| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Hannover Hannover 96 | 30 | 20-9-1 20 | 9 | 1 | 81:30 | 51 | 69 | |
| 2 |
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Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 30 | 17-8-5 17 | 8 | 5 | 59:32 | 27 | 59 | |
| 3 |
 |
Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 30 | 17-7-6 17 | 7 | 6 | 61:31 | 30 | 58 | |
| 4 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 30 | 16-8-6 16 | 8 | 6 | 58:33 | 25 | 56 | |
| 5 |
 |
Bochum (A) VfL Bochum (A) | 30 | 16-7-7 16 | 7 | 7 | 60:46 | 14 | 55 | |
| 6 |
 |
Union (N) 1. FC Union Berlin (N) | 30 | 14-8-8 14 | 8 | 8 | 55:35 | 20 | 50 | |
| 7 |
 |
Frankfurt (A) Eintracht Frankfurt (A) | 30 | 12-10-8 12 | 10 | 8 | 46:40 | 6 | 46 | |
| 8 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 30 | 11-9-10 11 | 9 | 10 | 53:45 | 8 | 42 | |
| 9 |
 |
LR Ahlen LR Ahlen | 30 | 12-6-12 12 | 6 | 12 | 52:63 | -11 | 42 | |
| 10 |
 |
Reutlingen 05 SSV Reutlingen 05 | 30 | 11-5-14 11 | 5 | 14 | 44:51 | -7 | 38 | |
| 11 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 30 | 11-4-15 11 | 4 | 15 | 37:59 | -22 | 37 | |
| 12 |
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Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim | 30 | 9-9-12 9 | 9 | 12 | 37:43 | -6 | 36 | |
| 13 |
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Karlsruhe (N) Karlsruher SC (N) | 30 | 9-8-13 9 | 8 | 13 | 39:47 | -8 | 35 | |
| 14 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 30 | 9-7-14 9 | 7 | 14 | 47:45 | 2 | 34 | |
| 15 |
 |
Unterhaching (A) SpVgg Unterhaching (A) | 30 | 8-7-15 8 | 7 | 15 | 35:45 | -10 | 31 | |
| 16 |
 |
Schweinfurt (N) 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 (N) | 30 | 6-5-19 6 | 5 | 19 | 25:60 | -35 | 23 | |
| 17 |
 |
Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken | 30 | 4-7-19 4 | 7 | 19 | 21:64 | -43 | 19 | |
| 18 |
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Babelsberg (N) SV Babelsberg 03 (N) | 30 | 4-4-22 4 | 4 | 22 | 33:74 | -41 | 16 |