| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Cottbus (A) Energie Cottbus (A) | 25 | 13-6-6 13 | 6 | 6 | 40:31 | 9 | 45 | |
| 2 |
 |
Nürnberg (A) 1. FC Nürnberg (A) | 25 | 12-7-6 12 | 7 | 6 | 45:30 | 15 | 43 | |
| 3 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 25 | 12-6-7 12 | 6 | 7 | 38:33 | 5 | 42 | |
| 4 |
 |
Bielefeld (A) Arminia Bielefeld (A) | 25 | 11-6-8 11 | 6 | 8 | 36:27 | 9 | 39 | |
| 5 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 25 | 9-12-4 9 | 12 | 4 | 34:26 | 8 | 39 | |
| 6 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 25 | 11-6-8 11 | 6 | 8 | 38:36 | 2 | 39 | |
| 7 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 25 | 9-8-8 9 | 8 | 8 | 37:33 | 4 | 35 | |
| 8 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 25 | 9-7-9 9 | 7 | 9 | 27:30 | -3 | 34 | |
| 9 |
 |
Regensburg (N) Jahn Regensburg (N) | 25 | 8-9-8 8 | 9 | 8 | 32:36 | -4 | 33 | |
| 10 |
 |
Unterhaching (N) SpVgg Unterhaching (N) | 25 | 8-8-9 8 | 8 | 9 | 31:32 | -1 | 32 | |
| 11 |
 |
Aue (N) Erzgebirge Aue (N) | 25 | 8-8-9 8 | 8 | 9 | 28:29 | -1 | 32 | |
| 12 |
 |
Lübeck VfB Lübeck | 25 | 8-8-9 8 | 8 | 9 | 37:40 | -3 | 32 | |
| 13 |
 |
Burghausen Wacker Burghausen | 25 | 8-7-10 8 | 7 | 10 | 30:29 | 1 | 31 | |
| 14 |
 |
Trier Eintracht Trier | 25 | 8-6-11 8 | 6 | 11 | 33:40 | -7 | 30 | |
| 15 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 25 | 6-11-8 6 | 11 | 8 | 38:38 | 0 | 29 | |
| 16 |
 |
Union 1. FC Union Berlin | 25 | 7-7-11 7 | 7 | 11 | 29:31 | -2 | 28 | |
| 17 |
 |
LR Ahlen LR Ahlen | 25 | 7-5-13 7 | 5 | 13 | 23:36 | -13 | 26 | |
| 18 |
 |
Osnabrück (N) VfL Osnabrück (N) | 25 | 5-5-15 5 | 5 | 15 | 22:41 | -19 | 20 |