| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 26 | 14-10-2 14 | 10 | 2 | 51:25 | 26 | 52 | |
| 2 |
 |
HSV Hamburger SV | 26 | 12-9-5 12 | 9 | 5 | 50:30 | 20 | 45 | |
| 3 |
 |
Stuttgart (A) VfB Stuttgart (A) | 26 | 13-6-7 13 | 6 | 7 | 42:30 | 12 | 45 | |
| 4 |
 |
Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim | 26 | 11-8-7 11 | 8 | 7 | 34:29 | 5 | 41 | |
| 5 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 26 | 10-7-9 10 | 7 | 9 | 39:35 | 4 | 37 | |
| 6 |
 |
Aue Erzgebirge Aue | 26 | 10-7-9 10 | 7 | 9 | 37:35 | 2 | 37 | |
| 7 |
 |
Darmstadt SV Darmstadt 98 | 26 | 8-12-6 8 | 12 | 6 | 31:33 | -2 | 36 | |
| 8 |
 |
Kiel Holstein Kiel | 26 | 9-8-9 9 | 8 | 9 | 40:40 | 0 | 35 | |
| 9 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 26 | 8-9-9 8 | 9 | 9 | 34:32 | 2 | 33 | |
| 10 |
 |
Regensburg Jahn Regensburg | 26 | 9-6-11 9 | 6 | 11 | 38:44 | -6 | 33 | |
| 11 |
 |
Hannover (A) Hannover 96 (A) | 25 | 8-8-9 8 | 8 | 9 | 34:37 | -3 | 32 | |
| 12 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 26 | 7-10-9 7 | 10 | 9 | 43:45 | -2 | 31 | |
| 13 |
 |
Osnabrück (N) VfL Osnabrück (N) | 26 | 7-9-10 7 | 9 | 10 | 33:36 | -3 | 30 | |
| 14 |
 |
Sandhausen SV Sandhausen | 26 | 6-11-9 6 | 11 | 9 | 31:36 | -5 | 29 | |
| 15 |
 |
Nürnberg (A) 1. FC Nürnberg (A) | 26 | 7-8-11 7 | 8 | 11 | 34:46 | -12 | 29 | |
| 16 |
 |
Wiesbaden (N) SV Wehen Wiesbaden (N) | 26 | 7-7-12 7 | 7 | 12 | 33:44 | -11 | 28 | |
| 17 |
 |
Karlsruhe (N) Karlsruher SC (N) | 26 | 6-9-11 6 | 9 | 11 | 35:46 | -11 | 27 | |
| 18 |
 |
Dresden Dynamo Dresden | 25 | 6-6-13 6 | 6 | 13 | 25:41 | -16 | 24 |