| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 27 | 16-5-6 16 | 5 | 6 | 46:34 | 12 | 53 | |
| 2 |
 |
Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 27 | 13-7-7 13 | 7 | 7 | 47:31 | 16 | 46 | |
| 3 |
 |
Kiel (N) Holstein Kiel (N) | 27 | 11-11-5 11 | 11 | 5 | 53:36 | 17 | 44 | |
| 4 |
 |
Regensburg (N) Jahn Regensburg (N) | 27 | 12-4-11 12 | 4 | 11 | 44:39 | 5 | 40 | |
| 5 |
 |
Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 27 | 10-8-9 10 | 8 | 9 | 43:41 | 2 | 38 | |
| 6 |
 |
Ingolstadt (A) FC Ingolstadt 04 (A) | 27 | 10-7-10 10 | 7 | 10 | 38:30 | 8 | 37 | |
| 7 |
 |
Duisburg (N) MSV Duisburg (N) | 27 | 10-7-10 10 | 7 | 10 | 40:46 | -6 | 37 | |
| 8 |
 |
Union 1. FC Union Berlin | 27 | 9-9-9 9 | 9 | 9 | 46:39 | 7 | 36 | |
| 9 |
 |
Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig | 27 | 8-12-7 8 | 12 | 7 | 33:29 | 4 | 36 | |
| 10 |
 |
Sandhausen SV Sandhausen | 27 | 10-6-11 10 | 6 | 11 | 31:27 | 4 | 36 | |
| 11 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 27 | 9-9-9 9 | 9 | 9 | 28:39 | -11 | 36 | |
| 12 |
 |
Dresden Dynamo Dresden | 27 | 10-5-12 10 | 5 | 12 | 38:43 | -5 | 35 | |
| 13 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 27 | 9-7-11 9 | 7 | 11 | 25:31 | -6 | 34 | |
| 14 |
 |
Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim | 27 | 9-7-11 9 | 7 | 11 | 40:47 | -7 | 34 | |
| 15 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 27 | 9-6-12 9 | 6 | 12 | 30:38 | -8 | 33 | |
| 16 |
 |
Aue Erzgebirge Aue | 27 | 8-9-10 8 | 9 | 10 | 28:39 | -11 | 33 | |
| 17 |
 |
Darmstadt (A) SV Darmstadt 98 (A) | 27 | 6-10-11 6 | 10 | 11 | 37:42 | -5 | 28 | |
| 18 |
 |
K'lautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 27 | 6-7-14 6 | 7 | 14 | 29:45 | -16 | 25 |