| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Nürnberg (A) 1. FC Nürnberg (A) | 26 | 13-7-6 13 | 7 | 6 | 48:30 | 18 | 46 | |
| 2 |
 |
Cottbus (A) Energie Cottbus (A) | 26 | 13-7-6 13 | 7 | 6 | 41:32 | 9 | 46 | |
| 3 |
 |
Bielefeld (A) Arminia Bielefeld (A) | 26 | 12-6-8 12 | 6 | 8 | 38:27 | 11 | 42 | |
| 4 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 26 | 12-6-8 12 | 6 | 8 | 39:36 | 3 | 42 | |
| 5 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 26 | 12-6-8 12 | 6 | 8 | 38:36 | 2 | 42 | |
| 6 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 26 | 9-12-5 9 | 12 | 5 | 34:28 | 6 | 39 | |
| 7 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 26 | 10-8-8 10 | 8 | 8 | 40:33 | 7 | 38 | |
| 8 |
 |
Aue (N) Erzgebirge Aue (N) | 26 | 9-8-9 9 | 8 | 9 | 33:32 | 1 | 35 | |
| 9 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 26 | 9-7-10 9 | 7 | 10 | 30:35 | -5 | 34 | |
| 10 |
 |
Trier Eintracht Trier | 26 | 9-6-11 9 | 6 | 11 | 36:41 | -5 | 33 | |
| 11 |
 |
Regensburg (N) Jahn Regensburg (N) | 26 | 8-9-9 8 | 9 | 9 | 32:37 | -5 | 33 | |
| 12 |
 |
Burghausen Wacker Burghausen | 26 | 8-8-10 8 | 8 | 10 | 31:30 | 1 | 32 | |
| 13 |
 |
Unterhaching (N) SpVgg Unterhaching (N) | 26 | 8-8-10 8 | 8 | 10 | 31:35 | -4 | 32 | |
| 14 |
 |
Lübeck VfB Lübeck | 26 | 8-8-10 8 | 8 | 10 | 38:43 | -5 | 32 | |
| 15 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 26 | 6-11-9 6 | 11 | 9 | 40:41 | -1 | 29 | |
| 16 |
 |
LR Ahlen LR Ahlen | 26 | 8-5-13 8 | 5 | 13 | 26:38 | -12 | 29 | |
| 17 |
 |
Union 1. FC Union Berlin | 26 | 7-7-12 7 | 7 | 12 | 30:34 | -4 | 28 | |
| 18 |
 |
Osnabrück (N) VfL Osnabrück (N) | 26 | 6-5-15 6 | 5 | 15 | 25:42 | -17 | 23 |