| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 29 | 16-5-8 16 | 5 | 8 | 47:37 | 10 | 53 | |
| 2 |
 |
Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 29 | 14-8-7 14 | 8 | 7 | 51:34 | 17 | 50 | |
| 3 |
 |
Kiel (N) Holstein Kiel (N) | 29 | 11-13-5 11 | 13 | 5 | 54:37 | 17 | 46 | |
| 4 |
 |
Ingolstadt (A) FC Ingolstadt 04 (A) | 29 | 11-8-10 11 | 8 | 10 | 42:33 | 9 | 41 | |
| 5 |
 |
Regensburg (N) Jahn Regensburg (N) | 29 | 12-5-12 12 | 5 | 12 | 46:43 | 3 | 41 | |
| 6 |
 |
Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 29 | 10-10-9 10 | 10 | 9 | 46:44 | 2 | 40 | |
| 7 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 29 | 11-7-11 11 | 7 | 11 | 29:32 | -3 | 40 | |
| 8 |
 |
Aue Erzgebirge Aue | 29 | 10-9-10 10 | 9 | 10 | 33:41 | -8 | 39 | |
| 9 |
 |
Sandhausen SV Sandhausen | 29 | 10-8-11 10 | 8 | 11 | 32:28 | 4 | 38 | |
| 10 |
 |
Duisburg (N) MSV Duisburg (N) | 29 | 10-8-11 10 | 8 | 11 | 41:50 | -9 | 38 | |
| 11 |
 |
Union 1. FC Union Berlin | 29 | 9-10-10 9 | 10 | 10 | 47:41 | 6 | 37 | |
| 12 |
 |
Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig | 29 | 8-13-8 8 | 13 | 8 | 34:32 | 2 | 37 | |
| 13 |
 |
Dresden Dynamo Dresden | 29 | 10-7-12 10 | 7 | 12 | 40:45 | -5 | 37 | |
| 14 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 29 | 10-7-12 10 | 7 | 12 | 32:39 | -7 | 37 | |
| 15 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 29 | 9-10-10 9 | 10 | 10 | 30:42 | -12 | 37 | |
| 16 |
 |
Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim | 29 | 9-7-13 9 | 7 | 13 | 43:52 | -9 | 34 | |
| 17 |
 |
Darmstadt (A) SV Darmstadt 98 (A) | 29 | 7-11-11 7 | 11 | 11 | 38:42 | -4 | 32 | |
| 18 |
 |
K'lautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 29 | 7-8-14 7 | 8 | 14 | 34:47 | -13 | 29 |