| Jo | Pts | Gols | Dif | V | E | D | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1. FC Colónia | 34 | 68 | 53:20 | 33 | 19 | 11 | 4 |
| 2. | SC Paderborn 07 | 34 | 62 | 63:48 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 8 |
| 3. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 60 | 64:38 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 8 |
| 4. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 54 | 55:39 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 10 |
| 5. | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 50 | 47:34 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 8 |
| 6. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 50 | 45:44 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
| 7. | TSV 1860 Munique | 34 | 48 | 38:41 | -3 | 13 | 9 | 12 |
| 8. | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 48 | 44:49 | -5 | 13 | 9 | 12 |
| 9. | 1. FC Union Berlim | 34 | 44 | 48:47 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| 10. | FC Ingolstadt | 34 | 44 | 34:33 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| 11. | VfR Aalen | 34 | 44 | 36:39 | -3 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| 12. | SV Sandhausen | 34 | 44 | 29:35 | -6 | 12 | 8 | 14 |
| 13. | FSV Frankfurt | 34 | 41 | 46:51 | -5 | 11 | 8 | 15 |
| 14. | Erzgebirge Aue | 34 | 41 | 42:54 | -12 | 11 | 8 | 15 |
| 15. | VfL Bochum | 34 | 40 | 30:43 | -13 | 11 | 7 | 16 |
| 16. | Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 35 | 40:58 | -18 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 17. | Dynamo Dresden | 34 | 32 | 36:53 | -17 | 5 | 17 | 12 |
| 18. | Energie Cottbus | 34 | 25 | 35:59 | -24 | 6 | 7 | 21 |