| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Stuttgart (A) VfB Stuttgart (A) | 31 | 19-6-6 19 | 6 | 6 | 56:35 | 21 | 63 | |
| 2 |
 |
Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig | 31 | 17-9-5 17 | 9 | 5 | 45:28 | 17 | 60 | |
| 3 |
 |
Hannover (A) Hannover 96 (A) | 31 | 17-9-5 17 | 9 | 5 | 47:31 | 16 | 60 | |
| 4 |
 |
Union 1. FC Union Berlin | 31 | 17-6-8 17 | 6 | 8 | 48:34 | 14 | 57 | |
| 5 |
 |
Dresden (N) Dynamo Dresden (N) | 31 | 12-10-9 12 | 10 | 9 | 47:40 | 7 | 46 | |
| 6 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 31 | 12-8-11 12 | 8 | 11 | 31:36 | -5 | 44 | |
| 7 |
 |
Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim | 31 | 10-10-11 10 | 10 | 11 | 40:36 | 4 | 40 | |
| 8 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 31 | 9-13-9 9 | 13 | 9 | 38:42 | -4 | 40 | |
| 9 |
 |
Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 31 | 11-6-14 11 | 6 | 14 | 43:48 | -5 | 39 | |
| 10 |
 |
Sandhausen SV Sandhausen | 31 | 9-11-11 9 | 11 | 11 | 39:34 | 5 | 38 | |
| 11 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 31 | 10-8-13 10 | 8 | 13 | 33:32 | 1 | 38 | |
| 12 |
 |
K'lautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 31 | 9-11-11 9 | 11 | 11 | 27:30 | -3 | 38 | |
| 13 |
 |
Aue (N) Erzgebirge Aue (N) | 31 | 9-9-13 9 | 9 | 13 | 36:48 | -12 | 36 | |
| 14 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 31 | 8-11-12 8 | 11 | 12 | 32:36 | -4 | 35 | |
| 15 |
 |
Würzburg (N) Würzburger Kickers (N) | 31 | 7-12-12 7 | 12 | 12 | 30:35 | -5 | 33 | |
| 16 |
 |
1860 München TSV 1860 München | 31 | 9-6-16 9 | 6 | 16 | 33:42 | -9 | 33 | |
| 17 |
 |
Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 31 | 7-11-13 7 | 11 | 13 | 42:52 | -10 | 32 | |
| 18 |
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Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 31 | 4-10-17 4 | 10 | 17 | 22:50 | -28 | 22 |