| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 18 | 11-3-4 11 | 3 | 4 | 37:23 | 14 | 36 | |
| 2 |
 |
Darmstadt SV Darmstadt 98 | 18 | 11-2-5 11 | 2 | 5 | 41:20 | 21 | 35 | |
| 3 |
 |
HSV Hamburger SV | 18 | 7-9-2 7 | 9 | 2 | 31:18 | 13 | 30 | |
| 4 |
 |
Schalke (A) FC Schalke 04 (A) | 18 | 9-3-6 9 | 3 | 6 | 34:23 | 11 | 30 | |
| 5 |
 |
Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 18 | 8-6-4 8 | 6 | 4 | 27:21 | 6 | 30 | |
| 6 |
 |
Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim | 18 | 9-3-6 9 | 3 | 6 | 23:24 | -1 | 30 | |
| 7 |
 |
Bremen (A) Werder Bremen (A) | 18 | 8-5-5 8 | 5 | 5 | 32:25 | 7 | 29 | |
| 8 |
 |
Regensburg Jahn Regensburg | 18 | 8-4-6 8 | 4 | 6 | 35:28 | 7 | 28 | |
| 9 |
 |
Paderborn SC Paderborn 07 | 18 | 7-6-5 7 | 6 | 5 | 31:21 | 10 | 27 | |
| 10 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 18 | 6-7-5 6 | 7 | 5 | 31:28 | 3 | 25 | |
| 11 |
 |
Dresden (N) Dynamo Dresden (N) | 18 | 7-1-10 7 | 1 | 10 | 20:25 | -5 | 22 | |
| 12 |
 |
Kiel Holstein Kiel | 18 | 5-6-7 5 | 6 | 7 | 23:30 | -7 | 21 | |
| 13 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 18 | 5-5-8 5 | 5 | 8 | 23:25 | -2 | 20 | |
| 14 |
 |
Rostock (N) Hansa Rostock (N) | 18 | 5-5-8 5 | 5 | 8 | 21:31 | -10 | 20 | |
| 15 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 18 | 5-5-8 5 | 5 | 8 | 14:27 | -13 | 20 | |
| 16 |
 |
Sandhausen SV Sandhausen | 18 | 4-5-9 4 | 5 | 9 | 20:36 | -16 | 17 | |
| 17 |
 |
Aue Erzgebirge Aue | 18 | 3-5-10 3 | 5 | 10 | 15:30 | -15 | 14 | |
| 18 |
 |
Ingolstadt (N) FC Ingolstadt 04 (N) | 18 | 2-4-12 2 | 4 | 12 | 14:37 | -23 | 10 |