| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1. FC Köln | 17 | 35 | 30 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 2. | SC Paderborn 07 | 17 | 34 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
| 3. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 17 | 33 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 |
| 4. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 17 | 32 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 5. | Erzgebirge Aue | 17 | 30 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 |
| 6. | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 29 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| 7. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 17 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| 8. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 17 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| 9. | TSV 1860 Munich | 17 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 6 |
| 10. | FSV Frankfurt | 17 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| 11. | SV Sandhausen | 17 | 26 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| 12. | VfR Aalen | 17 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 13. | Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 21 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| 14. | FC St. Pauli | 17 | 20 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 15. | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 19 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| 16. | VfL Bochum | 17 | 19 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| 17. | FC Ingolstadt | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 18. | Energie Cottbus | 17 | 18 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 5 | 3 | 9 |