| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 21 | 11-8-2 11 | 8 | 2 | 43:21 | 22 | 41 | |
| 2 |
 |
HSV Hamburger SV | 21 | 11-7-3 11 | 7 | 3 | 45:21 | 24 | 40 | |
| 3 |
 |
Stuttgart (A) VfB Stuttgart (A) | 21 | 11-5-5 11 | 5 | 5 | 37:25 | 12 | 38 | |
| 4 |
 |
Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim | 21 | 9-7-5 9 | 7 | 5 | 28:21 | 7 | 34 | |
| 5 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 21 | 9-4-8 9 | 4 | 8 | 31:27 | 4 | 31 | |
| 6 |
 |
Kiel Holstein Kiel | 21 | 8-6-7 8 | 6 | 7 | 34:32 | 2 | 30 | |
| 7 |
 |
Aue Erzgebirge Aue | 21 | 8-6-7 8 | 6 | 7 | 29:30 | -1 | 30 | |
| 8 |
 |
Regensburg Jahn Regensburg | 21 | 8-5-8 8 | 5 | 8 | 33:36 | -3 | 29 | |
| 9 |
 |
Osnabrück (N) VfL Osnabrück (N) | 21 | 7-6-8 7 | 6 | 8 | 28:25 | 3 | 27 | |
| 10 |
 |
Sandhausen SV Sandhausen | 21 | 6-9-6 6 | 9 | 6 | 24:24 | 0 | 27 | |
| 11 |
 |
Darmstadt SV Darmstadt 98 | 21 | 5-11-5 5 | 11 | 5 | 26:30 | -4 | 26 | |
| 12 |
 |
Hannover (A) Hannover 96 (A) | 21 | 6-7-8 6 | 7 | 8 | 27:34 | -7 | 25 | |
| 13 |
 |
Nürnberg (A) 1. FC Nürnberg (A) | 21 | 6-7-8 6 | 7 | 8 | 30:38 | -8 | 25 | |
| 14 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 21 | 5-8-8 5 | 8 | 8 | 34:39 | -5 | 23 | |
| 15 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 21 | 5-7-9 5 | 7 | 9 | 26:29 | -3 | 22 | |
| 16 |
 |
Wiesbaden (N) SV Wehen Wiesbaden (N) | 21 | 5-6-10 5 | 6 | 10 | 24:38 | -14 | 21 | |
| 17 |
 |
Karlsruhe (N) Karlsruher SC (N) | 21 | 4-8-9 4 | 8 | 9 | 29:41 | -12 | 20 | |
| 18 |
 |
Dresden Dynamo Dresden | 21 | 4-5-12 4 | 5 | 12 | 20:37 | -17 | 17 |