Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1. FC Köln | 20 | 37 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 5 |
| 2. | Hamburger SV | 20 | 35 | 45 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| 3. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 20 | 35 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| 4. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 20 | 35 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| 5. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 20 | 33 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| 6. | Hannover 96 | 20 | 32 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
| 7. | SC Paderborn 07 | 20 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| 8. | Karlsruher SC | 20 | 30 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| 9. | SV Elversberg | 20 | 29 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
| 10. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 20 | 28 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
| 11. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 20 | 25 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| 12. | Hertha BSC | 20 | 25 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
| 13. | FC Schalke 04 | 20 | 24 | 37 | 39 | -2 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| 14. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 20 | 23 | 29 | 40 | -11 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| 15. | Preußen Münster | 20 | 20 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| 16. | SSV Ulm 1846 | 20 | 17 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
| 17. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 20 | 15 | 18 | 39 | -21 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 18. | Jahn Regensburg | 20 | 14 | 12 | 45 | -33 | 4 | 2 | 14 |