| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Hannover Hannover 96 | 33 | 21-9-3 21 | 9 | 3 | 88:36 | 52 | 72 | |
| 2 |
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Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 33 | 18-10-5 18 | 10 | 5 | 65:35 | 30 | 64 | |
| 3 |
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Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 33 | 18-8-7 18 | 8 | 7 | 65:37 | 28 | 62 | |
| 4 |
 |
Bochum (A) VfL Bochum (A) | 33 | 18-8-7 18 | 8 | 7 | 66:48 | 18 | 62 | |
| 5 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 33 | 16-11-6 16 | 11 | 6 | 61:36 | 25 | 59 | |
| 6 |
 |
Union (N) 1. FC Union Berlin (N) | 33 | 15-8-10 15 | 8 | 10 | 58:40 | 18 | 53 | |
| 7 |
 |
Frankfurt (A) Eintracht Frankfurt (A) | 33 | 14-11-8 14 | 11 | 8 | 51:43 | 8 | 53 | |
| 8 |
 |
LR Ahlen LR Ahlen | 33 | 14-6-13 14 | 6 | 13 | 59:67 | -8 | 48 | |
| 9 |
 |
Reutlingen 05 SSV Reutlingen 05 | 33 | 13-5-15 13 | 5 | 15 | 50:53 | -3 | 44 | |
| 10 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 33 | 11-10-12 11 | 10 | 12 | 55:53 | 2 | 43 | |
| 11 |
 |
Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim | 33 | 11-9-13 11 | 9 | 13 | 41:48 | -7 | 42 | |
| 12 |
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Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 33 | 12-4-17 12 | 4 | 17 | 40:64 | -24 | 40 | |
| 13 |
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Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 33 | 10-9-14 10 | 9 | 14 | 51:48 | 3 | 39 | |
| 14 |
 |
Unterhaching (A) SpVgg Unterhaching (A) | 33 | 10-8-15 10 | 8 | 15 | 40:46 | -6 | 38 | |
| 15 |
 |
Karlsruhe (N) Karlsruher SC (N) | 33 | 10-8-15 10 | 8 | 15 | 42:51 | -9 | 38 | |
| 16 |
 |
Schweinfurt (N) 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 (N) | 33 | 6-6-21 6 | 6 | 21 | 30:69 | -39 | 24 | |
| 17 |
 |
Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken | 33 | 5-7-21 5 | 7 | 21 | 26:71 | -45 | 22 | |
| 18 |
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Babelsberg (N) SV Babelsberg 03 (N) | 33 | 4-5-24 4 | 5 | 24 | 38:81 | -43 | 17 |