| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 25 | 14-9-2 14 | 9 | 2 | 50:24 | 26 | 51 | |
| 2 |
 |
Stuttgart (A) VfB Stuttgart (A) | 25 | 13-6-6 13 | 6 | 6 | 41:28 | 13 | 45 | |
| 3 |
 |
HSV Hamburger SV | 25 | 12-8-5 12 | 8 | 5 | 48:28 | 20 | 44 | |
| 4 |
 |
Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim | 25 | 11-8-6 11 | 8 | 6 | 34:26 | 8 | 41 | |
| 5 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 25 | 10-6-9 10 | 6 | 9 | 37:33 | 4 | 36 | |
| 6 |
 |
Darmstadt SV Darmstadt 98 | 25 | 8-12-5 8 | 12 | 5 | 31:31 | 0 | 36 | |
| 7 |
 |
Kiel Holstein Kiel | 25 | 9-7-9 9 | 7 | 9 | 38:38 | 0 | 34 | |
| 8 |
 |
Aue Erzgebirge Aue | 25 | 9-7-9 9 | 7 | 9 | 34:34 | 0 | 34 | |
| 9 |
 |
Hannover (A) Hannover 96 (A) | 25 | 8-8-9 8 | 8 | 9 | 34:37 | -3 | 32 | |
| 10 |
 |
Regensburg Jahn Regensburg | 25 | 9-5-11 9 | 5 | 11 | 36:42 | -6 | 32 | |
| 11 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 25 | 7-9-9 7 | 9 | 9 | 33:32 | 1 | 30 | |
| 12 |
 |
Osnabrück (N) VfL Osnabrück (N) | 25 | 7-8-10 7 | 8 | 10 | 32:35 | -3 | 29 | |
| 13 |
 |
Sandhausen SV Sandhausen | 25 | 6-11-8 6 | 11 | 8 | 30:33 | -3 | 29 | |
| 14 |
 |
Nürnberg (A) 1. FC Nürnberg (A) | 25 | 7-8-10 7 | 8 | 10 | 34:45 | -11 | 29 | |
| 15 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 25 | 6-10-9 6 | 10 | 9 | 40:45 | -5 | 28 | |
| 16 |
 |
Wiesbaden (N) SV Wehen Wiesbaden (N) | 25 | 6-7-12 6 | 7 | 12 | 31:43 | -12 | 25 | |
| 17 |
 |
Karlsruhe (N) Karlsruher SC (N) | 25 | 5-9-11 5 | 9 | 11 | 33:46 | -13 | 24 | |
| 18 |
 |
Dresden Dynamo Dresden | 25 | 6-6-13 6 | 6 | 13 | 25:41 | -16 | 24 |