| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Darmstadt SV Darmstadt 98 | 32 | 19-7-6 19 | 7 | 6 | 49:29 | 20 | 64 | |
| 2 |
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Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim | 32 | 17-10-5 17 | 10 | 5 | 63:34 | 29 | 61 | |
| 3 |
 |
HSV Hamburger SV | 32 | 18-6-8 18 | 6 | 8 | 67:44 | 23 | 60 | |
| 4 |
 |
Paderborn SC Paderborn 07 | 32 | 16-6-10 16 | 6 | 10 | 66:41 | 25 | 54 | |
| 5 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 32 | 15-9-8 15 | 9 | 8 | 50:35 | 15 | 54 | |
| 6 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 32 | 16-6-10 16 | 6 | 10 | 54:40 | 14 | 54 | |
| 7 |
 |
K'lautern (N) 1. FC Kaiserslautern (N) | 32 | 11-12-9 11 | 12 | 9 | 47:43 | 4 | 45 | |
| 8 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 32 | 12-7-13 12 | 7 | 13 | 46:47 | -1 | 43 | |
| 9 |
 |
Kiel Holstein Kiel | 32 | 11-10-11 11 | 10 | 11 | 50:56 | -6 | 43 | |
| 10 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 32 | 12-6-14 12 | 6 | 14 | 53:52 | 1 | 42 | |
| 11 |
 |
Magdeburg (N) 1. FC Magdeburg (N) | 32 | 11-7-14 11 | 7 | 14 | 44:54 | -10 | 40 | |
| 12 |
 |
Fürth (A) SpVgg Greuther Fürth (A) | 32 | 9-11-12 9 | 11 | 12 | 42:48 | -6 | 38 | |
| 13 |
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Rostock Hansa Rostock | 32 | 11-4-17 11 | 4 | 17 | 30:47 | -17 | 37 | |
| 14 |
 |
Braunschweig (N) Eintracht Braunschweig (N) | 32 | 9-9-14 9 | 9 | 14 | 40:55 | -15 | 36 | |
| 15 |
 |
Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 32 | 9-8-15 9 | 8 | 15 | 31:49 | -18 | 35 | |
| 16 |
 |
Bielefeld (A) Arminia Bielefeld (A) | 32 | 9-6-17 9 | 6 | 17 | 48:56 | -8 | 33 | |
| 17 |
 |
Regensburg Jahn Regensburg | 32 | 7-7-18 7 | 7 | 18 | 30:54 | -24 | 28 | |
| 18 |
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Sandhausen SV Sandhausen | 32 | 7-7-18 7 | 7 | 18 | 35:61 | -26 | 28 |