| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Freiburg SC Freiburg | 30 | 19-4-7 19 | 4 | 7 | 51:30 | 21 | 61 | |
| 2 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 30 | 15-9-6 15 | 9 | 6 | 54:34 | 20 | 54 | |
| 3 |
 |
Nürnberg (A) 1. FC Nürnberg (A) | 30 | 14-10-6 14 | 10 | 6 | 46:27 | 19 | 52 | |
| 4 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 30 | 15-6-9 15 | 6 | 9 | 55:41 | 14 | 51 | |
| 5 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 30 | 14-7-9 14 | 7 | 9 | 51:35 | 16 | 49 | |
| 6 |
 |
K'lautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 30 | 14-7-9 14 | 7 | 9 | 46:38 | 8 | 49 | |
| 7 |
 |
Duisburg (A) MSV Duisburg (A) | 30 | 12-11-7 12 | 11 | 7 | 46:31 | 15 | 47 | |
| 8 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 30 | 11-6-13 11 | 6 | 13 | 46:57 | -11 | 39 | |
| 9 |
 |
Augsburg FC Augsburg | 30 | 10-8-12 10 | 8 | 12 | 39:37 | 2 | 38 | |
| 10 |
 |
Oberhausen (N) Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (N) | 30 | 10-8-12 10 | 8 | 12 | 33:48 | -15 | 38 | |
| 11 |
 |
1860 München TSV 1860 München | 30 | 9-9-12 9 | 9 | 12 | 39:40 | -1 | 36 | |
| 12 |
 |
FSV Frankfurt (N) FSV Frankfurt (N) | 30 | 9-9-12 9 | 9 | 12 | 32:42 | -10 | 36 | |
| 13 |
 |
Ahlen (N) Rot Weiss Ahlen (N) | 30 | 10-6-14 10 | 6 | 14 | 31:50 | -19 | 36 | |
| 14 |
 |
Rostock (A) Hansa Rostock (A) | 30 | 8-10-12 8 | 10 | 12 | 45:46 | -1 | 34 | |
| 15 |
 |
Koblenz * TuS Koblenz * | 30 | 10-7-13 10 | 7 | 13 | 42:46 | -4 | 34 | |
| 16 |
 |
Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück | 30 | 7-11-12 7 | 11 | 12 | 36:51 | -15 | 32 | |
| 17 |
 |
Ingolstadt (N) FC Ingolstadt 04 (N) | 30 | 6-9-15 6 | 9 | 15 | 33:50 | -17 | 27 | |
| 18 |
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Wiesbaden SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 30 | 4-9-17 4 | 9 | 17 | 25:47 | -22 | 21 |