| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Bochum (A) VfL Bochum (A) | 29 | 19-5-5 19 | 5 | 5 | 61:24 | 37 | 62 | |
| 2 |
 |
Bielefeld (N) Arminia Bielefeld (N) | 29 | 14-8-7 14 | 8 | 7 | 48:36 | 12 | 50 | |
| 3 |
 |
Zwickau FSV Zwickau | 29 | 15-3-11 15 | 3 | 11 | 35:38 | -3 | 48 | |
| 4 |
 |
Duisburg (A) MSV Duisburg (A) | 29 | 12-11-6 12 | 11 | 6 | 45:28 | 17 | 47 | |
| 5 |
 |
Hertha * Hertha BSC * | 29 | 11-10-8 11 | 10 | 8 | 34:27 | 7 | 43 | |
| 6 |
 |
Jena (N) Carl Zeiss Jena (N) | 29 | 11-8-10 11 | 8 | 10 | 38:45 | -7 | 41 | |
| 7 |
 |
Unterhaching (N) SpVgg Unterhaching (N) | 29 | 10-10-9 10 | 10 | 9 | 34:30 | 4 | 40 | |
| 8 |
 |
Chemnitz Chemnitzer FC | 29 | 10-9-10 10 | 9 | 10 | 39:40 | -1 | 39 | |
| 9 |
 |
VfB Leipzig VfB Leipzig | 29 | 11-6-12 11 | 6 | 12 | 29:41 | -12 | 39 | |
| 10 |
 |
Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim | 29 | 11-5-13 11 | 5 | 13 | 37:36 | 1 | 38 | |
| 11 |
 |
Lübeck (N) VfB Lübeck (N) | 29 | 11-4-14 11 | 4 | 14 | 33:34 | -1 | 37 | |
| 12 |
 |
F. Köln Fortuna Köln | 29 | 10-7-12 10 | 7 | 12 | 34:36 | -2 | 37 | |
| 13 |
 |
Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg | 29 | 8-11-10 8 | 11 | 10 | 35:42 | -7 | 35 | |
| 14 |
 |
Nürnberg * 1. FC Nürnberg * | 29 | 7-12-10 7 | 12 | 10 | 28:32 | -4 | 33 | |
| 15 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 29 | 9-6-14 9 | 6 | 14 | 28:34 | -6 | 33 | |
| 16 |
 |
Meppen SV Meppen | 29 | 7-12-10 7 | 12 | 10 | 35:42 | -7 | 33 | |
| 17 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 29 | 8-7-14 8 | 7 | 14 | 26:39 | -13 | 31 | |
| 18 |
 |
Wattenscheid SG Wattenscheid 09 | 29 | 7-6-16 7 | 6 | 16 | 33:48 | -15 | 27 |