| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Köln 1. FC Köln | 21 | 14-5-2 14 | 5 | 2 | 46:16 | 30 | 47 | |
| 2 |
 |
Bochum (A) VfL Bochum (A) | 21 | 11-3-7 11 | 3 | 7 | 35:30 | 5 | 36 | |
| 3 |
 |
Cottbus Energie Cottbus | 21 | 11-1-9 11 | 1 | 9 | 41:27 | 14 | 34 | |
| 4 |
 |
Nürnberg (A) 1. FC Nürnberg (A) | 21 | 9-5-7 9 | 5 | 7 | 32:35 | -3 | 32 | |
| 5 |
 |
M'gladbach (A) Bor. Mönchengladbach (A) | 21 | 8-7-6 8 | 7 | 6 | 32:25 | 7 | 31 | |
| 6 |
 |
TeBe Berlin Tennis Borussia Berlin | 21 | 7-10-4 7 | 10 | 4 | 28:23 | 5 | 31 | |
| 7 |
 |
Aachen (N) Alemannia Aachen (N) | 21 | 8-7-6 8 | 7 | 6 | 31:35 | -4 | 31 | |
| 8 |
 |
Mannheim (N) SV Waldhof Mannheim (N) | 21 | 7-8-6 7 | 8 | 6 | 30:29 | 1 | 29 | |
| 9 |
 |
Chemnitz (N) Chemnitzer FC (N) | 21 | 7-7-7 7 | 7 | 7 | 29:26 | 3 | 28 | |
| 10 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 21 | 6-9-6 6 | 9 | 6 | 23:25 | -2 | 27 | |
| 11 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 21 | 6-9-6 6 | 9 | 6 | 20:22 | -2 | 27 | |
| 12 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 21 | 5-10-6 5 | 10 | 6 | 16:22 | -6 | 25 | |
| 13 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 21 | 6-6-9 6 | 6 | 9 | 30:31 | -1 | 24 | |
| 14 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 21 | 5-9-7 5 | 9 | 7 | 22:27 | -5 | 24 | |
| 15 |
 |
Stg. Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers | 21 | 5-6-10 5 | 6 | 10 | 31:40 | -9 | 21 | |
| 16 |
 |
Offenbach (N) Kickers Offenbach (N) | 21 | 4-9-8 4 | 9 | 8 | 21:32 | -11 | 21 | |
| 17 |
 |
F. Köln Fortuna Köln | 21 | 4-8-9 4 | 8 | 9 | 19:31 | -12 | 20 | |
| 18 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 21 | 2-9-10 2 | 9 | 10 | 24:34 | -10 | 15 |