| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Darmstadt SV Darmstadt 98 | 28 | 17-7-4 17 | 7 | 4 | 43:23 | 20 | 58 | |
| 2 |
 |
Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim | 28 | 15-9-4 15 | 9 | 4 | 56:31 | 25 | 54 | |
| 3 |
 |
HSV Hamburger SV | 28 | 16-5-7 16 | 5 | 7 | 54:35 | 19 | 53 | |
| 4 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 28 | 14-5-9 14 | 5 | 9 | 48:36 | 12 | 47 | |
| 5 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 28 | 13-8-7 13 | 8 | 7 | 42:30 | 12 | 47 | |
| 6 |
 |
Paderborn SC Paderborn 07 | 28 | 14-4-10 14 | 4 | 10 | 54:34 | 20 | 46 | |
| 7 |
 |
K'lautern (N) 1. FC Kaiserslautern (N) | 28 | 11-10-7 11 | 10 | 7 | 43:37 | 6 | 43 | |
| 8 |
 |
Kiel Holstein Kiel | 28 | 10-10-8 10 | 10 | 8 | 48:46 | 2 | 40 | |
| 9 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 28 | 11-6-11 11 | 6 | 11 | 47:44 | 3 | 39 | |
| 10 |
 |
Fürth (A) SpVgg Greuther Fürth (A) | 28 | 9-9-10 9 | 9 | 10 | 39:41 | -2 | 36 | |
| 11 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 28 | 9-7-12 9 | 7 | 12 | 37:43 | -6 | 34 | |
| 12 |
 |
Braunschweig (N) Eintracht Braunschweig (N) | 28 | 8-8-12 8 | 8 | 12 | 34:45 | -11 | 32 | |
| 13 |
 |
Magdeburg (N) 1. FC Magdeburg (N) | 28 | 9-5-14 9 | 5 | 14 | 37:49 | -12 | 32 | |
| 14 |
 |
Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 28 | 8-6-14 8 | 6 | 14 | 24:41 | -17 | 30 | |
| 15 |
 |
Bielefeld (A) Arminia Bielefeld (A) | 28 | 8-5-15 8 | 5 | 15 | 43:49 | -6 | 29 | |
| 16 |
 |
Regensburg Jahn Regensburg | 28 | 7-6-15 7 | 6 | 15 | 28:45 | -17 | 27 | |
| 17 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 28 | 7-4-17 7 | 4 | 17 | 23:46 | -23 | 25 | |
| 18 |
 |
Sandhausen SV Sandhausen | 28 | 6-6-16 6 | 6 | 16 | 29:54 | -25 | 24 |