| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 2. | Hannover 96 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 3. | Holstein Kiel | 17 | 22 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| 4. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| 5. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 17 | 21 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 6. | Hamburger SV | 17 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| 7. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| 8. | VfB Stuttgart | 17 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 9. | SV Sandhausen | 17 | 20 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 10. | VfL Bochum | 17 | 20 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 11. | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 17 | 18 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 12. | VfL Osnabrück | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| 13. | 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| 14. | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 15 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 15. | Jahn Regensburg | 17 | 15 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 16. | Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 13 | 13 | 34 | -21 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 17. | Erzgebirge Aue | 17 | 11 | 14 | 30 | -16 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 18. | FC St. Pauli | 17 | 9 | 17 | 36 | -19 | 1 | 6 | 10 |