| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC St. Pauli | 17 | 37 | 37 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 2. | 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 17 | 34 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
| 3. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 17 | 33 | 42 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 |
| 4. | Hamburger SV | 17 | 33 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 5. | FC Schalke 04 | 17 | 32 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 5 |
| 6. | Werder Bremen | 17 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 7. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 17 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 |
| 8. | Holstein Kiel | 17 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 |
| 9. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 17 | 24 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 10. | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 24 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| 11. | Hannover 96 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 12. | Jahn Regensburg | 17 | 22 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| 13. | Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 14. | SC Paderborn 07 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| 15. | FC Hansa Rostock | 17 | 17 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 16. | SV Sandhausen | 17 | 17 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 17. | Erzgebirge Aue | 17 | 12 | 14 | 34 | -20 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 18. | FC Ingolstadt | 17 | 11 | 12 | 29 | -17 | 2 | 5 | 10 |