| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Köln 1. FC Köln | 31 | 17-8-6 17 | 8 | 6 | 60:33 | 27 | 59 | |
| 2 |
 |
Bochum (A) VfL Bochum (A) | 31 | 16-6-9 16 | 6 | 9 | 58:44 | 14 | 54 | |
| 3 |
 |
Cottbus Energie Cottbus | 31 | 15-4-12 15 | 4 | 12 | 55:39 | 16 | 49 | |
| 4 |
 |
Nürnberg (A) 1. FC Nürnberg (A) | 31 | 13-10-8 13 | 10 | 8 | 49:43 | 6 | 49 | |
| 5 |
 |
M'gladbach (A) Bor. Mönchengladbach (A) | 31 | 12-12-7 12 | 12 | 7 | 51:39 | 12 | 48 | |
| 6 |
 |
Aachen (N) Alemannia Aachen (N) | 31 | 12-9-10 12 | 9 | 10 | 43:47 | -4 | 45 | |
| 7 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 31 | 12-7-12 12 | 7 | 12 | 51:49 | 2 | 43 | |
| 8 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 31 | 10-12-9 10 | 12 | 9 | 36:33 | 3 | 42 | |
| 9 |
 |
Mannheim (N) SV Waldhof Mannheim (N) | 31 | 10-12-9 10 | 12 | 9 | 47:48 | -1 | 42 | |
| 10 |
 |
TeBe Berlin Tennis Borussia Berlin | 31 | 10-10-11 10 | 10 | 11 | 40:44 | -4 | 40 | |
| 11 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 31 | 9-12-10 9 | 12 | 10 | 36:35 | 1 | 39 | |
| 12 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 31 | 8-15-8 8 | 15 | 8 | 34:36 | -2 | 39 | |
| 13 |
 |
Chemnitz (N) Chemnitzer FC (N) | 31 | 10-9-12 10 | 9 | 12 | 39:43 | -4 | 39 | |
| 14 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 31 | 8-14-9 8 | 14 | 9 | 31:35 | -4 | 38 | |
| 15 |
 |
Stg. Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers | 31 | 9-7-15 9 | 7 | 15 | 45:55 | -10 | 34 | |
| 16 |
 |
Offenbach (N) Kickers Offenbach (N) | 31 | 7-11-13 7 | 11 | 13 | 30:50 | -20 | 32 | |
| 17 |
 |
F. Köln Fortuna Köln | 31 | 6-11-14 6 | 11 | 14 | 30:46 | -16 | 29 | |
| 18 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 31 | 5-11-15 5 | 11 | 15 | 34:50 | -16 | 26 |