| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1. FC Köln | 17 | 33 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 2. | SC Paderborn 07 | 17 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| 3. | FC St. Pauli | 17 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| 4. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 17 | 27 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| 5. | FC Ingolstadt | 17 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| 6. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 17 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| 7. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 17 | 22 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| 8. | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 9. | TSV 1860 Munich | 17 | 21 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 10. | VfL Bochum | 17 | 21 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| 11. | VfR Aalen | 17 | 20 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 12. | SV Sandhausen | 17 | 18 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 13. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 17 | 17 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 14. | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 16 | 21 | 35 | -14 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 15. | FSV Frankfurt | 17 | 15 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 16. | Erzgebirge Aue | 17 | 11 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 17. | Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 11 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| 18. | Energie Cottbus | 17 | 7 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 1 | 4 | 12 |