| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- | 
        
        
                    
                | 1. | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 67 | 62:33 | 29 | 
                    
                | 2. | MSV Duisburg | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 62 | 50:37 | 13 | 
                    
                | 3. | SG Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 61 | 65:39 | 26 | 
                    
                | 4. | TSV 1860 München | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 57 | 52:39 | 13 | 
                    
                | 5. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 56 | 51:42 | 9 | 
                    
                | 6. | TSV Alemannia Aachen | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 54 | 60:40 | 20 | 
                    
                | 7. | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 51 | 49:40 | 9 | 
                    
                | 8. | 1. FC Dynamo Dresden | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 49 | 49:54 | -5 | 
                    
                | 9. | SV Wacker Burghausen | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 48 | 48:55 | -7 | 
                    
                | 10. | SpVgg Unterhaching | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 45 | 40:43 | -3 | 
                    
                | 11. | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 47:48 | -1 | 
                    
                | 12. | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 44:50 | -6 | 
                    
                | 13. | LR Ahlen | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 43:49 | -6 | 
                    
                | 14. | FC Energie Cottbus | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 35:48 | -13 | 
                    
                | 15. | SV Eintracht Trier 05 | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 39:53 | -14 | 
                    
                | 16. | SC Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 40:62 | -22 | 
                    
                | 17. | SC Rot-Weiß Essen | 34 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 33 | 35:51 | -16 | 
                    
                | 18. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 34:60 | -26 |