| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 23 | 13-5-5 13 | 5 | 5 | 46:27 | 19 | 44 | |
| 2 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 23 | 13-5-5 13 | 5 | 5 | 35:26 | 9 | 44 | |
| 3 |
 |
Kiel (N) Holstein Kiel (N) | 23 | 9-10-4 9 | 10 | 4 | 43:31 | 12 | 37 | |
| 4 |
 |
Sandhausen SV Sandhausen | 23 | 10-5-8 10 | 5 | 8 | 26:19 | 7 | 35 | |
| 5 |
 |
Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 23 | 9-7-7 9 | 7 | 7 | 36:32 | 4 | 34 | |
| 6 |
 |
Duisburg (N) MSV Duisburg (N) | 23 | 9-7-7 9 | 7 | 7 | 35:35 | 0 | 34 | |
| 7 |
 |
Ingolstadt (A) FC Ingolstadt 04 (A) | 23 | 9-6-8 9 | 6 | 8 | 32:24 | 8 | 33 | |
| 8 |
 |
Regensburg (N) Jahn Regensburg (N) | 23 | 10-3-10 10 | 3 | 10 | 35:31 | 4 | 33 | |
| 9 |
 |
Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim | 23 | 9-5-9 9 | 5 | 9 | 34:39 | -5 | 32 | |
| 10 |
 |
Union 1. FC Union Berlin | 23 | 8-7-8 8 | 7 | 8 | 39:32 | 7 | 31 | |
| 11 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 23 | 8-7-8 8 | 7 | 8 | 23:34 | -11 | 31 | |
| 12 |
 |
Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig | 23 | 6-11-6 6 | 11 | 6 | 27:24 | 3 | 29 | |
| 13 |
 |
Dresden Dynamo Dresden | 23 | 8-5-10 8 | 5 | 10 | 30:33 | -3 | 29 | |
| 14 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 23 | 7-5-11 7 | 5 | 11 | 20:28 | -8 | 26 | |
| 15 |
 |
Aue Erzgebirge Aue | 23 | 6-7-10 6 | 7 | 10 | 23:36 | -13 | 25 | |
| 16 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 23 | 6-6-11 6 | 6 | 11 | 23:34 | -11 | 24 | |
| 17 |
 |
Darmstadt (A) SV Darmstadt 98 (A) | 23 | 5-7-11 5 | 7 | 11 | 32:39 | -7 | 22 | |
| 18 |
 |
K'lautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 23 | 5-6-12 5 | 6 | 12 | 22:37 | -15 | 21 |