| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Nürnberg (A) 1. FC Nürnberg (A) | 34 | 18-7-9 18 | 7 | 9 | 68:45 | 23 | 61 | |
| 2 |
 |
Bielefeld (A) Arminia Bielefeld (A) | 34 | 16-8-10 16 | 8 | 10 | 50:37 | 13 | 56 | |
| 3 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 13-15-6 13 | 15 | 6 | 49:34 | 15 | 54 | |
| 4 |
 |
Cottbus (A) Energie Cottbus (A) | 34 | 15-9-10 15 | 9 | 10 | 52:44 | 8 | 54 | |
| 5 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 34 | 15-8-11 15 | 8 | 11 | 52:48 | 4 | 53 | |
| 6 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 34 | 15-8-11 15 | 8 | 11 | 51:51 | 0 | 53 | |
| 7 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 34 | 13-9-12 13 | 9 | 12 | 52:46 | 6 | 48 | |
| 8 |
 |
Aue (N) Erzgebirge Aue (N) | 34 | 12-12-10 12 | 12 | 10 | 47:45 | 2 | 48 | |
| 9 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 11-12-11 11 | 12 | 11 | 58:51 | 7 | 45 | |
| 10 |
 |
Burghausen Wacker Burghausen | 34 | 12-9-13 12 | 9 | 13 | 40:39 | 1 | 45 | |
| 11 |
 |
Trier Eintracht Trier | 34 | 12-9-13 12 | 9 | 13 | 46:51 | -5 | 45 | |
| 12 |
 |
LR Ahlen LR Ahlen | 34 | 12-8-14 12 | 8 | 14 | 36:45 | -9 | 44 | |
| 13 |
 |
Unterhaching (N) SpVgg Unterhaching (N) | 34 | 11-10-13 11 | 10 | 13 | 41:46 | -5 | 43 | |
| 14 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 34 | 11-10-13 11 | 10 | 13 | 38:44 | -6 | 43 | |
| 15 |
 |
Lübeck VfB Lübeck | 34 | 9-12-13 9 | 12 | 13 | 47:57 | -10 | 39 | |
| 16 |
 |
Regensburg (N) Jahn Regensburg (N) | 34 | 9-12-13 9 | 12 | 13 | 37:51 | -14 | 39 | |
| 17 |
 |
Union 1. FC Union Berlin | 34 | 8-9-17 8 | 9 | 17 | 43:53 | -10 | 33 | |
| 18 |
 |
Osnabrück (N) VfL Osnabrück (N) | 34 | 7-7-20 7 | 7 | 20 | 35:55 | -20 | 28 |