| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Hannover Hannover 96 | 34 | 22-9-3 22 | 9 | 3 | 93:37 | 56 | 75 | |
| 2 |
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Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 19-8-7 19 | 8 | 7 | 68:38 | 30 | 65 | |
| 3 |
 |
Bochum (A) VfL Bochum (A) | 34 | 19-8-7 19 | 8 | 7 | 69:49 | 20 | 65 | |
| 4 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 18-10-6 18 | 10 | 6 | 66:38 | 28 | 64 | |
| 5 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 16-11-7 16 | 11 | 7 | 62:41 | 21 | 59 | |
| 6 |
 |
Union (N) 1. FC Union Berlin (N) | 34 | 16-8-10 16 | 8 | 10 | 61:41 | 20 | 56 | |
| 7 |
 |
Frankfurt (A) Eintracht Frankfurt (A) | 34 | 14-12-8 14 | 12 | 8 | 52:44 | 8 | 54 | |
| 8 |
 |
LR Ahlen LR Ahlen | 34 | 14-6-14 14 | 6 | 14 | 60:70 | -10 | 48 | |
| 9 |
 |
SV Waldhof SV Waldhof Mannheim | 34 | 12-9-13 12 | 9 | 13 | 42:48 | -6 | 45 | |
| 10 |
 |
Reutlingen 05 SSV Reutlingen 05 | 34 | 13-5-16 13 | 5 | 16 | 53:57 | -4 | 44 | |
| 11 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 34 | 11-10-13 11 | 10 | 13 | 56:57 | -1 | 43 | |
| 12 |
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Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 34 | 11-9-14 11 | 9 | 14 | 55:49 | 6 | 42 | |
| 13 |
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Karlsruhe (N) Karlsruher SC (N) | 34 | 11-8-15 11 | 8 | 15 | 45:51 | -6 | 41 | |
| 14 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 34 | 12-4-18 12 | 4 | 18 | 41:67 | -26 | 40 | |
| 15 |
 |
Haching (A) SpVgg Unterhaching (A) | 34 | 10-8-16 10 | 8 | 16 | 40:49 | -9 | 38 | |
| 16 |
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Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken | 34 | 6-7-21 6 | 7 | 21 | 30:74 | -44 | 25 | |
| 17 |
 |
Schweinfurt (N) 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 (N) | 34 | 6-6-22 6 | 6 | 22 | 30:70 | -40 | 24 | |
| 18 |
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Babelsberg (N) SV Babelsberg 03 (N) | 34 | 4-6-24 4 | 6 | 24 | 39:82 | -43 | 18 |