Hinrunde
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Darmstadt SV Darmstadt 98 | 16 | 10-5-1 10 | 5 | 1 | 26:14 | 12 | 35 | |
| 2 |
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HSV Hamburger SV | 16 | 10-1-5 10 | 1 | 5 | 25:17 | 8 | 31 | |
| 3 |
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Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim | 16 | 8-6-2 8 | 6 | 2 | 28:16 | 12 | 30 | |
| 4 |
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Hannover Hannover 96 | 16 | 8-3-5 8 | 3 | 5 | 24:17 | 7 | 27 | |
| 5 |
 |
Paderborn SC Paderborn 07 | 16 | 8-2-6 8 | 2 | 6 | 34:20 | 14 | 26 | |
| 6 |
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Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 16 | 8-2-6 8 | 2 | 6 | 25:18 | 7 | 26 | |
| 7 |
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K'lautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 16 | 6-8-2 6 | 8 | 2 | 27:22 | 5 | 26 | |
| 8 |
 |
Kiel Holstein Kiel | 16 | 6-6-4 6 | 6 | 4 | 29:27 | 2 | 24 | |
| 9 |
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Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 16 | 4-7-5 4 | 7 | 5 | 21:25 | -4 | 19 | |
| 10 |
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Regensburg Jahn Regensburg | 16 | 5-4-7 5 | 4 | 7 | 16:25 | -9 | 19 | |
| 11 |
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Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig | 16 | 4-6-6 4 | 6 | 6 | 18:25 | -7 | 18 | |
| 12 |
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Rostock Hansa Rostock | 16 | 5-3-8 5 | 3 | 8 | 16:23 | -7 | 18 | |
| 13 |
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Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 16 | 5-2-9 5 | 2 | 9 | 22:26 | -4 | 17 | |
| 14 |
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Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg | 16 | 5-2-9 5 | 2 | 9 | 19:30 | -11 | 17 | |
| 15 |
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St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 16 | 3-7-6 3 | 7 | 6 | 19:21 | -2 | 16 | |
| 16 |
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Sandhausen SV Sandhausen | 16 | 4-4-8 4 | 4 | 8 | 19:25 | -6 | 16 | |
| 17 |
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Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 16 | 4-4-8 4 | 4 | 8 | 14:24 | -10 | 16 | |
| 18 |
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Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 16 | 4-2-10 4 | 2 | 10 | 20:27 | -7 | 14 |