| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 31 | 18-9-4 18 | 9 | 4 | 57:33 | 24 | 63 | |
| 2 |
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Kiel Holstein Kiel | 31 | 19-4-8 19 | 4 | 8 | 61:37 | 24 | 61 | |
| 3 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 31 | 16-8-7 16 | 8 | 7 | 65:36 | 29 | 56 | |
| 4 |
 |
HSV Hamburger SV | 31 | 15-7-9 15 | 7 | 9 | 59:42 | 17 | 52 | |
| 5 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 31 | 13-10-8 13 | 10 | 8 | 62:45 | 17 | 49 | |
| 6 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 31 | 11-13-7 11 | 13 | 7 | 53:39 | 14 | 46 | |
| 7 |
 |
Paderborn SC Paderborn 07 | 31 | 13-7-11 13 | 7 | 11 | 49:50 | -1 | 46 | |
| 8 |
 |
Hertha (A) Hertha BSC (A) | 31 | 12-9-10 12 | 9 | 10 | 63:52 | 11 | 45 | |
| 9 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 31 | 13-6-12 13 | 6 | 12 | 45:46 | -1 | 45 | |
| 10 |
 |
Elversberg (N) SV Elversberg (N) | 31 | 11-7-13 11 | 7 | 13 | 45:55 | -10 | 40 | |
| 11 |
 |
Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg | 31 | 9-10-12 9 | 10 | 12 | 43:47 | -4 | 37 | |
| 12 |
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Schalke (A) FC Schalke 04 (A) | 31 | 10-7-14 10 | 7 | 14 | 47:57 | -10 | 37 | |
| 13 |
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Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 31 | 10-7-14 10 | 7 | 14 | 38:57 | -19 | 37 | |
| 14 |
 |
Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig | 31 | 10-4-17 10 | 4 | 17 | 33:45 | -12 | 34 | |
| 15 |
 |
K'lautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 31 | 9-6-16 9 | 6 | 16 | 49:60 | -11 | 33 | |
| 16 |
 |
Wiesbaden (N) SV Wehen Wiesbaden (N) | 31 | 8-8-15 8 | 8 | 15 | 35:46 | -11 | 32 | |
| 17 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 31 | 9-4-18 9 | 4 | 18 | 27:51 | -24 | 31 | |
| 18 |
 |
Osnabrück (N) VfL Osnabrück (N) | 31 | 5-10-16 5 | 10 | 16 | 28:61 | -33 | 25 |