| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 34 | 20-9-5 20 | 9 | 5 | 62:36 | 26 | 69 | |
| 2 |
 |
Kiel Holstein Kiel | 34 | 21-5-8 21 | 5 | 8 | 65:39 | 26 | 68 | |
| 3 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 18-9-7 18 | 9 | 7 | 72:40 | 32 | 63 | |
| 4 |
 |
HSV Hamburger SV | 34 | 17-7-10 17 | 7 | 10 | 64:44 | 20 | 58 | |
| 5 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 34 | 15-10-9 15 | 10 | 9 | 68:48 | 20 | 55 | |
| 6 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 34 | 13-13-8 13 | 13 | 8 | 59:44 | 15 | 52 | |
| 7 |
 |
Paderborn SC Paderborn 07 | 34 | 15-7-12 15 | 7 | 12 | 54:54 | 0 | 52 | |
| 8 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 14-8-12 14 | 8 | 12 | 50:49 | 1 | 50 | |
| 9 |
 |
Hertha (A) Hertha BSC (A) | 34 | 13-9-12 13 | 9 | 12 | 69:59 | 10 | 48 | |
| 10 |
 |
Schalke (A) FC Schalke 04 (A) | 34 | 12-7-15 12 | 7 | 15 | 53:60 | -7 | 43 | |
| 11 |
 |
Elversberg (N) SV Elversberg (N) | 34 | 12-7-15 12 | 7 | 15 | 49:63 | -14 | 43 | |
| 12 |
 |
Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 11-7-16 11 | 7 | 16 | 43:64 | -21 | 40 | |
| 13 |
 |
K'lautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 11-6-17 11 | 6 | 17 | 59:64 | -5 | 39 | |
| 14 |
 |
Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg | 34 | 9-11-14 9 | 11 | 14 | 46:54 | -8 | 38 | |
| 15 |
 |
Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig | 34 | 11-5-18 11 | 5 | 18 | 37:53 | -16 | 38 | |
| 16 |
 |
Wiesbaden (N) SV Wehen Wiesbaden (N) | 34 | 8-8-18 8 | 8 | 18 | 36:50 | -14 | 32 | |
| 17 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 34 | 9-4-21 9 | 4 | 21 | 30:57 | -27 | 31 | |
| 18 |
 |
Osnabrück (N) VfL Osnabrück (N) | 34 | 6-10-18 6 | 10 | 18 | 31:69 | -38 | 28 |