Hinrunde
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 9 | 6-2-1 6 | 2 | 1 | 16:7 | 9 | 20 | |
| 2 |
 |
VfB Leipzig VfB Leipzig | 9 | 6-2-1 6 | 2 | 1 | 12:6 | 6 | 20 | |
| 3 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 9 | 6-1-2 6 | 1 | 2 | 18:7 | 11 | 19 | |
| 4 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 9 | 3-6-0 3 | 6 | 0 | 14:8 | 6 | 15 | |
| 5 |
 |
Chemnitz Chemnitzer FC | 9 | 4-3-2 4 | 3 | 2 | 12:7 | 5 | 15 | |
| 6 |
 |
Unterhaching SpVgg Unterhaching | 9 | 4-2-3 4 | 2 | 3 | 8:7 | 1 | 14 | |
| 7 |
 |
Hertha Hertha BSC | 9 | 4-1-4 4 | 1 | 4 | 11:8 | 3 | 13 | |
| 8 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 9 | 3-4-2 3 | 4 | 2 | 7:5 | 2 | 13 | |
| 9 |
 |
Zwickau FSV Zwickau | 9 | 4-1-4 4 | 1 | 4 | 8:13 | -5 | 13 | |
| 10 |
 |
Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim | 9 | 4-0-5 4 | 0 | 5 | 13:12 | 1 | 12 | |
| 11 |
 |
Jena Carl Zeiss Jena | 9 | 3-3-3 3 | 3 | 3 | 8:9 | -1 | 12 | |
| 12 |
 |
Lübeck VfB Lübeck | 9 | 3-2-4 3 | 2 | 4 | 12:9 | 3 | 11 | |
| 13 |
 |
F. Köln Fortuna Köln | 9 | 3-1-5 3 | 1 | 5 | 10:12 | -2 | 10 | |
| 14 |
 |
Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 9 | 2-4-3 2 | 4 | 3 | 5:10 | -5 | 10 | |
| 15 |
 |
Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg | 9 | 2-3-4 2 | 3 | 4 | 9:15 | -6 | 9 | |
| 16 |
 |
Meppen SV Meppen | 9 | 0-7-2 0 | 7 | 2 | 7:12 | -5 | 7 | |
| 17 |
 |
Wattenscheid SG Wattenscheid 09 | 9 | 1-1-7 1 | 1 | 7 | 8:19 | -11 | 4 | |
| 18 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 9 | 1-1-7 1 | 1 | 7 | 2:14 | -12 | 4 |