| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Kiel Holstein Kiel | 29 | 18-4-7 18 | 4 | 7 | 59:34 | 25 | 58 | |
| 2 |
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St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 29 | 16-9-4 16 | 9 | 4 | 54:32 | 22 | 57 | |
| 3 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 29 | 15-7-7 15 | 7 | 7 | 63:35 | 28 | 52 | |
| 4 |
 |
HSV Hamburger SV | 29 | 14-7-8 14 | 7 | 8 | 55:41 | 14 | 49 | |
| 5 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 29 | 11-12-6 11 | 12 | 6 | 51:36 | 15 | 45 | |
| 6 |
 |
Hertha (A) Hertha BSC (A) | 29 | 12-8-9 12 | 8 | 9 | 60:48 | 12 | 44 | |
| 7 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 29 | 11-10-8 11 | 10 | 8 | 58:43 | 15 | 43 | |
| 8 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 29 | 12-6-11 12 | 6 | 11 | 40:42 | -2 | 42 | |
| 9 |
 |
Paderborn SC Paderborn 07 | 29 | 11-7-11 11 | 7 | 11 | 44:49 | -5 | 40 | |
| 10 |
 |
Elversberg (N) SV Elversberg (N) | 29 | 11-6-12 11 | 6 | 12 | 43:51 | -8 | 39 | |
| 11 |
 |
Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 29 | 10-7-12 10 | 7 | 12 | 38:54 | -16 | 37 | |
| 12 |
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Schalke (A) FC Schalke 04 (A) | 29 | 10-5-14 10 | 5 | 14 | 45:55 | -10 | 35 | |
| 13 |
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Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg | 29 | 8-9-12 8 | 9 | 12 | 40:46 | -6 | 33 | |
| 14 |
 |
Wiesbaden (N) SV Wehen Wiesbaden (N) | 29 | 8-7-14 8 | 7 | 14 | 31:40 | -9 | 31 | |
| 15 |
 |
Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig | 29 | 9-4-16 9 | 4 | 16 | 30:41 | -11 | 31 | |
| 16 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 29 | 9-4-16 9 | 4 | 16 | 27:48 | -21 | 31 | |
| 17 |
 |
K'lautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 29 | 8-5-16 8 | 5 | 16 | 45:58 | -13 | 29 | |
| 18 |
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Osnabrück (N) VfL Osnabrück (N) | 29 | 5-9-15 5 | 9 | 15 | 27:57 | -30 | 24 |