| Pos. | Team | Sp. | g. | u. | v. | +T | -T | +/- | Pkt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greuther Fürth | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 73 | 27 | 46 | 70 |
| 2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 76 | 33 | 43 | 68 |
| 3 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 64 | 35 | 29 | 62 |
| 4 | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 59 | 34 | 25 | 62 |
| 5 | SC Paderborn | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 51 | 42 | 9 | 61 |
| 6 | TSV 1860 München | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 62 | 46 | 16 | 57 |
| 7 | 1. FC Union Berlin | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 55 | 58 | -3 | 48 |
| 8 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 45 |
| 9 | Dynamo Dresden | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 50 | 52 | -2 | 45 |
| 10 | MSV Duisburg | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 47 | -5 | 39 |
| 11 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 41 | 55 | -14 | 37 |
| 12 | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 43 | 58 | -15 | 37 |
| 13 | FSV Frankfurt | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 43 | 59 | -16 | 35 |
| 14 | FC Energie Cottbus | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 49 | -19 | 35 |
| 15 | Erzgebirge Aue | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 55 | -24 | 35 |
| 16 | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 34 | 60 | -26 | 33 |
| 17 | Alemannia Aachen | 34 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 30 | 47 | -17 | 31 |
| 18 | FC Hansa Rostock | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 34 | 63 | -29 | 27 |