| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 20 | 10-8-2 10 | 8 | 2 | 37:21 | 16 | 38 | |
| 2 |
 |
HSV Hamburger SV | 20 | 10-7-3 10 | 7 | 3 | 43:21 | 22 | 37 | |
| 3 |
 |
Stuttgart (A) VfB Stuttgart (A) | 20 | 10-5-5 10 | 5 | 5 | 34:25 | 9 | 35 | |
| 4 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 20 | 9-4-7 9 | 4 | 7 | 30:24 | 6 | 31 | |
| 5 |
 |
Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim | 20 | 8-7-5 8 | 7 | 5 | 27:21 | 6 | 31 | |
| 6 |
 |
Aue Erzgebirge Aue | 20 | 8-6-6 8 | 6 | 6 | 29:27 | 2 | 30 | |
| 7 |
 |
Regensburg Jahn Regensburg | 20 | 8-5-7 8 | 5 | 7 | 33:30 | 3 | 29 | |
| 8 |
 |
Osnabrück (N) VfL Osnabrück (N) | 20 | 7-6-7 7 | 6 | 7 | 28:24 | 4 | 27 | |
| 9 |
 |
Kiel Holstein Kiel | 20 | 7-6-7 7 | 6 | 7 | 32:31 | 1 | 27 | |
| 10 |
 |
Sandhausen SV Sandhausen | 20 | 6-9-5 6 | 9 | 5 | 24:23 | 1 | 27 | |
| 11 |
 |
Darmstadt SV Darmstadt 98 | 20 | 4-11-5 4 | 11 | 5 | 23:28 | -5 | 23 | |
| 12 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 20 | 5-7-8 5 | 7 | 8 | 25:27 | -2 | 22 | |
| 13 |
 |
Nürnberg (A) 1. FC Nürnberg (A) | 20 | 5-7-8 5 | 7 | 8 | 29:38 | -9 | 22 | |
| 14 |
 |
Hannover (A) Hannover 96 (A) | 20 | 5-7-8 5 | 7 | 8 | 24:33 | -9 | 22 | |
| 15 |
 |
Wiesbaden (N) SV Wehen Wiesbaden (N) | 20 | 5-6-9 5 | 6 | 9 | 24:37 | -13 | 21 | |
| 16 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 20 | 4-8-8 4 | 8 | 8 | 33:39 | -6 | 20 | |
| 17 |
 |
Karlsruhe (N) Karlsruher SC (N) | 20 | 4-8-8 4 | 8 | 8 | 29:39 | -10 | 20 | |
| 18 |
 |
Dresden Dynamo Dresden | 20 | 4-5-11 4 | 5 | 11 | 18:34 | -16 | 17 |