| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Freiburg SC Freiburg | 38 | 22-10-6 22 | 10 | 6 | 82:45 | 37 | 54:22 | |
| 2 |
 |
Duisburg (A) MSV Duisburg (A) | 38 | 19-11-8 19 | 11 | 8 | 59:36 | 23 | 49:27 | |
| 3 |
 |
VfB Leipzig VfB Leipzig | 38 | 18-13-7 18 | 13 | 7 | 52:35 | 17 | 49:27 | |
| 4 |
 |
Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim | 38 | 19-10-9 19 | 10 | 9 | 56:42 | 14 | 48:28 | |
| 5 |
 |
Hertha Hertha BSC | 38 | 16-11-11 16 | 11 | 11 | 71:48 | 23 | 43:33 | |
| 6 |
 |
F. Köln Fortuna Köln | 38 | 17-9-12 17 | 9 | 12 | 47:32 | 15 | 43:33 | |
| 7 |
 |
Chemnitz Chemnitzer FC | 38 | 16-10-12 16 | 10 | 12 | 51:43 | 8 | 42:34 | |
| 8 |
 |
Jena Carl Zeiss Jena | 38 | 15-11-12 15 | 11 | 12 | 54:47 | 7 | 41:35 | |
| 9 |
 |
Rostock (A) Hansa Rostock (A) | 38 | 15-10-13 15 | 10 | 13 | 49:42 | 7 | 40:36 | |
| 10 |
 |
FC Homburg FC 08 Homburg | 38 | 13-13-12 13 | 13 | 12 | 47:46 | 1 | 39:37 | |
| 11 |
 |
Hannover (P) Hannover 96 (P) | 38 | 12-14-12 12 | 14 | 12 | 50:52 | -2 | 38:38 | |
| 12 |
 |
Meppen SV Meppen | 38 | 12-14-12 12 | 14 | 12 | 32:38 | -6 | 38:38 | |
| 13 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 38 | 14-9-15 14 | 9 | 15 | 43:48 | -5 | 37:39 | |
| 14 |
 |
Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig | 38 | 13-10-15 13 | 10 | 15 | 56:59 | -3 | 36:40 | |
| 15 |
 |
Stg. Kickers (A) Stuttgarter Kickers (A) | 38 | 11-13-14 11 | 13 | 14 | 46:48 | -2 | 35:41 | |
| 16 |
 |
Wuppertaler SV (N) Wuppertaler SV (N) | 38 | 11-12-15 11 | 12 | 15 | 42:40 | 2 | 34:42 | |
| 17 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 38 | 9-16-13 9 | 16 | 13 | 40:47 | -7 | 34:42 | |
| 18 |
 |
Unterhaching (N) SpVgg Unterhaching (N) | 38 | 12-10-16 12 | 10 | 16 | 47:56 | -9 | 34:42 | |
| 19 |
 |
Wolfsburg (N) VfL Wolfsburg (N) | 38 | 11-11-16 11 | 11 | 16 | 54:63 | -9 | 33:43 | |
| 20 |
 |
Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück | 38 | 10-12-16 10 | 12 | 16 | 49:59 | -10 | 32:44 | |
| 21 |
 |
Düsseldorf (A) Fortuna Düsseldorf (A) | 38 | 9-11-18 9 | 11 | 18 | 35:49 | -14 | 29:47 | |
| 22 |
 |
Remscheid FC Remscheid | 38 | 8-13-17 8 | 13 | 17 | 39:66 | -27 | 29:47 | |
| 23 |
 |
Oldenburg VfB Oldenburg | 38 | 10-9-19 10 | 9 | 19 | 47:77 | -30 | 29:47 | |
| 24 |
 |
Darmstadt SV Darmstadt 98 | 38 | 6-14-18 6 | 14 | 18 | 31:61 | -30 | 26:50 |