| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- | 
        
        
                    
                | 1. | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 67 | 52:20 | 32 | 
                    
                | 2. | SC Paderborn 07 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 64 | 63:47 | 16 | 
                    
                | 3. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 57 | 63:39 | 24 | 
                    
                | 4. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 54 | 55:39 | 16 | 
                    
                | 5. | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 50 | 47:34 | 13 | 
                    
                | 6. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 50 | 45:44 | 1 | 
                    
                | 7. | TSV 1860 München | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 48 | 38:41 | -3 | 
                    
                | 8. | FC St. Pauli 1910 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 48 | 44:49 | -5 | 
                    
                | 9. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 48:47 | 1 | 
                    
                | 10. | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 34:33 | 1 | 
                    
                | 11. | FSV Frankfurt | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 47:50 | -3 | 
                    
                | 12. | VfR Aalen | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 36:39 | -3 | 
                    
                | 13. | SV Sandhausen | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 29:35 | -6 | 
                    
                | 14. | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 42:54 | -12 | 
                    
                | 15. | VfL Bochum 1848 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 30:43 | -13 | 
                    
                | 16. | DSC Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 35 | 40:58 | -18 | 
                    
                | 17. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 34 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 32 | 36:53 | -17 | 
                    
                | 18. | FC Energie Cottbus | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 35:59 | -24 |