| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Köln 1. FC Köln | 14 | 9-4-1 9 | 4 | 1 | 29:10 | 19 | 31 | |
| 2 |
 |
Cottbus Energie Cottbus | 14 | 9-1-4 9 | 1 | 4 | 31:16 | 15 | 28 | |
| 3 |
 |
Nürnberg (A) 1. FC Nürnberg (A) | 14 | 7-3-4 7 | 3 | 4 | 24:25 | -1 | 24 | |
| 4 |
 |
TeBe Berlin Tennis Borussia Berlin | 14 | 5-7-2 5 | 7 | 2 | 22:16 | 6 | 22 | |
| 5 |
 |
Aachen (N) Alemannia Aachen (N) | 14 | 6-4-4 6 | 4 | 4 | 25:26 | -1 | 22 | |
| 6 |
 |
Chemnitz (N) Chemnitzer FC (N) | 14 | 6-3-5 6 | 3 | 5 | 22:17 | 5 | 21 | |
| 7 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 14 | 5-6-3 5 | 6 | 3 | 18:17 | 1 | 21 | |
| 8 |
 |
Bochum (A) VfL Bochum (A) | 14 | 6-2-6 6 | 2 | 6 | 23:21 | 2 | 20 | |
| 9 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 14 | 5-3-6 5 | 3 | 6 | 21:20 | 1 | 18 | |
| 10 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 14 | 4-6-4 4 | 6 | 4 | 10:14 | -4 | 18 | |
| 11 |
 |
M'gladbach (A) Bor. Mönchengladbach (A) | 14 | 4-4-6 4 | 4 | 6 | 19:21 | -2 | 16 | |
| 12 |
 |
Mannheim (N) SV Waldhof Mannheim (N) | 14 | 4-4-6 4 | 4 | 6 | 17:22 | -5 | 16 | |
| 13 |
 |
Stg. Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers | 14 | 4-4-6 4 | 4 | 6 | 21:27 | -6 | 16 | |
| 14 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 14 | 3-6-5 3 | 6 | 5 | 15:19 | -4 | 15 | |
| 15 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 14 | 3-5-6 3 | 5 | 6 | 13:18 | -5 | 14 | |
| 16 |
 |
F. Köln Fortuna Köln | 14 | 3-5-6 3 | 5 | 6 | 11:19 | -8 | 14 | |
| 17 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 14 | 2-6-6 2 | 6 | 6 | 20:24 | -4 | 12 | |
| 18 |
 |
Offenbach (N) Kickers Offenbach (N) | 14 | 2-5-7 2 | 5 | 7 | 10:19 | -9 | 11 |