| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 29 | 17-5-7 17 | 5 | 7 | 44:25 | 19 | 56 | |
| 2 |
 |
Köln (A) 1. FC Köln (A) | 29 | 16-7-6 16 | 7 | 6 | 53:30 | 23 | 55 | |
| 3 |
 |
Frankfurt (A) Eintracht Frankfurt (A) | 29 | 15-4-10 15 | 4 | 10 | 54:38 | 16 | 49 | |
| 4 |
 |
1860 München (A) TSV 1860 München (A) | 29 | 13-10-6 13 | 10 | 6 | 43:33 | 10 | 49 | |
| 5 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 29 | 14-5-10 14 | 5 | 10 | 42:35 | 7 | 47 | |
| 6 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 29 | 13-6-10 13 | 6 | 10 | 51:34 | 17 | 45 | |
| 7 |
 |
Aue Erzgebirge Aue | 29 | 13-5-11 13 | 5 | 11 | 44:36 | 8 | 44 | |
| 8 |
 |
Burghausen Wacker Burghausen | 28 | 12-8-8 12 | 8 | 8 | 40:42 | -2 | 44 | |
| 9 |
 |
Dresden (N) 1. FC Dynamo Dresden (N) | 29 | 11-4-14 11 | 4 | 14 | 38:48 | -10 | 37 | |
| 10 |
 |
Unterhaching SpVgg Unterhaching | 29 | 11-3-15 11 | 3 | 15 | 37:40 | -3 | 36 | |
| 11 |
 |
Cottbus Energie Cottbus | 29 | 9-8-12 9 | 8 | 12 | 32:38 | -6 | 35 | |
| 12 |
 |
Trier Eintracht Trier | 29 | 8-11-10 8 | 11 | 10 | 34:43 | -9 | 35 | |
| 13 |
 |
Saarbrücken (N) 1. FC Saarbrücken (N) | 29 | 9-6-14 9 | 6 | 14 | 38:43 | -5 | 33 | |
| 14 |
 |
LR Ahlen LR Ahlen | 28 | 8-8-12 8 | 8 | 12 | 30:34 | -4 | 32 | |
| 15 |
 |
Essen (N) Rot-Weiss Essen (N) | 29 | 6-14-9 6 | 14 | 9 | 34:43 | -9 | 32 | |
| 16 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 29 | 7-10-12 7 | 10 | 12 | 35:43 | -8 | 31 | |
| 17 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 29 | 7-7-15 7 | 7 | 15 | 33:56 | -23 | 28 | |
| 18 |
 |
Erfurt (N) Rot-Weiß Erfurt (N) | 29 | 6-9-14 6 | 9 | 14 | 31:52 | -21 | 27 |