| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Bochum (A) VfL Bochum (A) | 28 | 19-4-5 19 | 4 | 5 | 61:24 | 37 | 61 | |
| 2 |
 |
Bielefeld (N) Arminia Bielefeld (N) | 28 | 13-8-7 13 | 8 | 7 | 45:35 | 10 | 47 | |
| 3 |
 |
Duisburg (A) MSV Duisburg (A) | 28 | 12-10-6 12 | 10 | 6 | 44:27 | 17 | 46 | |
| 4 |
 |
Zwickau FSV Zwickau | 28 | 14-3-11 14 | 3 | 11 | 32:37 | -5 | 45 | |
| 5 |
 |
Hertha * Hertha BSC * | 28 | 11-10-7 11 | 10 | 7 | 33:24 | 9 | 43 | |
| 6 |
 |
Jena (N) Carl Zeiss Jena (N) | 28 | 11-8-9 11 | 8 | 9 | 38:42 | -4 | 41 | |
| 7 |
 |
Unterhaching (N) SpVgg Unterhaching (N) | 28 | 10-9-9 10 | 9 | 9 | 33:29 | 4 | 39 | |
| 8 |
 |
Chemnitz Chemnitzer FC | 28 | 10-9-9 10 | 9 | 9 | 38:37 | 1 | 39 | |
| 9 |
 |
Lübeck (N) VfB Lübeck (N) | 28 | 11-4-13 11 | 4 | 13 | 33:33 | 0 | 37 | |
| 10 |
 |
VfB Leipzig VfB Leipzig | 28 | 10-6-12 10 | 6 | 12 | 27:40 | -13 | 36 | |
| 11 |
 |
Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim | 28 | 10-5-13 10 | 5 | 13 | 35:36 | -1 | 35 | |
| 12 |
 |
F. Köln Fortuna Köln | 28 | 9-7-12 9 | 7 | 12 | 33:36 | -3 | 34 | |
| 13 |
 |
Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg | 28 | 8-10-10 8 | 10 | 10 | 35:42 | -7 | 34 | |
| 14 |
 |
Nürnberg * 1. FC Nürnberg * | 28 | 7-12-9 7 | 12 | 9 | 27:30 | -3 | 33 | |
| 15 |
 |
Meppen SV Meppen | 28 | 7-12-9 7 | 12 | 9 | 35:40 | -5 | 33 | |
| 16 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 28 | 8-6-14 8 | 6 | 14 | 25:34 | -9 | 30 | |
| 17 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 28 | 7-7-14 7 | 7 | 14 | 23:39 | -16 | 28 | |
| 18 |
 |
Wattenscheid SG Wattenscheid 09 | 28 | 7-6-15 7 | 6 | 15 | 33:45 | -12 | 27 |