| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Hannover Hannover 96 | 32 | 20-9-3 20 | 9 | 3 | 84:35 | 49 | 69 | |
| 2 |
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Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 32 | 18-9-5 18 | 9 | 5 | 64:34 | 30 | 63 | |
| 3 |
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Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 32 | 18-7-7 18 | 7 | 7 | 65:37 | 28 | 61 | |
| 4 |
 |
Bochum (A) VfL Bochum (A) | 32 | 17-8-7 17 | 8 | 7 | 64:47 | 17 | 59 | |
| 5 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 32 | 16-10-6 16 | 10 | 6 | 60:35 | 25 | 58 | |
| 6 |
 |
Union (N) 1. FC Union Berlin (N) | 32 | 15-8-9 15 | 8 | 9 | 57:38 | 19 | 53 | |
| 7 |
 |
Frankfurt (A) Eintracht Frankfurt (A) | 32 | 13-11-8 13 | 11 | 8 | 50:43 | 7 | 50 | |
| 8 |
 |
LR Ahlen LR Ahlen | 32 | 14-6-12 14 | 6 | 12 | 59:66 | -7 | 48 | |
| 9 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 32 | 11-10-11 11 | 10 | 11 | 54:49 | 5 | 43 | |
| 10 |
 |
Reutlingen 05 SSV Reutlingen 05 | 32 | 12-5-15 12 | 5 | 15 | 47:52 | -5 | 41 | |
| 11 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 32 | 12-4-16 12 | 4 | 16 | 40:62 | -22 | 40 | |
| 12 |
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Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim | 32 | 10-9-13 10 | 9 | 13 | 39:47 | -8 | 39 | |
| 13 |
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Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 32 | 10-8-14 10 | 8 | 14 | 51:48 | 3 | 38 | |
| 14 |
 |
Karlsruhe (N) Karlsruher SC (N) | 32 | 10-8-14 10 | 8 | 14 | 41:49 | -8 | 38 | |
| 15 |
 |
Unterhaching (A) SpVgg Unterhaching (A) | 32 | 9-8-15 9 | 8 | 15 | 38:46 | -8 | 35 | |
| 16 |
 |
Schweinfurt (N) 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 (N) | 32 | 6-6-20 6 | 6 | 20 | 29:66 | -37 | 24 | |
| 17 |
 |
Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken | 32 | 4-7-21 4 | 7 | 21 | 24:70 | -46 | 19 | |
| 18 |
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Babelsberg (N) SV Babelsberg 03 (N) | 32 | 4-5-23 4 | 5 | 23 | 37:79 | -42 | 17 |