| # | German 2. Bundesliga | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 68 | 45 | 61 | 23 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 37 | 56 | 13 | Promoted | |
| ^ | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 49 | 34 | 54 | 15 | Promoted | |
| - | Energie Cottbus | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 52 | 44 | 54 | 8 | ||
| - | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 48 | 53 | 4 | ||
| - | Alemannia Aachen | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 51 | 53 | 0 | ||
| - | MSV Duisburg | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 46 | 48 | 6 | ||
| - | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 47 | 45 | 48 | 2 | ||
| - | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 58 | 51 | 45 | 7 | ||
| - | SV Wacker Burghausen | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 39 | 45 | 1 | ||
| - | SV Eintracht Trier 05 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 46 | 51 | 45 | -5 | ||
| - | LR Ahlen | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 45 | 44 | -9 | ||
| - | SpVgg Unterhaching | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 41 | 46 | 43 | -5 | ||
| - | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 44 | 43 | -6 | ||
| * | VfB Lübeck | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 47 | 57 | 39 | -10 | Relegated | |
| * | SSV Jahn Regensburg | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 51 | 39 | -14 | Relegated | |
| * | 1. FC Union Berlin | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 43 | 53 | 33 | -10 | Relegated | |
| * | VfL Osnabrück | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 35 | 55 | 28 | -20 | Relegated |