| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Schalke (A) FC Schalke 04 (A) | 34 | 20-5-9 20 | 5 | 9 | 72:44 | 28 | 65 | |
| 2 |
 |
Bremen (A) Werder Bremen (A) | 34 | 18-9-7 18 | 9 | 7 | 65:43 | 22 | 63 | |
| 3 |
 |
HSV Hamburger SV | 34 | 16-12-6 16 | 12 | 6 | 67:35 | 32 | 60 | |
| 4 |
 |
Darmstadt SV Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 18-6-10 18 | 6 | 10 | 71:46 | 25 | 60 | |
| 5 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 34 | 16-9-9 16 | 9 | 9 | 61:46 | 15 | 57 | |
| 6 |
 |
Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim | 34 | 15-7-12 15 | 7 | 12 | 43:45 | -2 | 52 | |
| 7 |
 |
Paderborn SC Paderborn 07 | 34 | 13-12-9 13 | 12 | 9 | 56:44 | 12 | 51 | |
| 8 |
 |
Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 14-9-11 14 | 9 | 11 | 49:49 | 0 | 51 | |
| 9 |
 |
Kiel Holstein Kiel | 34 | 12-9-13 12 | 9 | 13 | 46:54 | -8 | 45 | |
| 10 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 11-11-12 11 | 11 | 12 | 45:42 | 3 | 44 | |
| 11 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 34 | 11-9-14 11 | 9 | 14 | 35:49 | -14 | 42 | |
| 12 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 34 | 9-14-11 9 | 14 | 11 | 54:55 | -1 | 41 | |
| 13 |
 |
Rostock (N) Hansa Rostock (N) | 34 | 10-11-13 10 | 11 | 13 | 41:52 | -11 | 41 | |
| 14 |
 |
Sandhausen SV Sandhausen | 34 | 10-11-13 10 | 11 | 13 | 42:54 | -12 | 41 | |
| 15 |
 |
Regensburg Jahn Regensburg | 34 | 10-10-14 10 | 10 | 14 | 50:51 | -1 | 40 | |
| 16 |
 |
Dresden (N) Dynamo Dresden (N) | 34 | 7-11-16 7 | 11 | 16 | 33:46 | -13 | 32 | |
| 17 |
 |
Aue Erzgebirge Aue | 34 | 6-8-20 6 | 8 | 20 | 32:72 | -40 | 26 | |
| 18 |
 |
Ingolstadt (N) FC Ingolstadt 04 (N) | 34 | 4-9-21 4 | 9 | 21 | 30:65 | -35 | 21 |