| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Köln 1. FC Köln | 17 | 12-4-1 12 | 4 | 1 | 39:12 | 27 | 40 | |
| 2 |
 |
Cottbus Energie Cottbus | 17 | 10-1-6 10 | 1 | 6 | 37:21 | 16 | 31 | |
| 3 |
 |
Bochum (A) VfL Bochum (A) | 17 | 8-3-6 8 | 3 | 6 | 30:26 | 4 | 27 | |
| 4 |
 |
Nürnberg (A) 1. FC Nürnberg (A) | 17 | 8-3-6 8 | 3 | 6 | 27:31 | -4 | 27 | |
| 5 |
 |
TeBe Berlin Tennis Borussia Berlin | 17 | 6-8-3 6 | 8 | 3 | 24:19 | 5 | 26 | |
| 6 |
 |
Chemnitz (N) Chemnitzer FC (N) | 17 | 6-6-5 6 | 6 | 5 | 27:22 | 5 | 24 | |
| 7 |
 |
Aachen (N) Alemannia Aachen (N) | 17 | 6-6-5 6 | 6 | 5 | 26:31 | -5 | 24 | |
| 8 |
 |
Mannheim (N) SV Waldhof Mannheim (N) | 17 | 6-5-6 6 | 5 | 6 | 25:25 | 0 | 23 | |
| 9 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 17 | 5-8-4 5 | 8 | 4 | 12:15 | -3 | 23 | |
| 10 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 17 | 6-4-7 6 | 4 | 7 | 24:23 | 1 | 22 | |
| 11 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 17 | 5-7-5 5 | 7 | 5 | 20:21 | -1 | 22 | |
| 12 |
 |
M'gladbach (A) Bor. Mönchengladbach (A) | 17 | 5-6-6 5 | 6 | 6 | 23:21 | 2 | 21 | |
| 13 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 17 | 4-7-6 4 | 7 | 6 | 19:23 | -4 | 19 | |
| 14 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 17 | 3-8-6 3 | 8 | 6 | 15:20 | -5 | 17 | |
| 15 |
 |
Stg. Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers | 16 | 4-5-7 4 | 5 | 7 | 24:31 | -7 | 17 | |
| 16 |
 |
F. Köln Fortuna Köln | 17 | 3-6-8 3 | 6 | 8 | 15:28 | -13 | 15 | |
 |
Offenbach (N) Kickers Offenbach (N) | 17 | 3-6-8 3 | 6 | 8 | 15:28 | -13 | 15 | ||
| 18 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 16 | 2-7-7 2 | 7 | 7 | 20:25 | -5 | 13 |