| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Hannover Hannover 96 | 29 | 20-8-1 20 | 8 | 1 | 80:29 | 51 | 68 | |
| 2 |
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Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 29 | 17-7-5 17 | 7 | 5 | 59:32 | 27 | 58 | |
| 3 |
 |
Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 29 | 16-7-6 16 | 7 | 6 | 58:31 | 27 | 55 | |
| 4 |
 |
Bochum (A) VfL Bochum (A) | 29 | 16-7-6 16 | 7 | 6 | 60:43 | 17 | 55 | |
| 5 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 29 | 15-8-6 15 | 8 | 6 | 55:33 | 22 | 53 | |
| 6 |
 |
Union (N) 1. FC Union Berlin (N) | 29 | 14-8-7 14 | 8 | 7 | 54:32 | 22 | 50 | |
| 7 |
 |
Frankfurt (A) Eintracht Frankfurt (A) | 29 | 12-9-8 12 | 9 | 8 | 46:40 | 6 | 45 | |
| 8 |
 |
LR Ahlen LR Ahlen | 29 | 12-6-11 12 | 6 | 11 | 52:61 | -9 | 42 | |
| 9 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 29 | 10-9-10 10 | 9 | 10 | 49:45 | 4 | 39 | |
| 10 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 29 | 11-4-14 11 | 4 | 14 | 37:56 | -19 | 37 | |
| 11 |
 |
Reutlingen 05 SSV Reutlingen 05 | 29 | 10-5-14 10 | 5 | 14 | 41:49 | -8 | 35 | |
| 12 |
 |
Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim | 29 | 8-9-12 8 | 9 | 12 | 35:43 | -8 | 33 | |
| 13 |
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Karlsruhe (N) Karlsruher SC (N) | 29 | 8-8-13 8 | 8 | 13 | 36:46 | -10 | 32 | |
| 14 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 29 | 8-7-14 8 | 7 | 14 | 44:45 | -1 | 31 | |
| 15 |
 |
Unterhaching (A) SpVgg Unterhaching (A) | 29 | 8-7-14 8 | 7 | 14 | 35:41 | -6 | 31 | |
| 16 |
 |
Schweinfurt (N) 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 (N) | 29 | 6-5-18 6 | 5 | 18 | 25:57 | -32 | 23 | |
| 17 |
 |
Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken | 29 | 4-6-19 4 | 6 | 19 | 20:63 | -43 | 18 | |
| 18 |
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Babelsberg (N) SV Babelsberg 03 (N) | 29 | 4-4-21 4 | 4 | 21 | 31:71 | -40 | 16 |