| # | German 2. Bundesliga | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 69 | 41 | 70 | 28 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Hansa Rostock | 34 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 49 | 30 | 62 | 19 | Promoted | |
| ^ | MSV Duisburg | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 66 | 40 | 60 | 26 | Promoted | |
| - | SC Freiburg | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 55 | 39 | 60 | 16 | ||
| - | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 53 | 40 | 54 | 13 | ||
| - | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 48 | 34 | 53 | 14 | ||
| - | FC Augsburg | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 43 | 32 | 52 | 11 | ||
| - | TSV 1860 München | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 47 | 49 | 48 | -2 | ||
| - | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 49 | 50 | 46 | -1 | ||
| - | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 46 | 48 | 45 | -2 | ||
| - | SC Paderborn 07 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 41 | 42 | -9 | ||
| - | TuS Koblenz | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 45 | 41 | -9 | ||
| - | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 40 | 56 | 38 | -16 | ||
| - | Kickers Offenbach | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 59 | 36 | -17 | ||
| * | SC Rot-Weiß Essen | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 40 | 35 | -6 | Relegated | |
| * | SpVgg Unterhaching | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 49 | 35 | -16 | Relegated | |
| * | SV Wacker Burghausen | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 42 | 63 | 32 | -21 | Relegated | |
| * | TSV Eintracht Braunschweig | 34 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 48 | 23 | -28 | Relegated |