| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Köln (A) 1. FC Köln (A) | 27 | 15-7-5 15 | 7 | 5 | 50:27 | 23 | 52 | |
| 2 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 27 | 16-4-7 16 | 4 | 7 | 40:25 | 15 | 52 | |
| 3 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 27 | 14-5-8 14 | 5 | 8 | 40:31 | 9 | 47 | |
| 4 |
 |
1860 München (A) TSV 1860 München (A) | 27 | 12-9-6 12 | 9 | 6 | 38:32 | 6 | 45 | |
| 5 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 27 | 13-4-10 13 | 4 | 10 | 51:34 | 17 | 43 | |
| 6 |
 |
Aue Erzgebirge Aue | 27 | 13-4-10 13 | 4 | 10 | 42:29 | 13 | 43 | |
| 7 |
 |
Frankfurt (A) Eintracht Frankfurt (A) | 27 | 13-4-10 13 | 4 | 10 | 46:38 | 8 | 43 | |
| 8 |
 |
Burghausen Wacker Burghausen | 26 | 11-7-8 11 | 7 | 8 | 36:40 | -4 | 40 | |
| 9 |
 |
Trier Eintracht Trier | 27 | 8-11-8 8 | 11 | 8 | 33:39 | -6 | 35 | |
| 10 |
 |
Dresden (N) 1. FC Dynamo Dresden (N) | 27 | 10-4-13 10 | 4 | 13 | 37:44 | -7 | 34 | |
| 11 |
 |
Unterhaching SpVgg Unterhaching | 27 | 10-3-14 10 | 3 | 14 | 35:37 | -2 | 33 | |
| 12 |
 |
Saarbrücken (N) 1. FC Saarbrücken (N) | 27 | 9-4-14 9 | 4 | 14 | 37:42 | -5 | 31 | |
| 13 |
 |
Cottbus Energie Cottbus | 27 | 8-7-12 8 | 7 | 12 | 27:34 | -7 | 31 | |
| 14 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 27 | 7-9-11 7 | 9 | 11 | 35:41 | -6 | 30 | |
| 15 |
 |
Essen (N) Rot-Weiss Essen (N) | 27 | 6-12-9 6 | 12 | 9 | 32:41 | -9 | 30 | |
| 16 |
 |
LR Ahlen LR Ahlen | 26 | 7-7-12 7 | 7 | 12 | 29:34 | -5 | 28 | |
| 17 |
 |
Erfurt (N) Rot-Weiß Erfurt (N) | 27 | 6-8-13 6 | 8 | 13 | 28:45 | -17 | 26 | |
| 18 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 27 | 7-5-15 7 | 5 | 15 | 31:54 | -23 | 26 |