| # | German 2. Bundesliga | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | FC Schalke 04 | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 70 | 35 | 51 | 35 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Hertha BSC | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 84 | 47 | 48 | 37 | Promoted | |
| - | Kickers Offenbach | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 70 | 67 | 46 | 3 | ||
| * | TSV 1860 München | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 87 | 56 | 45 | 31 | Relegated | |
| - | Hannover 96 | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 72 | 52 | 45 | 20 | ||
| - | Waldhof Mannheim | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 51 | 44 | 44 | 7 | ||
| - | Stuttgarter Kickers | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 76 | 55 | 43 | 21 | ||
| - | KSV Hessen Kassel | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 56 | 46 | 43 | 10 | ||
| - | Alemannia Aachen | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 47 | 39 | 41 | 8 | ||
| - | Fortuna Köln | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 70 | 72 | 39 | -2 | ||
| - | SC Rot-Weiß Essen | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 60 | 62 | 38 | -2 | ||
| - | Bayer Uerdingen | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 47 | 57 | 38 | -10 | ||
| - | VfL Osnabrück | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 49 | 59 | 37 | -10 | ||
| - | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 61 | 60 | 35 | 1 | ||
| - | SC Freiburg | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 49 | 54 | 34 | -5 | ||
| - | 1. FC Union Solingen | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 51 | 62 | 33 | -11 | ||
| - | Wattenscheid 09 | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 41 | 62 | 31 | -21 | ||
| * | Wormatia Worms | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 34 | 74 | 24 | -40 | Relegated | |
| * | Freiburger FC | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 52 | 88 | 23 | -36 | Relegated | |
| * | SpVgg Bayreuth | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 40 | 76 | 22 | -36 | Relegated |