| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Bochum (A) VfL Bochum (A) | 30 | 17-8-5 17 | 8 | 5 | 52:24 | 28 | 42:18 | |
| 2 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 32 | 15-11-6 15 | 11 | 6 | 38:26 | 12 | 41:23 | |
| 3 |
 |
1860 München (N) TSV 1860 München (N) | 32 | 15-7-10 15 | 7 | 10 | 45:36 | 9 | 37:27 | |
| 4 |
 |
Uerdingen (A) Bayer 05 Uerdingen (A) | 31 | 13-10-8 13 | 10 | 8 | 37:27 | 10 | 36:26 | |
| 5 |
 |
Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg | 32 | 13-10-9 13 | 10 | 9 | 39:34 | 5 | 36:28 | |
| 6 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 32 | 13-8-11 13 | 8 | 11 | 44:45 | -1 | 34:30 | |
| 7 |
 |
Meppen SV Meppen | 32 | 12-10-10 12 | 10 | 10 | 41:44 | -3 | 34:30 | |
| 8 |
 |
Saarbrücken (A) 1. FC Saarbrücken (A) | 32 | 14-6-12 14 | 6 | 12 | 53:58 | -5 | 34:30 | |
| 9 |
 |
F. Köln Fortuna Köln | 32 | 12-8-12 12 | 8 | 12 | 46:42 | 4 | 32:32 | |
| 10 |
 |
Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim | 32 | 9-14-9 9 | 14 | 9 | 37:39 | -2 | 32:32 | |
| 11 |
 |
Chemnitz Chemnitzer FC | 32 | 12-8-12 12 | 8 | 12 | 29:40 | -11 | 32:32 | |
| 12 |
 |
Hertha Hertha BSC | 32 | 9-12-11 9 | 12 | 11 | 42:37 | 5 | 30:34 | |
| 13 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 32 | 9-12-11 9 | 12 | 11 | 39:40 | -1 | 30:34 | |
| 14 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 32 | 11-8-13 11 | 8 | 13 | 37:43 | -6 | 30:34 | |
| 15 |
 |
FC Homburg FC 08 Homburg | 32 | 11-7-14 11 | 7 | 14 | 44:42 | 2 | 29:35 | |
| 16 |
 |
Wuppertaler SV Wuppertaler SV | 32 | 9-10-13 9 | 10 | 13 | 38:39 | -1 | 28:36 | |
| 17 |
 |
Jena Carl Zeiss Jena | 31 | 7-13-11 7 | 13 | 11 | 31:36 | -5 | 27:35 | |
| 18 |
 |
Stg. Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers | 32 | 8-11-13 8 | 11 | 13 | 31:43 | -12 | 27:37 | |
| 19 |
 |
Essen (N) * Rot-Weiss Essen (N) * | 32 | 8-10-14 8 | 10 | 14 | 35:42 | -7 | 26:38 | |
| 20 |
 |
TeBe Berlin (N) Tennis Borussia Berlin (N) | 32 | 5-9-18 5 | 9 | 18 | 31:52 | -21 | 19:45 |