| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Cottbus (A) Energie Cottbus (A) | 27 | 13-8-6 13 | 8 | 6 | 41:32 | 9 | 47 | |
| 2 |
 |
Nürnberg (A) 1. FC Nürnberg (A) | 27 | 13-7-7 13 | 7 | 7 | 49:32 | 17 | 46 | |
| 3 |
 |
Bielefeld (A) Arminia Bielefeld (A) | 27 | 13-6-8 13 | 6 | 8 | 40:28 | 12 | 45 | |
| 4 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 27 | 12-7-8 12 | 7 | 8 | 42:39 | 3 | 43 | |
| 5 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 27 | 12-6-9 12 | 6 | 9 | 38:37 | 1 | 42 | |
| 6 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 27 | 9-13-5 9 | 13 | 5 | 34:28 | 6 | 40 | |
| 7 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 27 | 10-8-9 10 | 8 | 9 | 41:35 | 6 | 38 | |
| 8 |
 |
Aue (N) Erzgebirge Aue (N) | 27 | 10-8-9 10 | 8 | 9 | 36:32 | 4 | 38 | |
| 9 |
 |
Regensburg (N) Jahn Regensburg (N) | 27 | 9-9-9 9 | 9 | 9 | 34:38 | -4 | 36 | |
| 10 |
 |
Unterhaching (N) SpVgg Unterhaching (N) | 27 | 9-8-10 9 | 8 | 10 | 33:36 | -3 | 35 | |
| 11 |
 |
Lübeck VfB Lübeck | 27 | 9-8-10 9 | 8 | 10 | 39:43 | -4 | 35 | |
| 12 |
 |
Trier Eintracht Trier | 27 | 9-7-11 9 | 7 | 11 | 39:44 | -5 | 34 | |
| 13 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 27 | 9-7-11 9 | 7 | 11 | 31:37 | -6 | 34 | |
| 14 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 27 | 7-11-9 7 | 11 | 9 | 42:42 | 0 | 32 | |
| 15 |
 |
Burghausen Wacker Burghausen | 27 | 8-8-11 8 | 8 | 11 | 31:33 | -2 | 32 | |
| 16 |
 |
LR Ahlen LR Ahlen | 27 | 9-5-13 9 | 5 | 13 | 28:39 | -11 | 32 | |
| 17 |
 |
Union 1. FC Union Berlin | 27 | 7-7-13 7 | 7 | 13 | 31:36 | -5 | 28 | |
| 18 |
 |
Osnabrück (N) VfL Osnabrück (N) | 27 | 6-5-16 6 | 5 | 16 | 26:44 | -18 | 23 |