| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Bochum (A) VfL Bochum (A) | 27 | 18-4-5 18 | 4 | 5 | 58:23 | 35 | 58 | |
| 2 |
 |
Bielefeld (N) Arminia Bielefeld (N) | 27 | 13-8-6 13 | 8 | 6 | 44:33 | 11 | 47 | |
| 3 |
 |
Duisburg (A) MSV Duisburg (A) | 26 | 12-10-4 12 | 10 | 4 | 43:23 | 20 | 46 | |
| 4 |
 |
Zwickau FSV Zwickau | 26 | 13-3-10 13 | 3 | 10 | 31:34 | -3 | 42 | |
| 5 |
 |
Hertha * Hertha BSC * | 27 | 10-10-7 10 | 10 | 7 | 31:24 | 7 | 40 | |
| 6 |
 |
Unterhaching (N) SpVgg Unterhaching (N) | 27 | 10-8-9 10 | 8 | 9 | 33:29 | 4 | 38 | |
| 7 |
 |
Chemnitz Chemnitzer FC | 27 | 10-8-9 10 | 8 | 9 | 37:36 | 1 | 38 | |
| 8 |
 |
Jena (N) Carl Zeiss Jena (N) | 27 | 10-8-9 10 | 8 | 9 | 36:41 | -5 | 38 | |
| 9 |
 |
VfB Leipzig VfB Leipzig | 27 | 10-6-11 10 | 6 | 11 | 27:38 | -11 | 36 | |
| 10 |
 |
Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim | 27 | 10-4-13 10 | 4 | 13 | 34:35 | -1 | 34 | |
| 11 |
 |
Lübeck (N) VfB Lübeck (N) | 27 | 10-4-13 10 | 4 | 13 | 32:33 | -1 | 34 | |
| 12 |
 |
Nürnberg * 1. FC Nürnberg * | 27 | 7-12-8 7 | 12 | 8 | 27:29 | -2 | 33 | |
| 13 |
 |
F. Köln Fortuna Köln | 27 | 8-7-12 8 | 7 | 12 | 32:36 | -4 | 31 | |
| 14 |
 |
Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg | 27 | 7-10-10 7 | 10 | 10 | 32:41 | -9 | 31 | |
| 15 |
 |
Meppen SV Meppen | 27 | 6-12-9 6 | 12 | 9 | 32:40 | -8 | 30 | |
| 16 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 27 | 8-6-13 8 | 6 | 13 | 25:33 | -8 | 30 | |
| 17 |
 |
Wattenscheid SG Wattenscheid 09 | 27 | 7-6-14 7 | 6 | 14 | 32:42 | -10 | 27 | |
| 18 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 27 | 7-6-14 7 | 6 | 14 | 23:39 | -16 | 27 |