| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Köln 1. FC Köln | 34 | 19-8-7 19 | 8 | 7 | 68:39 | 29 | 65 | |
| 2 |
 |
Bochum (A) VfL Bochum (A) | 34 | 18-7-9 18 | 7 | 9 | 67:48 | 19 | 61 | |
| 3 |
 |
Cottbus Energie Cottbus | 34 | 18-4-12 18 | 4 | 12 | 62:42 | 20 | 58 | |
| 4 |
 |
Nürnberg (A) 1. FC Nürnberg (A) | 34 | 15-10-9 15 | 10 | 9 | 54:46 | 8 | 55 | |
| 5 |
 |
M'gladbach (A) Bor. Mönchengladbach (A) | 34 | 14-12-8 14 | 12 | 8 | 60:43 | 17 | 54 | |
| 6 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 34 | 12-13-9 12 | 13 | 9 | 43:34 | 9 | 49 | |
| 7 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 10-16-8 10 | 16 | 8 | 40:39 | 1 | 46 | |
| 8 |
 |
Aachen (N) Alemannia Aachen (N) | 34 | 12-10-12 12 | 10 | 12 | 46:54 | -8 | 46 | |
| 9 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 11-12-11 11 | 12 | 11 | 41:42 | -1 | 45 | |
| 10 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 34 | 12-8-14 12 | 8 | 14 | 56:56 | 0 | 44 | |
| 11 |
 |
Chemnitz (N) Chemnitzer FC (N) | 34 | 11-10-13 11 | 10 | 13 | 42:49 | -7 | 43 | |
| 12 |
 |
Mannheim (N) SV Waldhof Mannheim (N) | 34 | 10-12-12 10 | 12 | 12 | 50:56 | -6 | 42 | |
| 13 |
 |
TeBe Berlin Tennis Borussia Berlin | 34 | 10-10-14 10 | 10 | 14 | 42:50 | -8 | 40 | |
| 14 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 34 | 8-15-11 8 | 15 | 11 | 37:45 | -8 | 39 | |
| 15 |
 |
Stg. Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers | 34 | 10-9-15 10 | 9 | 15 | 49:58 | -9 | 39 | |
| 16 |
 |
F. Köln Fortuna Köln | 34 | 8-11-15 8 | 11 | 15 | 38:50 | -12 | 35 | |
| 17 |
 |
Offenbach (N) Kickers Offenbach (N) | 34 | 8-11-15 8 | 11 | 15 | 35:58 | -23 | 35 | |
| 18 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 34 | 5-12-17 5 | 12 | 17 | 35:56 | -21 | 27 |