| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 27 | 17-5-5 17 | 5 | 5 | 51:27 | 24 | 56 | |
| 2 |
 |
M'gladbach Bor. Mönchengladbach | 27 | 14-9-4 14 | 9 | 4 | 53:25 | 28 | 51 | |
| 3 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 27 | 13-7-7 13 | 7 | 7 | 54:42 | 12 | 46 | |
| 4 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 27 | 12-7-8 12 | 7 | 8 | 43:31 | 12 | 43 | |
| 5 |
 |
Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim | 27 | 12-7-8 12 | 7 | 8 | 40:37 | 3 | 43 | |
| 6 |
 |
LR Ahlen (N) LR Ahlen (N) | 27 | 11-8-8 11 | 8 | 8 | 46:43 | 3 | 41 | |
| 7 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 27 | 11-7-9 11 | 7 | 9 | 43:31 | 12 | 40 | |
| 8 |
 |
Duisburg (A) MSV Duisburg (A) | 27 | 11-6-10 11 | 6 | 10 | 40:31 | 9 | 39 | |
| 9 |
 |
Reutlingen 05 (N) SSV Reutlingen 05 (N) | 27 | 11-6-10 11 | 6 | 10 | 51:45 | 6 | 39 | |
| 10 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 26 | 11-5-10 11 | 5 | 10 | 33:35 | -2 | 38 | |
| 11 |
 |
Saarbrücken (N) 1. FC Saarbrücken (N) | 26 | 10-7-9 10 | 7 | 9 | 36:45 | -9 | 37 | |
| 12 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 27 | 10-6-11 10 | 6 | 11 | 38:54 | -16 | 36 | |
| 13 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 27 | 8-8-11 8 | 8 | 11 | 29:34 | -5 | 32 | |
| 14 |
 |
Bielefeld (A) Arminia Bielefeld (A) | 27 | 7-9-11 7 | 9 | 11 | 40:37 | 3 | 30 | |
| 15 |
 |
Stg. Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers | 27 | 6-10-11 6 | 10 | 11 | 24:35 | -11 | 28 | |
| 16 |
 |
Osnabrück (N) VfL Osnabrück (N) | 27 | 6-9-12 6 | 9 | 12 | 28:41 | -13 | 27 | |
| 17 |
 |
Ulm (A) SSV Ulm 1846 (A) | 27 | 6-7-14 6 | 7 | 14 | 31:42 | -11 | 25 | |
| 18 |
 |
Chemnitz Chemnitzer FC | 27 | 2-5-20 2 | 5 | 20 | 20:65 | -45 | 11 |