| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Schalke 04 | 34 | 65 | 72 | 44 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 9 |
| 2. | Werder Bremen | 34 | 63 | 65 | 43 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 7 |
| 3. | Hamburger SV | 34 | 60 | 67 | 35 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 6 |
| 4. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 60 | 71 | 46 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 10 |
| 5. | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 57 | 61 | 46 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 9 |
| 6. | 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 34 | 52 | 43 | 45 | -2 | 15 | 7 | 12 |
| 7. | SC Paderborn 07 | 34 | 51 | 56 | 44 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
| 8. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 11 |
| 9. | Holstein Kiel | 34 | 45 | 46 | 54 | -8 | 12 | 9 | 13 |
| 10. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 44 | 45 | 42 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| 11. | Hannover 96 | 34 | 42 | 35 | 49 | -14 | 11 | 9 | 14 |
| 12. | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 41 | 54 | 55 | -1 | 9 | 14 | 11 |
| 13. | FC Hansa Rostock | 34 | 41 | 41 | 52 | -11 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
| 14. | SV Sandhausen | 34 | 41 | 42 | 54 | -12 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
| 15. | Jahn Regensburg | 34 | 40 | 50 | 51 | -1 | 10 | 10 | 14 |
| 16. | Dynamo Dresden | 34 | 32 | 33 | 46 | -13 | 7 | 11 | 16 |
| 17. | Erzgebirge Aue | 34 | 26 | 32 | 72 | -40 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| 18. | FC Ingolstadt | 34 | 21 | 30 | 65 | -35 | 4 | 9 | 21 |