| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Köln (A) 1. FC Köln (A) | 30 | 17-7-6 17 | 7 | 6 | 54:30 | 24 | 58 | |
| 2 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 30 | 17-5-8 17 | 5 | 8 | 44:26 | 18 | 56 | |
| 3 |
 |
Frankfurt (A) Eintracht Frankfurt (A) | 30 | 16-4-10 16 | 4 | 10 | 56:38 | 18 | 52 | |
| 4 |
 |
1860 München (A) TSV 1860 München (A) | 30 | 13-11-6 13 | 11 | 6 | 43:33 | 10 | 50 | |
| 5 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 30 | 14-6-10 14 | 6 | 10 | 53:34 | 19 | 48 | |
| 6 |
 |
Aue Erzgebirge Aue | 30 | 14-5-11 14 | 5 | 11 | 45:36 | 9 | 47 | |
| 7 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 30 | 14-5-11 14 | 5 | 11 | 43:37 | 6 | 47 | |
| 8 |
 |
Burghausen Wacker Burghausen | 30 | 13-8-9 13 | 8 | 9 | 43:45 | -2 | 47 | |
| 9 |
 |
Dresden (N) 1. FC Dynamo Dresden (N) | 30 | 12-4-14 12 | 4 | 14 | 41:49 | -8 | 40 | |
| 10 |
 |
Cottbus Energie Cottbus | 30 | 10-8-12 10 | 8 | 12 | 33:38 | -5 | 38 | |
| 11 |
 |
Saarbrücken (N) 1. FC Saarbrücken (N) | 30 | 10-6-14 10 | 6 | 14 | 40:44 | -4 | 36 | |
| 12 |
 |
Unterhaching SpVgg Unterhaching | 30 | 11-3-16 11 | 3 | 16 | 37:41 | -4 | 36 | |
| 13 |
 |
Trier Eintracht Trier | 30 | 8-11-11 8 | 11 | 11 | 34:45 | -11 | 35 | |
| 14 |
 |
LR Ahlen LR Ahlen | 30 | 8-8-14 8 | 8 | 14 | 32:40 | -8 | 32 | |
| 15 |
 |
Essen (N) Rot-Weiss Essen (N) | 30 | 6-14-10 6 | 14 | 10 | 34:45 | -11 | 32 | |
| 16 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 30 | 7-10-13 7 | 10 | 13 | 35:44 | -9 | 31 | |
| 17 |
 |
Erfurt (N) Rot-Weiß Erfurt (N) | 30 | 7-9-14 7 | 9 | 14 | 33:52 | -19 | 30 | |
| 18 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 30 | 7-8-15 7 | 8 | 15 | 33:56 | -23 | 29 |