| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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HSV Hamburger SV | 20 | 12-5-3 12 | 5 | 3 | 46:25 | 21 | 41 | |
| 2 |
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Bochum VfL Bochum | 20 | 12-3-5 12 | 3 | 5 | 38:22 | 16 | 39 | |
| 3 |
 |
Kiel Holstein Kiel | 20 | 11-6-3 11 | 6 | 3 | 34:19 | 15 | 39 | |
| 4 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 20 | 11-5-4 11 | 5 | 4 | 41:24 | 17 | 38 | |
| 5 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 20 | 10-3-7 10 | 3 | 7 | 33:27 | 6 | 33 | |
| 6 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 20 | 10-2-8 10 | 2 | 8 | 31:22 | 9 | 32 | |
| 7 |
 |
Düsseldorf (A) Fortuna Düsseldorf (A) | 20 | 9-5-6 9 | 5 | 6 | 28:26 | 2 | 32 | |
| 8 |
 |
Aue Erzgebirge Aue | 20 | 8-5-7 8 | 5 | 7 | 30:28 | 2 | 29 | |
| 9 |
 |
Paderborn (A) SC Paderborn 07 (A) | 19 | 7-5-7 7 | 5 | 7 | 24:23 | 1 | 26 | |
| 10 |
 |
Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim | 19 | 7-5-7 7 | 5 | 7 | 26:26 | 0 | 26 | |
| 11 |
 |
Regensburg Jahn Regensburg | 20 | 6-7-7 6 | 7 | 7 | 23:26 | -3 | 25 | |
| 12 |
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Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 20 | 6-5-9 6 | 5 | 9 | 27:32 | -5 | 23 | |
| 13 |
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Darmstadt SV Darmstadt 98 | 20 | 6-4-10 6 | 4 | 10 | 31:36 | -5 | 22 | |
| 14 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 20 | 5-7-8 5 | 7 | 8 | 31:37 | -6 | 22 | |
| 15 |
 |
Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück | 20 | 6-4-10 6 | 4 | 10 | 21:31 | -10 | 22 | |
| 16 |
 |
Sandhausen SV Sandhausen | 20 | 5-3-12 5 | 3 | 12 | 22:39 | -17 | 18 | |
| 17 |
 |
Braunschweig (N) Eintracht Braunschweig (N) | 20 | 4-5-11 4 | 5 | 11 | 19:41 | -22 | 17 | |
| 18 |
 |
Würzburg (N) Würzburger Kickers (N) | 20 | 3-3-14 3 | 3 | 14 | 22:43 | -21 | 12 |