| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Köln (A) 1. FC Köln (A) | 22 | 13-5-4 13 | 5 | 4 | 43:24 | 19 | 44 | |
| 2 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 22 | 13-4-5 13 | 4 | 5 | 37:24 | 13 | 43 | |
| 3 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 22 | 13-3-6 13 | 3 | 6 | 34:22 | 12 | 42 | |
| 4 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 22 | 10-4-8 10 | 4 | 8 | 41:25 | 16 | 34 | |
| 5 |
 |
Frankfurt (A) Eintracht Frankfurt (A) | 22 | 10-4-8 10 | 4 | 8 | 38:33 | 5 | 34 | |
| 6 |
 |
1860 München (A) TSV 1860 München (A) | 22 | 9-7-6 9 | 7 | 6 | 31:30 | 1 | 34 | |
| 7 |
 |
Aue Erzgebirge Aue | 22 | 10-3-9 10 | 3 | 9 | 31:24 | 7 | 33 | |
| 8 |
 |
Saarbrücken (N) 1. FC Saarbrücken (N) | 22 | 9-4-9 9 | 4 | 9 | 32:29 | 3 | 31 | |
| 9 |
 |
Burghausen Wacker Burghausen | 21 | 8-6-7 8 | 6 | 7 | 31:35 | -4 | 30 | |
| 10 |
 |
Trier Eintracht Trier | 22 | 6-11-5 6 | 11 | 5 | 31:33 | -2 | 29 | |
| 11 |
 |
Cottbus Energie Cottbus | 22 | 7-6-9 7 | 6 | 9 | 24:28 | -4 | 27 | |
| 12 |
 |
Unterhaching SpVgg Unterhaching | 22 | 8-2-12 8 | 2 | 12 | 32:35 | -3 | 26 | |
| 13 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 22 | 5-8-9 5 | 8 | 9 | 26:34 | -8 | 23 | |
| 14 |
 |
Essen (N) Rot-Weiss Essen (N) | 22 | 4-11-7 4 | 11 | 7 | 27:36 | -9 | 23 | |
| 15 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 22 | 6-5-11 6 | 5 | 11 | 27:42 | -15 | 23 | |
| 16 |
 |
LR Ahlen LR Ahlen | 21 | 5-7-9 5 | 7 | 9 | 21:26 | -5 | 22 | |
| 17 |
 |
Dresden (N) 1. FC Dynamo Dresden (N) | 22 | 6-4-12 6 | 4 | 12 | 28:40 | -12 | 22 | |
| 18 |
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Erfurt (N) Rot-Weiß Erfurt (N) | 22 | 4-8-10 4 | 8 | 10 | 19:33 | -14 | 20 |