 | 9-1-4 9 | 1 | 4 | 22:15 | 7 | 28 | |
| 3 |
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Paderborn SC Paderborn 07 | 14 | 8-2-4 8 | 2 | 4 | 34:15 | 19 | 26 | |
| 4 |
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Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim | 14 | 6-6-2 6 | 6 | 2 | 21:13 | 8 | 24 | |
| 5 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 14 | 7-3-4 7 | 3 | 4 | 22:16 | 6 | 24 | |
| 6 |
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Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 14 | 7-2-5 7 | 2 | 5 | 24:16 | 8 | 23 | |
| 7 |
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K'lautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 14 | 4-8-2 4 | 8 | 2 | 22:20 | 2 | 20 | |
| 8 |
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Kiel Holstein Kiel | 14 | 5-5-4 5 | 5 | 4 | 25:26 | -1 | 20 | |
| 9 |
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Regensburg Jahn Regensburg | 14 | 5-3-6 5 | 3 | 6 | 14:21 | -7 | 18 | |
| 10 |
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Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 14 | 5-2-7 5 | 2 | 7 | 21:20 | 1 | 17 | |
| 11 |
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Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig | 14 | 4-5-5 4 | 5 | 5 | 17:23 | -6 | 17 | |
| 12 |
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Rostock Hansa Rostock | 14 | 5-2-7 5 | 2 | 7 | 15:21 | -6 | 17 | |
| 13 |
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St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 14 | 3-6-5 3 | 6 | 5 | 19:20 | -1 | 15 | |
| 14 |
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Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 14 | 4-3-7 4 | 3 | 7 | 12:21 | -9 | 15 | |
| 15 |
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Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg | 14 | 4-2-8 4 | 2 | 8 | 17:28 | -11 | 14 | |
| 16 |
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Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 14 | 2-7-5 2 | 7 | 5 | 19:25 | -6 | 13 | |
| 17 |
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Sandhausen SV Sandhausen | 14 | 3-4-7 3 | 4 | 7 | 15:21 | -6 | 13 | |
| 18 |
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Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 14 | 3-2-9 3 | 2 | 9 | 16:24 | -8 | 11 |