| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt | 30 | 16-11-3 16 | 11 | 3 | 43:25 | 18 | 59 | |
| 2 |
 |
Nürnberg (N) 1. FC Nürnberg (N) | 30 | 17-5-8 17 | 5 | 8 | 45:27 | 18 | 56 | |
| 3 |
 |
FC Gütersloh FC Gütersloh | 30 | 13-12-5 13 | 12 | 5 | 39:22 | 17 | 51 | |
| 4 |
 |
Freiburg (A) SC Freiburg (A) | 30 | 14-7-9 14 | 7 | 9 | 47:34 | 13 | 49 | |
| 5 |
 |
St. Pauli (A) FC St. Pauli (A) | 30 | 10-14-6 10 | 14 | 6 | 32:29 | 3 | 44 | |
| 6 |
 |
F. Köln Fortuna Köln | 30 | 10-13-7 10 | 13 | 7 | 47:43 | 4 | 43 | |
| 7 |
 |
Uerdingen KFC Uerdingen 05 | 30 | 11-9-10 11 | 9 | 10 | 32:31 | 1 | 42 | |
| 8 |
 |
Cottbus (N) Energie Cottbus (N) | 30 | 9-13-8 9 | 13 | 8 | 30:29 | 1 | 40 | |
| 9 |
 |
Fürth (N) SpVgg Greuther Fürth (N) | 30 | 10-10-10 10 | 10 | 10 | 27:28 | -1 | 40 | |
| 10 |
 |
Unterhaching SpVgg Unterhaching | 30 | 9-12-9 9 | 12 | 9 | 39:31 | 8 | 39 | |
| 11 |
 |
Stg. Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers | 30 | 11-6-13 11 | 6 | 13 | 39:42 | -3 | 39 | |
| 12 |
 |
Wattenscheid (N) SG Wattenscheid 09 (N) | 30 | 10-8-12 10 | 8 | 12 | 38:33 | 5 | 38 | |
| 13 |
 |
Düsseldorf (A) Fortuna Düsseldorf (A) | 30 | 10-7-13 10 | 7 | 13 | 44:48 | -4 | 37 | |
| 14 |
 |
VfB Leipzig VfB Leipzig | 29 | 10-7-12 10 | 7 | 12 | 30:43 | -13 | 37 | |
| 15 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 30 | 7-13-10 7 | 13 | 10 | 43:45 | -2 | 34 | |
| 16 |
 |
Jena Carl Zeiss Jena | 29 | 7-8-14 7 | 8 | 14 | 31:49 | -18 | 29 | |
| 17 |
 |
Meppen SV Meppen | 30 | 5-9-16 5 | 9 | 16 | 32:53 | -21 | 24 | |
| 18 |
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Zwickau FSV Zwickau | 30 | 4-8-18 4 | 8 | 18 | 24:50 | -26 | 20 |