| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- | 
        
        
                    
                | 1. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 61 | 68:45 | 23 | 
                    
                | 2. | DSC Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 56 | 50:37 | 13 | 
                    
                | 3. | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 54 | 49:34 | 15 | 
                    
                | 4. | FC Energie Cottbus | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 54 | 52:44 | 8 | 
                    
                | 5. | SC Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 51:47 | 4 | 
                    
                | 6. | TSV Alemannia Aachen | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 51:51 | 0 | 
                    
                | 7. | MSV Duisburg | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 48 | 52:46 | 6 | 
                    
                | 8. | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 48 | 47:45 | 2 | 
                    
                | 9. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 45 | 56:50 | 6 | 
                    
                | 10. | SV Wacker Burghausen | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 40:39 | 1 | 
                    
                | 11. | SV Eintracht Trier 05 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 46:51 | -5 | 
                    
                | 12. | LR Ahlen | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 36:45 | -9 | 
                    
                | 13. | SpVgg Unterhaching | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 41:45 | -4 | 
                    
                | 14. | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 38:44 | -6 | 
                    
                | 15. | VfB Lübeck | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 48:57 | -9 | 
                    
                | 16. | SSV Jahn Regensburg | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 37:51 | -14 | 
                    
                | 17. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 43:54 | -11 | 
                    
                | 18. | VfL Osnabrück | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 35:55 | -20 |