| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Köln 1. FC Köln | 26 | 14-7-5 14 | 7 | 5 | 50:26 | 24 | 49 | |
| 2 |
 |
Bochum (A) VfL Bochum (A) | 26 | 14-5-7 14 | 5 | 7 | 45:34 | 11 | 47 | |
| 3 |
 |
Cottbus Energie Cottbus | 26 | 13-3-10 13 | 3 | 10 | 48:33 | 15 | 42 | |
| 4 |
 |
Nürnberg (A) 1. FC Nürnberg (A) | 25 | 12-6-7 12 | 6 | 7 | 42:38 | 4 | 42 | |
| 5 |
 |
M'gladbach (A) Bor. Mönchengladbach (A) | 26 | 10-10-6 10 | 10 | 6 | 41:31 | 10 | 40 | |
| 6 |
 |
Aachen (N) Alemannia Aachen (N) | 26 | 10-9-7 10 | 9 | 7 | 36:40 | -4 | 39 | |
| 7 |
 |
TeBe Berlin Tennis Borussia Berlin | 26 | 9-10-7 9 | 10 | 7 | 33:33 | 0 | 37 | |
| 8 |
 |
Mannheim (N) SV Waldhof Mannheim (N) | 26 | 8-12-6 8 | 12 | 6 | 38:36 | 2 | 36 | |
| 9 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 26 | 9-7-10 9 | 7 | 10 | 39:40 | -1 | 34 | |
| 10 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 26 | 7-11-8 7 | 11 | 8 | 32:31 | 1 | 32 | |
| 11 |
 |
Chemnitz (N) Chemnitzer FC (N) | 25 | 8-7-10 8 | 7 | 10 | 33:36 | -3 | 31 | |
| 12 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 26 | 7-10-9 7 | 10 | 9 | 27:30 | -3 | 31 | |
| 13 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 26 | 6-13-7 6 | 13 | 7 | 28:32 | -4 | 31 | |
| 14 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 26 | 6-12-8 6 | 12 | 8 | 26:31 | -5 | 30 | |
| 15 |
 |
Offenbach (N) Kickers Offenbach (N) | 26 | 6-10-10 6 | 10 | 10 | 26:37 | -11 | 28 | |
| 16 |
 |
F. Köln Fortuna Köln | 26 | 5-11-10 5 | 11 | 10 | 25:35 | -10 | 26 | |
| 17 |
 |
Stg. Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers | 26 | 6-7-13 6 | 7 | 13 | 36:49 | -13 | 25 | |
| 18 |
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Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 26 | 3-10-13 3 | 10 | 13 | 29:42 | -13 | 19 |