| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 27 | 14-11-2 14 | 11 | 2 | 51:25 | 26 | 53 | |
| 2 |
 |
HSV Hamburger SV | 27 | 12-10-5 12 | 10 | 5 | 50:30 | 20 | 46 | |
| 3 |
 |
Stuttgart (A) VfB Stuttgart (A) | 27 | 13-6-8 13 | 6 | 8 | 44:33 | 11 | 45 | |
| 4 |
 |
Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim | 27 | 12-8-7 12 | 8 | 7 | 35:29 | 6 | 44 | |
| 5 |
 |
Darmstadt SV Darmstadt 98 | 27 | 9-12-6 9 | 12 | 6 | 35:33 | 2 | 39 | |
| 6 |
 |
Aue Erzgebirge Aue | 27 | 10-8-9 10 | 8 | 9 | 38:36 | 2 | 38 | |
| 7 |
 |
Kiel Holstein Kiel | 27 | 10-8-9 10 | 8 | 9 | 43:42 | 1 | 38 | |
| 8 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 26 | 10-7-9 10 | 7 | 9 | 39:35 | 4 | 37 | |
| 9 |
 |
Hannover (A) Hannover 96 (A) | 26 | 9-8-9 9 | 8 | 9 | 38:39 | -1 | 35 | |
| 10 |
 |
Regensburg Jahn Regensburg | 27 | 9-7-11 9 | 7 | 11 | 38:44 | -6 | 34 | |
| 11 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 27 | 8-9-10 8 | 9 | 10 | 34:36 | -2 | 33 | |
| 12 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 27 | 7-11-9 7 | 11 | 9 | 43:45 | -2 | 32 | |
| 13 |
 |
Osnabrück (N) VfL Osnabrück (N) | 27 | 7-9-11 7 | 9 | 11 | 35:40 | -5 | 30 | |
| 14 |
 |
Sandhausen SV Sandhausen | 27 | 6-12-9 6 | 12 | 9 | 31:36 | -5 | 30 | |
| 15 |
 |
Nürnberg (A) 1. FC Nürnberg (A) | 27 | 7-9-11 7 | 9 | 11 | 35:47 | -12 | 30 | |
| 16 |
 |
Karlsruhe (N) Karlsruher SC (N) | 27 | 6-10-11 6 | 10 | 11 | 35:46 | -11 | 28 | |
| 17 |
 |
Wiesbaden (N) SV Wehen Wiesbaden (N) | 27 | 7-7-13 7 | 7 | 13 | 33:45 | -12 | 28 | |
| 18 |
 |
Dresden Dynamo Dresden | 25 | 6-6-13 6 | 6 | 13 | 25:41 | -16 | 24 |