| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 26 | 17-4-5 17 | 4 | 5 | 50:26 | 24 | 55 | |
| 2 |
 |
M'gladbach Bor. Mönchengladbach | 26 | 13-9-4 13 | 9 | 4 | 50:25 | 25 | 48 | |
| 3 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 26 | 13-7-6 13 | 7 | 6 | 54:41 | 13 | 46 | |
| 4 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 26 | 12-7-7 12 | 7 | 7 | 41:27 | 14 | 43 | |
| 5 |
 |
Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim | 26 | 12-7-7 12 | 7 | 7 | 40:34 | 6 | 43 | |
| 6 |
 |
Reutlingen 05 (N) SSV Reutlingen 05 (N) | 26 | 11-6-9 11 | 6 | 9 | 50:42 | 8 | 39 | |
| 7 |
 |
Duisburg (A) MSV Duisburg (A) | 26 | 11-5-10 11 | 5 | 10 | 40:31 | 9 | 38 | |
| 8 |
 |
LR Ahlen (N) LR Ahlen (N) | 26 | 10-8-8 10 | 8 | 8 | 42:41 | 1 | 38 | |
| 9 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 25 | 11-5-9 11 | 5 | 9 | 33:32 | 1 | 38 | |
| 10 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 26 | 10-7-9 10 | 7 | 9 | 40:31 | 9 | 37 | |
| 11 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 26 | 10-6-10 10 | 6 | 10 | 37:49 | -12 | 36 | |
| 12 |
 |
Saarbrücken (N) 1. FC Saarbrücken (N) | 25 | 9-7-9 9 | 7 | 9 | 35:45 | -10 | 34 | |
| 13 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 26 | 7-8-11 7 | 8 | 11 | 27:34 | -7 | 29 | |
| 14 |
 |
Bielefeld (A) Arminia Bielefeld (A) | 26 | 6-9-11 6 | 9 | 11 | 37:36 | 1 | 27 | |
| 15 |
 |
Stg. Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers | 26 | 6-9-11 6 | 9 | 11 | 24:35 | -11 | 27 | |
| 16 |
 |
Ulm (A) SSV Ulm 1846 (A) | 26 | 6-7-13 6 | 7 | 13 | 31:40 | -9 | 25 | |
| 17 |
 |
Osnabrück (N) VfL Osnabrück (N) | 26 | 5-9-12 5 | 9 | 12 | 23:40 | -17 | 24 | |
| 18 |
 |
Chemnitz Chemnitzer FC | 26 | 2-4-20 2 | 4 | 20 | 19:64 | -45 | 10 |