Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hamburger SV | 25 | 45 | 55 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 4 |
| 2. | 1. FC Köln | 25 | 44 | 38 | 30 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 7 |
| 3. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 25 | 43 | 43 | 35 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 6 |
| 4. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 25 | 42 | 53 | 38 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
| 5. | SC Paderborn 07 | 25 | 42 | 39 | 29 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
| 6. | SV Elversberg | 25 | 40 | 45 | 31 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
| 7. | Hannover 96 | 25 | 39 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
| 8. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 25 | 38 | 43 | 39 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 9 |
| 9. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 25 | 38 | 42 | 38 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| 10. | Karlsruher SC | 25 | 36 | 44 | 46 | -2 | 10 | 6 | 9 |
| 11. | FC Schalke 04 | 25 | 33 | 42 | 44 | -2 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
| 12. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 25 | 33 | 37 | 45 | -8 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
| 13. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 25 | 31 | 44 | 41 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| 14. | Hertha BSC | 25 | 26 | 33 | 42 | -9 | 7 | 5 | 13 |
| 15. | Preußen Münster | 25 | 23 | 26 | 34 | -8 | 5 | 8 | 12 |
| 16. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 25 | 23 | 23 | 44 | -21 | 5 | 8 | 12 |
| 17. | SSV Ulm 1846 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 32 | -7 | 3 | 10 | 12 |
| 18. | Jahn Regensburg | 25 | 16 | 14 | 53 | -39 | 4 | 4 | 17 |