| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 24 | 13-9-2 13 | 9 | 2 | 44:25 | 19 | 48 | |
| 2 |
 |
Kiel Holstein Kiel | 24 | 13-4-7 13 | 4 | 7 | 46:34 | 12 | 43 | |
| 3 |
 |
HSV Hamburger SV | 24 | 12-5-7 12 | 5 | 7 | 47:35 | 12 | 41 | |
| 4 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 24 | 10-8-6 10 | 8 | 6 | 45:33 | 12 | 38 | |
| 5 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 24 | 11-5-8 11 | 5 | 8 | 36:33 | 3 | 38 | |
| 6 |
 |
Paderborn SC Paderborn 07 | 24 | 11-5-8 11 | 5 | 8 | 36:38 | -2 | 38 | |
| 7 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 24 | 10-7-7 10 | 7 | 7 | 50:34 | 16 | 37 | |
| 8 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 24 | 9-8-7 9 | 8 | 7 | 48:40 | 8 | 35 | |
| 9 |
 |
Hertha (A) Hertha BSC (A) | 24 | 9-7-8 9 | 7 | 8 | 45:39 | 6 | 34 | |
| 10 |
 |
Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 24 | 9-6-9 9 | 6 | 9 | 34:43 | -9 | 33 | |
| 11 |
 |
Elversberg (N) SV Elversberg (N) | 24 | 9-5-10 9 | 5 | 10 | 35:40 | -5 | 32 | |
| 12 |
 |
Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg | 24 | 8-7-9 8 | 7 | 9 | 38:33 | 5 | 31 | |
| 13 |
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Wiesbaden (N) SV Wehen Wiesbaden (N) | 24 | 8-6-10 8 | 6 | 10 | 29:30 | -1 | 30 | |
| 14 |
 |
Schalke (A) FC Schalke 04 (A) | 24 | 9-2-13 9 | 2 | 13 | 37:46 | -9 | 29 | |
| 15 |
 |
K'lautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 24 | 7-4-13 7 | 4 | 13 | 38:48 | -10 | 25 | |
| 16 |
 |
Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig | 24 | 7-3-14 7 | 3 | 14 | 23:37 | -14 | 24 | |
| 17 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 24 | 6-4-14 6 | 4 | 14 | 22:41 | -19 | 22 | |
| 18 |
 |
Osnabrück (N) VfL Osnabrück (N) | 24 | 3-9-12 3 | 9 | 12 | 22:46 | -24 | 18 |