| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Kiel Holstein Kiel | 32 | 20-4-8 20 | 4 | 8 | 62:37 | 25 | 64 | |
| 2 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 32 | 18-9-5 18 | 9 | 5 | 57:34 | 23 | 63 | |
| 3 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 32 | 17-8-7 17 | 8 | 7 | 68:37 | 31 | 59 | |
| 4 |
 |
HSV Hamburger SV | 32 | 16-7-9 16 | 7 | 9 | 60:42 | 18 | 55 | |
| 5 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 32 | 14-10-8 14 | 10 | 8 | 64:46 | 18 | 52 | |
| 6 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 32 | 12-13-7 12 | 13 | 7 | 56:41 | 15 | 49 | |
| 7 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 32 | 13-7-12 13 | 7 | 12 | 48:49 | -1 | 46 | |
| 8 |
 |
Paderborn SC Paderborn 07 | 32 | 13-7-12 13 | 7 | 12 | 51:53 | -2 | 46 | |
| 9 |
 |
Hertha (A) Hertha BSC (A) | 32 | 12-9-11 12 | 9 | 11 | 65:56 | 9 | 45 | |
| 10 |
 |
Elversberg (N) SV Elversberg (N) | 32 | 12-7-13 12 | 7 | 13 | 49:57 | -8 | 43 | |
| 11 |
 |
Schalke (A) FC Schalke 04 (A) | 32 | 11-7-14 11 | 7 | 14 | 51:57 | -6 | 40 | |
| 12 |
 |
Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg | 32 | 9-10-13 9 | 10 | 13 | 44:51 | -7 | 37 | |
| 13 |
 |
Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 32 | 10-7-15 10 | 7 | 15 | 39:60 | -21 | 37 | |
| 14 |
 |
K'lautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 32 | 10-6-16 10 | 6 | 16 | 53:61 | -8 | 36 | |
| 15 |
 |
Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig | 32 | 10-5-17 10 | 5 | 17 | 36:48 | -12 | 35 | |
| 16 |
 |
Wiesbaden (N) SV Wehen Wiesbaden (N) | 32 | 8-8-16 8 | 8 | 16 | 35:47 | -12 | 32 | |
| 17 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 32 | 9-4-19 9 | 4 | 19 | 28:53 | -25 | 31 | |
| 18 |
 |
Osnabrück (N) VfL Osnabrück (N) | 32 | 5-10-17 5 | 10 | 17 | 28:65 | -37 | 25 |