| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Köln 1. FC Köln | 32 | 18-11-3 18 | 11 | 3 | 49:18 | 31 | 65 | |
| 2 |
 |
Paderborn SC Paderborn 07 | 32 | 16-8-8 16 | 8 | 8 | 59:47 | 12 | 56 | |
| 3 |
 |
Fürth (A) SpVgg Greuther Fürth (A) | 32 | 15-9-8 15 | 9 | 8 | 56:38 | 18 | 54 | |
| 4 |
 |
K'lautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 32 | 14-9-9 14 | 9 | 9 | 49:35 | 14 | 51 | |
| 5 |
 |
Karlsruhe (N) Karlsruher SC (N) | 32 | 12-13-7 12 | 13 | 7 | 45:31 | 14 | 49 | |
| 6 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 32 | 13-8-11 13 | 8 | 11 | 42:43 | -1 | 47 | |
| 7 |
 |
Düsseldorf (A) Fortuna Düsseldorf (A) | 32 | 12-10-10 12 | 10 | 10 | 39:40 | -1 | 46 | |
| 8 |
 |
Sandhausen SV Sandhausen | 32 | 12-8-12 12 | 8 | 12 | 29:31 | -2 | 44 | |
| 9 |
 |
1860 München TSV 1860 München | 32 | 12-8-12 12 | 8 | 12 | 35:40 | -5 | 44 | |
| 10 |
 |
Union 1. FC Union Berlin | 32 | 11-10-11 11 | 10 | 11 | 47:43 | 4 | 43 | |
| 11 |
 |
Aalen VfR Aalen | 32 | 10-11-11 10 | 11 | 11 | 32:37 | -5 | 41 | |
| 12 |
 |
Aue Erzgebirge Aue | 32 | 11-7-14 11 | 7 | 14 | 40:50 | -10 | 40 | |
| 13 |
 |
Ingolstadt FC Ingolstadt 04 | 32 | 9-11-12 9 | 11 | 12 | 30:33 | -3 | 38 | |
| 14 |
 |
FSV Frankfurt FSV Frankfurt | 32 | 10-7-15 10 | 7 | 15 | 44:51 | -7 | 37 | |
| 15 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 32 | 10-7-15 10 | 7 | 15 | 29:41 | -12 | 37 | |
| 16 |
 |
Dresden Dynamo Dresden | 32 | 5-17-10 5 | 17 | 10 | 34:46 | -12 | 32 | |
| 17 |
 |
Bielefeld (N) Arminia Bielefeld (N) | 32 | 8-7-17 8 | 7 | 17 | 37:56 | -19 | 31 | |
| 18 |
 |
Cottbus Energie Cottbus | 32 | 6-7-19 6 | 7 | 19 | 35:51 | -16 | 25 |