| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Schalke 04 | 17 | 33 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 4 |
| 2. | Werder Bremen | 17 | 33 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 |
| 3. | SC Paderborn 07 | 17 | 32 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 4. | Hamburger SV | 17 | 27 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| 5. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 17 | 27 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 |
| 6. | SV Sandhausen | 17 | 24 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 7. | FC Hansa Rostock | 17 | 24 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 8. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 17 | 24 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 9. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 17 | 20 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 10. | FC St. Pauli | 17 | 20 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 11. | Jahn Regensburg | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| 12. | Holstein Kiel | 17 | 18 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| 13. | Hannover 96 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 14. | 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 15. | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 17 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 16. | Erzgebirge Aue | 17 | 14 | 18 | 38 | -20 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 17. | Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 12 | 15 | 28 | -13 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 18. | FC Ingolstadt | 17 | 10 | 18 | 36 | -18 | 2 | 4 | 11 |