| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 32 | 19-5-8 19 | 5 | 8 | 49:29 | 20 | 62 | |
| 2 |
 |
Köln (A) 1. FC Köln (A) | 32 | 18-7-7 18 | 7 | 7 | 57:33 | 24 | 61 | |
| 3 |
 |
Frankfurt (A) Eintracht Frankfurt (A) | 32 | 17-4-11 17 | 4 | 11 | 59:39 | 20 | 55 | |
| 4 |
 |
1860 München (A) TSV 1860 München (A) | 32 | 14-12-6 14 | 12 | 6 | 46:33 | 13 | 54 | |
| 5 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 32 | 16-5-11 16 | 5 | 11 | 48:39 | 9 | 53 | |
| 6 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 32 | 15-6-11 15 | 6 | 11 | 57:37 | 20 | 51 | |
| 7 |
 |
Burghausen Wacker Burghausen | 32 | 13-9-10 13 | 9 | 10 | 46:49 | -3 | 48 | |
| 8 |
 |
Aue Erzgebirge Aue | 32 | 14-5-13 14 | 5 | 13 | 46:39 | 7 | 47 | |
| 9 |
 |
Dresden (N) 1. FC Dynamo Dresden (N) | 32 | 13-4-15 13 | 4 | 15 | 42:50 | -8 | 43 | |
| 10 |
 |
Unterhaching SpVgg Unterhaching | 32 | 13-3-16 13 | 3 | 16 | 39:41 | -2 | 42 | |
| 11 |
 |
Saarbrücken (N) 1. FC Saarbrücken (N) | 32 | 11-6-15 11 | 6 | 15 | 43:47 | -4 | 39 | |
| 12 |
 |
Cottbus Energie Cottbus | 32 | 10-9-13 10 | 9 | 13 | 33:42 | -9 | 39 | |
| 13 |
 |
Trier Eintracht Trier | 32 | 9-11-12 9 | 11 | 12 | 36:48 | -12 | 38 | |
| 14 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 32 | 9-10-13 9 | 10 | 13 | 39:44 | -5 | 37 | |
| 15 |
 |
LR Ahlen LR Ahlen | 32 | 8-9-15 8 | 9 | 15 | 36:45 | -9 | 33 | |
| 16 |
 |
Essen (N) Rot-Weiss Essen (N) | 32 | 6-15-11 6 | 15 | 11 | 34:47 | -13 | 33 | |
| 17 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 32 | 7-9-16 7 | 9 | 16 | 37:61 | -24 | 30 | |
| 18 |
 |
Erfurt (N) Rot-Weiß Erfurt (N) | 32 | 7-9-16 7 | 9 | 16 | 33:57 | -24 | 30 |