Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hertha BSC | 10 | 28 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 11 | 22 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 3. | VfL Wolfsburg | 10 | 19 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 4. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 11 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 5. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 10 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 6. | Arminia Bielefeld | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 7. | 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 8. | FC St. Pauli | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 9. | VfL Osnabrück | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 10. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 11 | 12 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 11. | Energie Cottbus | 11 | 11 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 12. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 11 | 11 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 13. | VfL Bochum | 10 | 11 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 14. | Dynamo Dresden | 11 | 11 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 15. | Hannover 96 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 16. | Karlsruher SC | 10 | 11 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 17. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 18. | Holstein Kiel | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 1 | 6 | 4 |