| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 33 | 17-14-2 17 | 14 | 2 | 62:30 | 32 | 65 | |
| 2 |
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Stuttgart (A) VfB Stuttgart (A) | 33 | 17-7-9 17 | 7 | 9 | 61:38 | 23 | 58 | |
| 3 |
 |
Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim | 33 | 15-10-8 15 | 10 | 8 | 45:33 | 12 | 55 | |
| 4 |
 |
HSV Hamburger SV | 33 | 14-12-7 14 | 12 | 7 | 61:41 | 20 | 54 | |
| 5 |
 |
Darmstadt SV Darmstadt 98 | 33 | 12-13-8 12 | 13 | 8 | 45:42 | 3 | 49 | |
| 6 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 33 | 11-13-9 11 | 13 | 9 | 53:49 | 4 | 46 | |
| 7 |
 |
Hannover (A) Hannover 96 (A) | 33 | 12-9-12 12 | 9 | 12 | 52:49 | 3 | 45 | |
| 8 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 33 | 11-11-11 11 | 11 | 11 | 45:43 | 2 | 44 | |
| 9 |
 |
Aue Erzgebirge Aue | 33 | 12-8-13 12 | 8 | 13 | 44:47 | -3 | 44 | |
| 10 |
 |
Regensburg Jahn Regensburg | 33 | 11-10-12 11 | 10 | 12 | 49:54 | -5 | 43 | |
| 11 |
 |
Kiel Holstein Kiel | 33 | 11-9-13 11 | 9 | 13 | 52:55 | -3 | 42 | |
| 12 |
 |
Sandhausen SV Sandhausen | 33 | 9-13-11 9 | 13 | 11 | 38:44 | -6 | 40 | |
| 13 |
 |
Osnabrück (N) VfL Osnabrück (N) | 33 | 9-12-12 9 | 12 | 12 | 44:46 | -2 | 39 | |
| 14 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 33 | 9-12-12 9 | 12 | 12 | 38:45 | -7 | 39 | |
| 15 |
 |
Nürnberg (A) 1. FC Nürnberg (A) | 33 | 8-12-13 8 | 12 | 13 | 44:57 | -13 | 36 | |
| 16 |
 |
Karlsruhe (N) Karlsruher SC (N) | 33 | 7-13-13 7 | 13 | 13 | 43:55 | -12 | 34 | |
| 17 |
 |
Wiesbaden (N) SV Wehen Wiesbaden (N) | 33 | 8-7-18 8 | 7 | 18 | 40:62 | -22 | 31 | |
| 18 |
 |
Dresden Dynamo Dresden | 33 | 8-7-18 8 | 7 | 18 | 30:56 | -26 | 31 |