| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Köln 1. FC Köln | 23 | 14-6-3 14 | 6 | 3 | 47:19 | 28 | 48 | |
| 2 |
 |
Bochum (A) VfL Bochum (A) | 23 | 12-4-7 12 | 4 | 7 | 38:32 | 6 | 40 | |
| 3 |
 |
Cottbus Energie Cottbus | 23 | 12-2-9 12 | 2 | 9 | 43:28 | 15 | 38 | |
| 4 |
 |
M'gladbach (A) Bor. Mönchengladbach (A) | 23 | 9-8-6 9 | 8 | 6 | 35:27 | 8 | 35 | |
| 5 |
 |
Aachen (N) Alemannia Aachen (N) | 23 | 9-8-6 9 | 8 | 6 | 34:37 | -3 | 35 | |
| 6 |
 |
TeBe Berlin Tennis Borussia Berlin | 23 | 8-10-5 8 | 10 | 5 | 30:26 | 4 | 34 | |
| 7 |
 |
Nürnberg (A) 1. FC Nürnberg (A) | 22 | 9-6-7 9 | 6 | 7 | 33:36 | -3 | 33 | |
| 8 |
 |
Mannheim (N) SV Waldhof Mannheim (N) | 23 | 7-10-6 7 | 10 | 6 | 32:31 | 1 | 31 | |
| 9 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 23 | 7-9-7 7 | 9 | 7 | 29:27 | 2 | 30 | |
| 10 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 23 | 7-9-7 7 | 9 | 7 | 23:23 | 0 | 30 | |
| 11 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 23 | 6-11-6 6 | 11 | 6 | 23:25 | -2 | 29 | |
| 12 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 23 | 7-7-9 7 | 7 | 9 | 33:33 | 0 | 28 | |
| 13 |
 |
Chemnitz (N) Chemnitzer FC (N) | 22 | 7-7-8 7 | 7 | 8 | 29:31 | -2 | 28 | |
| 14 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 23 | 5-10-8 5 | 10 | 8 | 24:30 | -6 | 25 | |
| 15 |
 |
Offenbach (N) Kickers Offenbach (N) | 23 | 5-9-9 5 | 9 | 9 | 23:34 | -11 | 24 | |
| 16 |
 |
F. Köln Fortuna Köln | 23 | 4-9-10 4 | 9 | 10 | 21:34 | -13 | 21 | |
| 17 |
 |
Stg. Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers | 23 | 5-6-12 5 | 6 | 12 | 32:46 | -14 | 21 | |
| 18 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 23 | 3-9-11 3 | 9 | 11 | 26:36 | -10 | 18 |