| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Freiburg (A) SC Freiburg (A) | 33 | 20-7-6 20 | 7 | 6 | 56:29 | 27 | 67 | |
| 2 |
 |
Köln (A) 1. FC Köln (A) | 33 | 18-11-4 18 | 11 | 4 | 63:43 | 20 | 65 | |
| 3 |
 |
Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt | 33 | 16-11-6 16 | 11 | 6 | 53:30 | 23 | 59 | |
| 4 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 33 | 18-5-10 18 | 5 | 10 | 60:38 | 22 | 59 | |
| 5 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 33 | 15-12-6 15 | 12 | 6 | 54:33 | 21 | 57 | |
| 6 |
 |
Trier (N) Eintracht Trier (N) | 33 | 14-6-13 14 | 6 | 13 | 53:45 | 8 | 48 | |
| 7 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 33 | 13-9-11 13 | 9 | 11 | 53:47 | 6 | 48 | |
| 8 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 33 | 11-10-12 11 | 10 | 12 | 39:45 | -6 | 43 | |
| 9 |
 |
Union 1. FC Union Berlin | 33 | 9-15-9 9 | 15 | 9 | 35:48 | -13 | 42 | |
| 10 |
 |
Burghausen (N) Wacker Burghausen (N) | 33 | 9-14-10 9 | 14 | 10 | 46:41 | 5 | 41 | |
| 11 |
 |
Lübeck (N) VfB Lübeck (N) | 33 | 12-5-16 12 | 5 | 16 | 48:49 | -1 | 41 | |
| 12 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 33 | 10-7-16 10 | 7 | 16 | 37:46 | -9 | 37 | |
| 13 |
 |
LR Ahlen LR Ahlen | 33 | 10-7-16 10 | 7 | 16 | 46:59 | -13 | 37 | |
| 14 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 33 | 8-12-13 8 | 12 | 13 | 33:46 | -13 | 36 | |
| 15 |
 |
Braunschweig (N) Eintracht Braunschweig (N) | 33 | 8-10-15 8 | 10 | 15 | 32:49 | -17 | 34 | |
| 16 |
 |
Reutlingen 05 * SSV Reutlingen 05 * | 33 | 11-6-16 11 | 6 | 16 | 40:47 | -7 | 33 | |
| 17 |
 |
St. Pauli (A) FC St. Pauli (A) | 33 | 7-10-16 7 | 10 | 16 | 47:63 | -16 | 31 | |
| 18 |
 |
Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim | 33 | 6-7-20 6 | 7 | 20 | 31:68 | -37 | 25 |