| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Köln (A) 1. FC Köln (A) | 31 | 18-7-6 18 | 7 | 6 | 56:31 | 25 | 61 | |
| 2 |
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Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 31 | 18-5-8 18 | 5 | 8 | 48:29 | 19 | 59 | |
| 3 |
 |
Frankfurt (A) Eintracht Frankfurt (A) | 31 | 17-4-10 17 | 4 | 10 | 59:38 | 21 | 55 | |
| 4 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 31 | 15-6-10 15 | 6 | 10 | 57:34 | 23 | 51 | |
| 5 |
 |
1860 München (A) TSV 1860 München (A) | 31 | 13-12-6 13 | 12 | 6 | 43:33 | 10 | 51 | |
| 6 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 31 | 15-5-11 15 | 5 | 11 | 46:39 | 7 | 50 | |
| 7 |
 |
Aue Erzgebirge Aue | 31 | 14-5-12 14 | 5 | 12 | 46:38 | 8 | 47 | |
| 8 |
 |
Burghausen Wacker Burghausen | 31 | 13-8-10 13 | 8 | 10 | 46:49 | -3 | 47 | |
| 9 |
 |
Dresden (N) 1. FC Dynamo Dresden (N) | 31 | 12-4-15 12 | 4 | 15 | 41:50 | -9 | 40 | |
| 10 |
 |
Saarbrücken (N) 1. FC Saarbrücken (N) | 31 | 11-6-14 11 | 6 | 14 | 43:46 | -3 | 39 | |
| 11 |
 |
Unterhaching SpVgg Unterhaching | 31 | 12-3-16 12 | 3 | 16 | 38:41 | -3 | 39 | |
| 12 |
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Cottbus Energie Cottbus | 31 | 10-8-13 10 | 8 | 13 | 33:42 | -9 | 38 | |
| 13 |
 |
Trier Eintracht Trier | 31 | 8-11-12 8 | 11 | 12 | 34:47 | -13 | 35 | |
| 14 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 31 | 8-10-13 8 | 10 | 13 | 37:44 | -7 | 34 | |
| 15 |
 |
Essen (N) Rot-Weiss Essen (N) | 31 | 6-15-10 6 | 15 | 10 | 34:45 | -11 | 33 | |
| 16 |
 |
LR Ahlen LR Ahlen | 31 | 8-8-15 8 | 8 | 15 | 34:43 | -9 | 32 | |
| 17 |
 |
Erfurt (N) Rot-Weiß Erfurt (N) | 31 | 7-9-15 7 | 9 | 15 | 33:55 | -22 | 30 | |
| 18 |
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Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 31 | 7-8-16 7 | 8 | 16 | 35:59 | -24 | 29 |