| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Bochum VfL Bochum | 34 | 21-4-9 21 | 4 | 9 | 66:39 | 27 | 67 | |
| 2 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 18-10-6 18 | 10 | 6 | 69:44 | 25 | 64 | |
| 3 |
 |
Kiel Holstein Kiel | 34 | 18-8-8 18 | 8 | 8 | 57:35 | 22 | 62 | |
| 4 |
 |
HSV Hamburger SV | 34 | 16-10-8 16 | 10 | 8 | 71:44 | 27 | 58 | |
| 5 |
 |
Düsseldorf (A) Fortuna Düsseldorf (A) | 34 | 16-8-10 16 | 8 | 10 | 55:46 | 9 | 56 | |
| 6 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 34 | 14-10-10 14 | 10 | 10 | 51:44 | 7 | 52 | |
| 7 |
 |
Darmstadt SV Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 15-6-13 15 | 6 | 13 | 63:55 | 8 | 51 | |
| 8 |
 |
Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim | 34 | 15-6-13 15 | 6 | 13 | 49:49 | 0 | 51 | |
| 9 |
 |
Paderborn (A) SC Paderborn 07 (A) | 34 | 12-11-11 12 | 11 | 11 | 53:45 | 8 | 47 | |
| 10 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 34 | 13-8-13 13 | 8 | 13 | 51:56 | -5 | 47 | |
| 11 |
 |
Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 11-11-12 11 | 11 | 12 | 46:51 | -5 | 44 | |
| 12 |
 |
Aue Erzgebirge Aue | 34 | 12-8-14 12 | 8 | 14 | 44:53 | -9 | 44 | |
| 13 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 34 | 12-6-16 12 | 6 | 16 | 53:51 | 2 | 42 | |
| 14 |
 |
Regensburg Jahn Regensburg | 34 | 9-11-14 9 | 11 | 14 | 37:50 | -13 | 38 | |
| 15 |
 |
Sandhausen SV Sandhausen | 34 | 10-4-20 10 | 4 | 20 | 41:60 | -19 | 34 | |
| 16 |
 |
Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück | 34 | 9-6-19 9 | 6 | 19 | 35:58 | -23 | 33 | |
| 17 |
 |
Braunschweig (N) Eintracht Braunschweig (N) | 34 | 7-10-17 7 | 10 | 17 | 30:59 | -29 | 31 | |
| 18 |
 |
Würzburg (N) Würzburger Kickers (N) | 34 | 6-7-21 6 | 7 | 21 | 37:69 | -32 | 25 |