| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Nürnberg (A) 1. FC Nürnberg (A) | 31 | 17-7-7 17 | 7 | 7 | 63:37 | 26 | 58 | |
| 2 |
 |
Bielefeld (A) Arminia Bielefeld (A) | 31 | 15-7-9 15 | 7 | 9 | 47:33 | 14 | 52 | |
| 3 |
 |
Cottbus (A) Energie Cottbus (A) | 31 | 14-8-9 14 | 8 | 9 | 48:41 | 7 | 50 | |
| 4 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 31 | 14-7-10 14 | 7 | 10 | 48:48 | 0 | 49 | |
| 5 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 31 | 11-14-6 11 | 14 | 6 | 44:34 | 10 | 47 | |
| 6 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 31 | 13-8-10 13 | 8 | 10 | 45:43 | 2 | 47 | |
| 7 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 31 | 12-8-11 12 | 8 | 11 | 47:42 | 5 | 44 | |
| 8 |
 |
Aue (N) Erzgebirge Aue (N) | 31 | 11-10-10 11 | 10 | 10 | 40:39 | 1 | 43 | |
| 9 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 31 | 10-11-10 10 | 11 | 10 | 54:48 | 6 | 41 | |
| 10 |
 |
Trier Eintracht Trier | 31 | 11-8-12 11 | 8 | 12 | 45:48 | -3 | 41 | |
| 11 |
 |
Unterhaching (N) SpVgg Unterhaching (N) | 31 | 10-9-12 10 | 9 | 12 | 36:41 | -5 | 39 | |
| 12 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 31 | 10-9-12 10 | 9 | 12 | 35:41 | -6 | 39 | |
| 13 |
 |
Burghausen Wacker Burghausen | 31 | 10-8-13 10 | 8 | 13 | 35:38 | -3 | 38 | |
| 14 |
 |
Regensburg (N) Jahn Regensburg (N) | 31 | 9-11-11 9 | 11 | 11 | 37:46 | -9 | 38 | |
| 15 |
 |
Lübeck VfB Lübeck | 31 | 9-10-12 9 | 10 | 12 | 44:52 | -8 | 37 | |
| 16 |
 |
LR Ahlen LR Ahlen | 31 | 10-7-14 10 | 7 | 14 | 32:44 | -12 | 37 | |
| 17 |
 |
Union 1. FC Union Berlin | 31 | 8-8-15 8 | 8 | 15 | 40:47 | -7 | 32 | |
| 18 |
 |
Osnabrück (N) VfL Osnabrück (N) | 31 | 7-6-18 7 | 6 | 18 | 30:48 | -18 | 27 |