| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Darmstadt SV Darmstadt 98 | 27 | 17-7-3 17 | 7 | 3 | 43:22 | 21 | 58 | |
| 2 |
 |
HSV Hamburger SV | 27 | 16-5-6 16 | 5 | 6 | 54:33 | 21 | 53 | |
| 3 |
 |
Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim | 27 | 14-9-4 14 | 9 | 4 | 53:31 | 22 | 51 | |
| 4 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 27 | 13-8-6 13 | 8 | 6 | 41:28 | 13 | 47 | |
| 5 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 27 | 13-5-9 13 | 5 | 9 | 47:36 | 11 | 44 | |
| 6 |
 |
Paderborn SC Paderborn 07 | 27 | 13-4-10 13 | 4 | 10 | 51:34 | 17 | 43 | |
| 7 |
 |
K'lautern (N) 1. FC Kaiserslautern (N) | 27 | 10-10-7 10 | 10 | 7 | 41:37 | 4 | 40 | |
| 8 |
 |
Kiel Holstein Kiel | 27 | 9-10-8 9 | 10 | 8 | 46:45 | 1 | 37 | |
| 9 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 27 | 10-6-11 10 | 6 | 11 | 43:42 | 1 | 36 | |
| 10 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 27 | 9-7-11 9 | 7 | 11 | 37:40 | -3 | 34 | |
| 11 |
 |
Fürth (A) SpVgg Greuther Fürth (A) | 27 | 8-9-10 8 | 9 | 10 | 37:40 | -3 | 33 | |
| 12 |
 |
Magdeburg (N) 1. FC Magdeburg (N) | 27 | 9-5-13 9 | 5 | 13 | 36:47 | -11 | 32 | |
| 13 |
 |
Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 27 | 8-6-13 8 | 6 | 13 | 23:39 | -16 | 30 | |
| 14 |
 |
Bielefeld (A) Arminia Bielefeld (A) | 27 | 8-5-14 8 | 5 | 14 | 41:45 | -4 | 29 | |
| 15 |
 |
Braunschweig (N) Eintracht Braunschweig (N) | 27 | 7-8-12 7 | 8 | 12 | 32:44 | -12 | 29 | |
| 16 |
 |
Regensburg Jahn Regensburg | 27 | 7-6-14 7 | 6 | 14 | 27:43 | -16 | 27 | |
| 17 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 27 | 7-4-16 7 | 4 | 16 | 23:43 | -20 | 25 | |
| 18 |
 |
Sandhausen SV Sandhausen | 27 | 5-6-16 5 | 6 | 16 | 27:53 | -26 | 21 |