| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 21 | 13-4-4 13 | 4 | 4 | 33:22 | 11 | 43 | |
| 2 |
 |
Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 21 | 12-4-5 12 | 4 | 5 | 43:26 | 17 | 40 | |
| 3 |
 |
Kiel (N) Holstein Kiel (N) | 21 | 9-9-3 9 | 9 | 3 | 40:26 | 14 | 36 | |
| 4 |
 |
Duisburg (N) MSV Duisburg (N) | 21 | 9-6-6 9 | 6 | 6 | 32:30 | 2 | 33 | |
| 5 |
 |
Ingolstadt (A) FC Ingolstadt 04 (A) | 21 | 9-5-7 9 | 5 | 7 | 32:23 | 9 | 32 | |
| 6 |
 |
Sandhausen SV Sandhausen | 21 | 9-4-8 9 | 4 | 8 | 25:19 | 6 | 31 | |
| 7 |
 |
Regensburg (N) Jahn Regensburg (N) | 21 | 9-3-9 9 | 3 | 9 | 33:30 | 3 | 30 | |
| 8 |
 |
Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 21 | 8-6-7 8 | 6 | 7 | 32:30 | 2 | 30 | |
| 9 |
 |
Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim | 21 | 8-5-8 8 | 5 | 8 | 33:37 | -4 | 29 | |
| 10 |
 |
Union 1. FC Union Berlin | 21 | 7-7-7 7 | 7 | 7 | 36:30 | 6 | 28 | |
| 11 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 21 | 7-6-8 7 | 6 | 8 | 22:34 | -12 | 27 | |
| 12 |
 |
Dresden Dynamo Dresden | 21 | 7-5-9 7 | 5 | 9 | 29:32 | -3 | 26 | |
| 13 |
 |
Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig | 21 | 5-10-6 5 | 10 | 6 | 26:24 | 2 | 25 | |
| 14 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 21 | 6-5-10 6 | 5 | 10 | 18:26 | -8 | 23 | |
| 15 |
 |
Aue Erzgebirge Aue | 21 | 6-5-10 6 | 5 | 10 | 21:34 | -13 | 23 | |
| 16 |
 |
Darmstadt (A) SV Darmstadt 98 (A) | 20 | 5-7-8 5 | 7 | 8 | 30:33 | -3 | 22 | |
| 17 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 21 | 5-5-11 5 | 5 | 11 | 21:33 | -12 | 20 | |
| 18 |
 |
K'lautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 20 | 3-6-11 3 | 6 | 11 | 17:34 | -17 | 15 |