| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Bochum (A) VfL Bochum (A) | 34 | 21-6-7 21 | 6 | 7 | 68:30 | 38 | 69 | |
| 2 |
 |
Bielefeld (N) Arminia Bielefeld (N) | 34 | 16-9-9 16 | 9 | 9 | 55:45 | 10 | 57 | |
| 3 |
 |
Duisburg (A) MSV Duisburg (A) | 34 | 15-11-8 15 | 11 | 8 | 55:37 | 18 | 56 | |
| 4 |
 |
Unterhaching (N) SpVgg Unterhaching (N) | 34 | 14-10-10 14 | 10 | 10 | 52:38 | 14 | 52 | |
| 5 |
 |
Zwickau FSV Zwickau | 34 | 15-4-15 15 | 4 | 15 | 39:48 | -9 | 49 | |
| 6 |
 |
Jena (N) Carl Zeiss Jena (N) | 34 | 13-9-12 13 | 9 | 12 | 49:54 | -5 | 48 | |
| 7 |
 |
Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim | 34 | 13-7-14 13 | 7 | 14 | 49:47 | 2 | 46 | |
| 8 |
 |
F. Köln Fortuna Köln | 34 | 12-10-12 12 | 10 | 12 | 37:37 | 0 | 46 | |
| 9 |
 |
VfB Leipzig VfB Leipzig | 34 | 13-6-15 13 | 6 | 15 | 35:49 | -14 | 45 | |
| 10 |
 |
Meppen SV Meppen | 34 | 10-14-10 10 | 14 | 10 | 45:43 | 2 | 44 | |
| 11 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 12-8-14 12 | 8 | 14 | 37:41 | -4 | 44 | |
| 12 |
 |
Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 10-14-10 10 | 14 | 10 | 41:46 | -5 | 44 | |
| 13 |
 |
Lübeck (N) VfB Lübeck (N) | 34 | 13-5-16 13 | 5 | 16 | 40:45 | -5 | 44 | |
| 14 |
 |
Hertha * Hertha BSC * | 34 | 11-12-11 11 | 12 | 11 | 37:35 | 2 | 42 | |
| 15 |
 |
Chemnitz Chemnitzer FC | 34 | 11-9-14 11 | 9 | 14 | 43:51 | -8 | 42 | |
| 16 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 34 | 10-7-17 10 | 7 | 17 | 38:48 | -10 | 37 | |
| 17 |
 |
Nürnberg * 1. FC Nürnberg * | 34 | 9-12-13 9 | 12 | 13 | 33:40 | -7 | 33 | |
| 18 |
 |
Wattenscheid SG Wattenscheid 09 | 34 | 8-7-19 8 | 7 | 19 | 38:57 | -19 | 31 |