| # | German 2. Bundesliga | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Hertha BSC | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 65 | 39 | 53 | 26 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Wattenscheid 09 | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 70 | 35 | 51 | 35 | Promoted | |
| - | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 38 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 58 | 33 | 46 | 25 | ||
| - | Stuttgarter Kickers | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 68 | 48 | 45 | 20 | ||
| - | FC Schalke 04 | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 69 | 51 | 43 | 18 | ||
| - | SC Rot-Weiß Essen | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 49 | 46 | 42 | 3 | ||
| - | TSV Eintracht Braunschweig | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 51 | 39 | 4 | ||
| - | Hannover 96 | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 53 | 43 | 38 | 10 | ||
| - | Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 46 | 52 | 37 | -6 | ||
| - | MSV Duisburg | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 50 | 58 | 37 | -8 | ||
| - | SV Meppen | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 47 | 57 | 36 | -10 | ||
| - | Preußen Münster | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 65 | 36 | -20 | ||
| - | SC Freiburg | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 53 | 52 | 34 | 1 | ||
| - | Fortuna Köln | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 48 | 60 | 34 | -12 | ||
| - | VfL Osnabrück | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 58 | 69 | 33 | -11 | ||
| - | Darmstadt 98 | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 43 | 55 | 33 | -12 | ||
| * | KSV Hessen Kassel | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 35 | 64 | 33 | -29 | Relegated | |
| * | SpVgg Bayreuth | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 54 | 59 | 31 | -5 | Relegated | |
| * | Alemannia Aachen | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 52 | 63 | 30 | -11 | Relegated | |
| * | SpVgg Unterhaching | 38 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 43 | 61 | 29 | -18 | Relegated |