| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 20-5-9 20 | 5 | 9 | 58:35 | 23 | 65 | |
| 2 |
 |
Gladbach Bor. Mönchengladbach | 34 | 17-11-6 17 | 11 | 6 | 62:31 | 31 | 62 | |
| 3 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 34 | 17-9-8 17 | 9 | 8 | 70:52 | 18 | 60 | |
| 4 |
 |
SV Waldhof SV Waldhof Mannheim | 34 | 17-8-9 17 | 8 | 9 | 57:42 | 15 | 59 | |
| 5 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 15-9-10 15 | 9 | 10 | 55:38 | 17 | 54 | |
| 6 |
 |
LR Ahlen (N) LR Ahlen (N) | 34 | 15-9-10 15 | 9 | 10 | 61:53 | 8 | 54 | |
| 7 |
 |
Reutlingen 05 (N) SSV Reutlingen 05 (N) | 34 | 15-8-11 15 | 8 | 11 | 64:52 | 12 | 53 | |
| 8 |
 |
Saarbrücken (N) 1. FC Saarbrücken (N) | 34 | 14-8-12 14 | 8 | 12 | 48:59 | -11 | 50 | |
| 9 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 34 | 12-10-12 12 | 10 | 12 | 52:45 | 7 | 46 | |
| 10 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 34 | 13-7-14 13 | 7 | 14 | 42:60 | -18 | 46 | |
| 11 |
 |
Duisburg (A) MSV Duisburg (A) | 34 | 12-9-13 12 | 9 | 13 | 46:40 | 6 | 45 | |
| 12 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 34 | 13-6-15 13 | 6 | 15 | 45:50 | -5 | 45 | |
| 13 |
 |
Bielefeld (A) Arminia Bielefeld (A) | 34 | 10-11-13 10 | 11 | 13 | 53:46 | 7 | 41 | |
| 14 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 10-10-14 10 | 10 | 14 | 37:45 | -8 | 40 | |
| 15 |
 |
Osnabrück (N) VfL Osnabrück (N) | 34 | 9-10-15 9 | 10 | 15 | 40:52 | -12 | 37 | |
| 16 |
 |
Ulm (A) SSV Ulm 1846 (A) | 34 | 9-7-18 9 | 7 | 18 | 42:58 | -16 | 34 | |
| 17 |
 |
Stg. Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers | 34 | 8-10-16 8 | 10 | 16 | 31:51 | -20 | 34 | |
| 18 |
 |
Chemnitz Chemnitzer FC | 34 | 3-7-24 3 | 7 | 24 | 24:78 | -54 | 16 |