| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Darmstadt SV Darmstadt 98 | 33 | 20-7-6 20 | 7 | 6 | 50:29 | 21 | 67 | |
| 2 |
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Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim | 33 | 18-10-5 18 | 10 | 5 | 64:34 | 30 | 64 | |
| 3 |
 |
HSV Hamburger SV | 33 | 19-6-8 19 | 6 | 8 | 69:45 | 24 | 63 | |
| 4 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 33 | 16-9-8 16 | 9 | 8 | 54:38 | 16 | 57 | |
| 5 |
 |
Paderborn SC Paderborn 07 | 33 | 16-7-10 16 | 7 | 10 | 68:43 | 25 | 55 | |
| 6 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 33 | 16-7-10 16 | 7 | 10 | 57:43 | 14 | 55 | |
| 7 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 33 | 13-6-14 13 | 6 | 14 | 55:52 | 3 | 45 | |
| 8 |
 |
K'lautern (N) 1. FC Kaiserslautern (N) | 33 | 11-12-10 11 | 12 | 10 | 47:45 | 2 | 45 | |
| 9 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 33 | 12-8-13 12 | 8 | 13 | 49:50 | -1 | 44 | |
| 10 |
 |
Kiel Holstein Kiel | 33 | 11-10-12 11 | 10 | 12 | 53:60 | -7 | 43 | |
| 11 |
 |
Magdeburg (N) 1. FC Magdeburg (N) | 33 | 11-7-15 11 | 7 | 15 | 44:55 | -11 | 40 | |
| 12 |
 |
Fürth (A) SpVgg Greuther Fürth (A) | 33 | 9-11-13 9 | 11 | 13 | 43:50 | -7 | 38 | |
| 13 |
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Rostock Hansa Rostock | 33 | 11-5-17 11 | 5 | 17 | 30:47 | -17 | 38 | |
| 14 |
 |
Braunschweig (N) Eintracht Braunschweig (N) | 33 | 9-9-15 9 | 9 | 15 | 41:57 | -16 | 36 | |
| 15 |
 |
Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 33 | 9-9-15 9 | 9 | 15 | 31:49 | -18 | 36 | |
| 16 |
 |
Bielefeld (A) Arminia Bielefeld (A) | 33 | 9-7-17 9 | 7 | 17 | 50:58 | -8 | 34 | |
| 17 |
 |
Regensburg Jahn Regensburg | 33 | 8-7-18 8 | 7 | 18 | 32:55 | -23 | 31 | |
| 18 |
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Sandhausen SV Sandhausen | 33 | 7-7-19 7 | 7 | 19 | 35:62 | -27 | 28 |