| # | German 2. Bundesliga | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | 1. FC Nürnberg | 38 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 71 | 45 | 50 | 26 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Hannover 96 | 38 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 79 | 58 | 50 | 21 | Promoted | |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 70 | 41 | 49 | 29 | Promoted | ||
| - | KSV Hessen Kassel | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 72 | 48 | 49 | 24 | ||
| - | Alemannia Aachen | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 60 | 46 | 43 | 14 | ||
| - | 1. FC Union Solingen | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 64 | 70 | 41 | -6 | ||
| - | Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 66 | 56 | 39 | 10 | ||
| - | SC Freiburg | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 49 | 38 | -4 | ||
| - | Stuttgarter Kickers | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 51 | 49 | 37 | 2 | ||
| - | Wattenscheid 09 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 61 | 68 | 36 | -7 | ||
| - | Fortuna Köln | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 58 | 67 | 36 | -9 | ||
| - | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 64 | 70 | 35 | -6 | ||
| - | MSV Duisburg | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 63 | 35 | -7 | ||
| - | Hertha BSC | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 59 | 35 | -9 | ||
| - | Darmstadt 98 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 52 | 64 | 35 | -12 | ||
| - | FC Homburg | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 57 | 58 | 34 | -1 | ||
| * | FC St. Pauli | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 48 | 59 | 33 | -11 | Relegated | |
| * | VfR Bürstadt | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 48 | 56 | 31 | -8 | Relegated | |
| * | Kickers Offenbach | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 43 | 56 | 32 | -13 | Relegated | |
| * | SSV Ulm 1846 | 38 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 48 | 81 | 22 | -33 | Relegated |