| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Köln (A) 1. FC Köln (A) | 34 | 20-7-7 20 | 7 | 7 | 62:33 | 29 | 67 | |
| 2 |
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Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 34 | 19-5-10 19 | 5 | 10 | 50:37 | 13 | 62 | |
| 3 |
 |
Frankfurt (A) Eintracht Frankfurt (A) | 34 | 19-4-11 19 | 4 | 11 | 65:39 | 26 | 61 | |
| 4 |
 |
TSV 1860 (A) TSV 1860 München (A) | 34 | 15-12-7 15 | 12 | 7 | 52:39 | 13 | 57 | |
| 5 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 17-5-12 17 | 5 | 12 | 51:42 | 9 | 56 | |
| 6 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 34 | 16-6-12 16 | 6 | 12 | 60:40 | 20 | 54 | |
| 7 |
 |
Aue Erzgebirge Aue | 34 | 15-6-13 15 | 6 | 13 | 49:40 | 9 | 51 | |
| 8 |
 |
Dresden (N) 1. FC Dynamo Dresden (N) | 34 | 15-4-15 15 | 4 | 15 | 48:53 | -5 | 49 | |
| 9 |
 |
Burghausen Wacker Burghausen | 34 | 13-9-12 13 | 9 | 12 | 48:55 | -7 | 48 | |
| 10 |
 |
Haching SpVgg Unterhaching | 34 | 14-3-17 14 | 3 | 17 | 40:43 | -3 | 45 | |
| 11 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 34 | 11-10-13 11 | 10 | 13 | 46:47 | -1 | 43 | |
| 12 |
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Saarbrücken (N) 1. FC Saarbrücken (N) | 34 | 11-7-16 11 | 7 | 16 | 44:50 | -6 | 40 | |
| 13 |
 |
LR Ahlen LR Ahlen | 34 | 10-9-15 10 | 9 | 15 | 43:49 | -6 | 39 | |
| 14 |
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Cottbus Energie Cottbus | 34 | 10-9-15 10 | 9 | 15 | 35:48 | -13 | 39 | |
| 15 |
 |
Trier Eintracht Trier | 34 | 9-12-13 9 | 12 | 13 | 39:53 | -14 | 39 | |
| 16 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 34 | 8-10-16 8 | 10 | 16 | 40:62 | -22 | 34 | |
| 17 |
 |
Essen (N) Rot-Weiss Essen (N) | 34 | 6-15-13 6 | 15 | 13 | 35:51 | -16 | 33 | |
| 18 |
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Erfurt (N) Rot-Weiß Erfurt (N) | 34 | 7-9-18 7 | 9 | 18 | 34:60 | -26 | 30 |