| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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K'lautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 19-10-5 19 | 10 | 5 | 56:28 | 28 | 67 | |
| 2 |
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St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 34 | 20-4-10 20 | 4 | 10 | 72:37 | 35 | 64 | |
| 3 |
 |
Augsburg FC Augsburg | 34 | 17-11-6 17 | 11 | 6 | 60:40 | 20 | 62 | |
| 4 |
 |
Düsseldorf (N) Fortuna Düsseldorf (N) | 34 | 17-8-9 17 | 8 | 9 | 48:31 | 17 | 59 | |
| 5 |
 |
Paderborn (N) SC Paderborn 07 (N) | 34 | 14-9-11 14 | 9 | 11 | 49:49 | 0 | 51 | |
| 6 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 34 | 14-8-12 14 | 8 | 12 | 51:46 | 5 | 50 | |
| 7 |
 |
Bielefeld (A) * Arminia Bielefeld (A) * | 34 | 16-5-13 16 | 5 | 13 | 48:41 | 7 | 49 | |
| 8 |
 |
1860 München TSV 1860 München | 34 | 14-6-14 14 | 6 | 14 | 43:45 | -2 | 48 | |
| 9 |
 |
Cottbus (A) Energie Cottbus (A) | 34 | 13-8-13 13 | 8 | 13 | 55:49 | 6 | 47 | |
| 10 |
 |
Karlsruhe (A) Karlsruher SC (A) | 34 | 13-7-14 13 | 7 | 14 | 43:45 | -2 | 46 | |
| 11 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 12-8-14 12 | 8 | 14 | 51:50 | 1 | 44 | |
| 12 |
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Union (N) 1. FC Union Berlin (N) | 34 | 11-11-12 11 | 11 | 12 | 42:45 | -3 | 44 | |
| 13 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 34 | 11-10-13 11 | 10 | 13 | 37:41 | -4 | 43 | |
| 14 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 34 | 12-5-17 12 | 5 | 17 | 38:52 | -14 | 41 | |
| 15 |
 |
FSV Frankfurt FSV Frankfurt | 34 | 9-11-14 9 | 11 | 14 | 29:50 | -21 | 38 | |
| 16 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 34 | 10-6-18 10 | 6 | 18 | 33:45 | -12 | 36 | |
| 17 |
 |
Koblenz TuS Koblenz | 34 | 7-10-17 7 | 10 | 17 | 35:60 | -25 | 31 | |
| 18 |
 |
Ahlen Rot Weiss Ahlen | 34 | 5-7-22 5 | 7 | 22 | 19:55 | -36 | 22 |