| Pld | Pts | GD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.FC Köln | 34 | 61 | 15 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 59 | 34 |
| 3 | SV Elversberg | 34 | 58 | 27 |
| 4 | SC Paderborn 07 | 34 | 55 | 10 |
| 5 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 34 | 53 | 12 |
| 6 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 53 | 5 |
| 7 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 53 | 1 |
| 8 | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 52 | 2 |
| 9 | Hannover 96 | 34 | 51 | 5 |
| 10 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 48 | 3 |
| 11 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 44 | -2 |
| 12 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 42 | 1 |
| 13 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 39 | -14 |
| 14 | FC Schalke 04 | 34 | 38 | -10 |
| 15 | Preußen Münster | 34 | 36 | -3 |
| 16 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 34 | 35 | -26 |
| 17 | SSV Ulm 1846 | 34 | 30 | -12 |
| 18 | SSV Jahn Regensburg | 34 | 25 | -48 |