| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Köln 1. FC Köln | 33 | 19-8-6 19 | 8 | 6 | 68:37 | 31 | 65 | |
| 2 |
 |
Bochum (A) VfL Bochum (A) | 33 | 18-6-9 18 | 6 | 9 | 64:45 | 19 | 60 | |
| 3 |
 |
Cottbus Energie Cottbus | 33 | 17-4-12 17 | 4 | 12 | 60:42 | 18 | 55 | |
| 4 |
 |
M'gladbach (A) Bor. Mönchengladbach (A) | 33 | 14-12-7 14 | 12 | 7 | 59:41 | 18 | 54 | |
| 5 |
 |
Nürnberg (A) 1. FC Nürnberg (A) | 33 | 14-10-9 14 | 10 | 9 | 52:45 | 7 | 52 | |
| 6 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 33 | 12-12-9 12 | 12 | 9 | 42:33 | 9 | 48 | |
| 7 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 33 | 10-15-8 10 | 15 | 8 | 38:37 | 1 | 45 | |
| 8 |
 |
Aachen (N) Alemannia Aachen (N) | 33 | 12-9-12 12 | 9 | 12 | 44:52 | -8 | 45 | |
| 9 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 33 | 12-7-14 12 | 7 | 14 | 53:53 | 0 | 43 | |
| 10 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 33 | 10-12-11 10 | 12 | 11 | 39:42 | -3 | 42 | |
| 11 |
 |
Mannheim (N) SV Waldhof Mannheim (N) | 33 | 10-12-11 10 | 12 | 11 | 50:54 | -4 | 42 | |
| 12 |
 |
TeBe Berlin Tennis Borussia Berlin | 33 | 10-10-13 10 | 10 | 13 | 42:49 | -7 | 40 | |
| 13 |
 |
Chemnitz (N) Chemnitzer FC (N) | 33 | 10-10-13 10 | 10 | 13 | 41:49 | -8 | 40 | |
| 14 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 33 | 8-14-11 8 | 14 | 11 | 36:44 | -8 | 38 | |
| 15 |
 |
Stg. Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers | 33 | 10-8-15 10 | 8 | 15 | 48:57 | -9 | 38 | |
| 16 |
 |
Offenbach (N) Kickers Offenbach (N) | 33 | 8-11-14 8 | 11 | 14 | 34:54 | -20 | 35 | |
| 17 |
 |
F. Köln Fortuna Köln | 33 | 7-11-15 7 | 11 | 15 | 34:49 | -15 | 32 | |
| 18 |
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Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 33 | 5-11-17 5 | 11 | 17 | 34:55 | -21 | 26 |