| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 16 | 11-3-2 11 | 3 | 2 | 36:18 | 18 | 36 | |
| 2 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 16 | 9-7-0 9 | 7 | 0 | 46:17 | 29 | 34 | |
| 3 |
 |
Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 16 | 9-3-4 9 | 3 | 4 | 32:17 | 15 | 30 | |
| 4 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 16 | 7-5-4 7 | 5 | 4 | 25:18 | 7 | 26 | |
| 5 |
 |
Frankfurt (A) Eintracht Frankfurt (A) | 16 | 7-5-4 7 | 5 | 4 | 24:18 | 6 | 26 | |
| 6 |
 |
LR Ahlen LR Ahlen | 16 | 8-2-6 8 | 2 | 6 | 31:36 | -5 | 26 | |
| 7 |
 |
Union (N) 1. FC Union Berlin (N) | 16 | 7-4-5 7 | 4 | 5 | 32:20 | 12 | 25 | |
| 8 |
 |
Bochum (A) VfL Bochum (A) | 16 | 6-6-4 6 | 6 | 4 | 26:22 | 4 | 24 | |
| 9 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 16 | 6-3-7 6 | 3 | 7 | 19:29 | -10 | 21 | |
| 10 |
 |
Reutlingen 05 SSV Reutlingen 05 | 16 | 6-2-8 6 | 2 | 8 | 26:28 | -2 | 20 | |
| 11 |
 |
Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim | 16 | 5-5-6 5 | 5 | 6 | 19:23 | -4 | 20 | |
| 12 |
 |
Unterhaching (A) SpVgg Unterhaching (A) | 16 | 6-2-8 6 | 2 | 8 | 18:22 | -4 | 20 | |
| 13 |
 |
Karlsruhe (N) Karlsruher SC (N) | 16 | 6-2-8 6 | 2 | 8 | 21:26 | -5 | 20 | |
| 14 |
 |
Schweinfurt (N) 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 (N) | 16 | 5-3-8 5 | 3 | 8 | 16:30 | -14 | 18 | |
| 15 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 16 | 3-6-7 3 | 6 | 7 | 23:31 | -8 | 15 | |
| 16 |
 |
Babelsberg (N) SV Babelsberg 03 (N) | 16 | 4-3-9 4 | 3 | 9 | 20:37 | -17 | 15 | |
| 17 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 16 | 3-3-10 3 | 3 | 10 | 21:29 | -8 | 12 | |
| 18 |
 |
Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken | 16 | 2-4-10 2 | 4 | 10 | 12:26 | -14 | 10 |