| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Nürnberg (A) 1. FC Nürnberg (A) | 33 | 18-7-8 18 | 7 | 8 | 68:43 | 25 | 61 | |
| 2 |
 |
Bielefeld (A) Arminia Bielefeld (A) | 33 | 16-8-9 16 | 8 | 9 | 49:34 | 15 | 56 | |
| 3 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 33 | 15-8-10 15 | 8 | 10 | 51:50 | 1 | 53 | |
| 4 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 33 | 12-15-6 12 | 15 | 6 | 46:34 | 12 | 51 | |
| 5 |
 |
Cottbus (A) Energie Cottbus (A) | 33 | 14-9-10 14 | 9 | 10 | 49:44 | 5 | 51 | |
| 6 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 33 | 14-8-11 14 | 8 | 11 | 49:46 | 3 | 50 | |
| 7 |
 |
Aue (N) Erzgebirge Aue (N) | 33 | 12-11-10 12 | 11 | 10 | 44:42 | 2 | 47 | |
| 8 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 33 | 12-9-12 12 | 9 | 12 | 49:45 | 4 | 45 | |
| 9 |
 |
Trier Eintracht Trier | 33 | 12-9-12 12 | 9 | 12 | 46:48 | -2 | 45 | |
| 10 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 33 | 10-12-11 10 | 12 | 11 | 56:51 | 5 | 42 | |
| 11 |
 |
Burghausen Wacker Burghausen | 33 | 11-9-13 11 | 9 | 13 | 37:38 | -1 | 42 | |
| 12 |
 |
Unterhaching (N) SpVgg Unterhaching (N) | 33 | 11-9-13 11 | 9 | 13 | 38:43 | -5 | 42 | |
| 13 |
 |
LR Ahlen LR Ahlen | 33 | 11-8-14 11 | 8 | 14 | 34:45 | -11 | 41 | |
| 14 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 33 | 10-10-13 10 | 10 | 13 | 37:44 | -7 | 40 | |
| 15 |
 |
Lübeck VfB Lübeck | 33 | 9-12-12 9 | 12 | 12 | 47:55 | -8 | 39 | |
| 16 |
 |
Regensburg (N) Jahn Regensburg (N) | 33 | 9-12-12 9 | 12 | 12 | 37:48 | -11 | 39 | |
| 17 |
 |
Union 1. FC Union Berlin | 33 | 8-9-16 8 | 9 | 16 | 42:50 | -8 | 33 | |
| 18 |
 |
Osnabrück (N) VfL Osnabrück (N) | 33 | 7-7-19 7 | 7 | 19 | 33:52 | -19 | 28 |