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