| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 26 | 15-5-6 15 | 5 | 6 | 42:32 | 10 | 50 | |
| 2 |
 |
Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 26 | 13-6-7 13 | 6 | 7 | 46:30 | 16 | 45 | |
| 3 |
 |
Kiel (N) Holstein Kiel (N) | 26 | 10-11-5 10 | 11 | 5 | 51:35 | 16 | 41 | |
| 4 |
 |
Regensburg (N) Jahn Regensburg (N) | 26 | 12-3-11 12 | 3 | 11 | 42:37 | 5 | 39 | |
| 5 |
 |
Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 26 | 10-8-8 10 | 8 | 8 | 41:37 | 4 | 38 | |
| 6 |
 |
Duisburg (N) MSV Duisburg (N) | 26 | 10-7-9 10 | 7 | 9 | 38:43 | -5 | 37 | |
| 7 |
 |
Sandhausen SV Sandhausen | 26 | 10-6-10 10 | 6 | 10 | 29:24 | 5 | 36 | |
| 8 |
 |
Union 1. FC Union Berlin | 26 | 9-8-9 9 | 8 | 9 | 44:37 | 7 | 35 | |
| 9 |
 |
Dresden Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 10-5-11 10 | 5 | 11 | 36:39 | -3 | 35 | |
| 10 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 26 | 9-8-9 9 | 8 | 9 | 27:38 | -11 | 35 | |
| 11 |
 |
Ingolstadt (A) FC Ingolstadt 04 (A) | 26 | 9-7-10 9 | 7 | 10 | 34:28 | 6 | 34 | |
| 12 |
 |
Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim | 26 | 9-7-10 9 | 7 | 10 | 39:45 | -6 | 34 | |
| 13 |
 |
Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig | 26 | 7-12-7 7 | 12 | 7 | 30:27 | 3 | 33 | |
| 14 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 26 | 9-6-11 9 | 6 | 11 | 29:36 | -7 | 33 | |
| 15 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 26 | 8-7-11 8 | 7 | 11 | 22:29 | -7 | 31 | |
| 16 |
 |
Aue Erzgebirge Aue | 26 | 7-9-10 7 | 9 | 10 | 26:38 | -12 | 30 | |
| 17 |
 |
Darmstadt (A) SV Darmstadt 98 (A) | 26 | 6-9-11 6 | 9 | 11 | 36:41 | -5 | 27 | |
| 18 |
 |
K'lautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 26 | 6-6-14 6 | 6 | 14 | 28:44 | -16 | 24 |