| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Schalke (A) FC Schalke 04 (A) | 29 | 16-5-8 16 | 5 | 8 | 59:34 | 25 | 53 | |
| 2 |
 |
Bremen (A) Werder Bremen (A) | 29 | 15-8-6 15 | 8 | 6 | 53:38 | 15 | 53 | |
| 3 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 29 | 15-7-7 15 | 7 | 7 | 54:39 | 15 | 52 | |
| 4 |
 |
Darmstadt SV Darmstadt 98 | 29 | 15-6-8 15 | 6 | 8 | 57:38 | 19 | 51 | |
| 5 |
 |
Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 29 | 14-7-8 14 | 7 | 8 | 44:38 | 6 | 49 | |
| 6 |
 |
HSV Hamburger SV | 29 | 11-12-6 11 | 12 | 6 | 51:30 | 21 | 45 | |
| 7 |
 |
Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim | 29 | 13-6-10 13 | 6 | 10 | 37:39 | -2 | 45 | |
| 8 |
 |
Paderborn SC Paderborn 07 | 29 | 10-11-8 10 | 11 | 8 | 50:41 | 9 | 41 | |
| 9 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 29 | 9-12-8 9 | 12 | 8 | 50:44 | 6 | 39 | |
| 10 |
 |
Regensburg Jahn Regensburg | 29 | 10-8-11 10 | 8 | 11 | 46:41 | 5 | 38 | |
| 11 |
 |
Kiel Holstein Kiel | 29 | 10-7-12 10 | 7 | 12 | 38:48 | -10 | 37 | |
| 12 |
 |
Rostock (N) Hansa Rostock (N) | 29 | 10-7-12 10 | 7 | 12 | 36:46 | -10 | 37 | |
| 13 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 29 | 9-9-11 9 | 9 | 11 | 38:36 | 2 | 36 | |
| 14 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 29 | 9-8-12 9 | 8 | 12 | 29:42 | -13 | 35 | |
| 15 |
 |
Sandhausen SV Sandhausen | 29 | 8-10-11 8 | 10 | 11 | 33:46 | -13 | 34 | |
| 16 |
 |
Dresden (N) Dynamo Dresden (N) | 29 | 7-7-15 7 | 7 | 15 | 28:40 | -12 | 28 | |
| 17 |
 |
Ingolstadt (N) FC Ingolstadt 04 (N) | 29 | 4-7-18 4 | 7 | 18 | 26:55 | -29 | 19 | |
| 18 |
 |
Aue Erzgebirge Aue | 29 | 4-7-18 4 | 7 | 18 | 27:61 | -34 | 19 |