| # | German 2. Bundesliga | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 62 | 32 | 67 | 30 | Promoted | |
| ^ | SpVgg Unterhaching | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 47 | 30 | 63 | 17 | Promoted | |
| ^ | SSV Ulm 1846 | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 63 | 51 | 58 | 12 | Promoted | |
| - | Hannover 96 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 36 | 57 | 16 | ||
| - | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 54 | 43 | 56 | 11 | ||
| - | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 39 | 54 | 8 | ||
| - | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 44 | 50 | 4 | ||
| - | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 40 | 31 | 49 | 9 | ||
| - | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 46 | 45 | 3 | ||
| - | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 46 | 53 | 45 | -7 | ||
| - | Energie Cottbus | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 42 | 41 | 6 | ||
| - | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 40 | 47 | 41 | -7 | ||
| - | Stuttgarter Kickers | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 38 | 53 | 41 | -15 | ||
| - | Fortuna Köln | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 49 | 55 | 40 | -6 | ||
| * | FC Gütersloh | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 58 | 37 | -19 | Relegated | |
| * | KFC Uerdingen 05 | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 57 | 31 | -23 | Relegated | |
| * | Wattenscheid 09 | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 46 | 30 | -15 | Relegated | |
| * | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 35 | 59 | 28 | -24 | Relegated |