| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- | 
        
        
                    
                | 1. | FC Schalke 04 | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 65 | 72:44 | 28 | 
                    
                | 2. | SV Werder Bremen | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 63 | 65:43 | 22 | 
                    
                | 3. | Hamburger SV | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 60 | 67:35 | 32 | 
                    
                | 4. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 60 | 71:46 | 25 | 
                    
                | 5. | FC St. Pauli 1910 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 57 | 61:46 | 15 | 
                    
                | 6. | 1. FC Heidenheim | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 52 | 43:45 | -2 | 
                    
                | 7. | SC Paderborn 07 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 51 | 56:44 | 12 | 
                    
                | 8. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 49:49 | 0 | 
                    
                | 9. | Holstein Kiel | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 46:54 | -8 | 
                    
                | 10. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 45:42 | 3 | 
                    
                | 11. | Hannover 96 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 42 | 35:49 | -14 | 
                    
                | 12. | FC Hansa Rostock | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 41:52 | -11 | 
                    
                | 13. | SSV Jahn Regensburg | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 50:51 | -1 | 
                    
                | 14. | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 39 | 52:54 | -2 | 
                    
                | 15. | SV Sandhausen | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 39:53 | -14 | 
                    
                | 16. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 33:46 | -13 | 
                    
                | 17. | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 30:67 | -37 | 
                    
                | 18. | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 34 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 30:65 | -35 |