| # | German 2. Bundesliga | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 74 | 28 | 68 | 46 | Promoted | |
| ^ | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 52 | 29 | 58 | 23 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Hertha BSC | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 38 | 58 | 19 | Promoted | |
| - | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 50 | 34 | 54 | 16 | ||
| - | Stuttgarter Kickers | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 38 | 27 | 53 | 11 | ||
| - | SpVgg Unterhaching | 34 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 35 | 29 | 49 | 6 | ||
| - | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 46 | 48 | -3 | ||
| - | VfB Leipzig | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 53 | 54 | 46 | -1 | ||
| - | KFC Uerdingen 05 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 2 | ||
| - | SV Meppen | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 44 | 48 | 44 | -4 | ||
| - | Fortuna Köln | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 52 | 47 | 42 | 5 | ||
| - | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 44 | 49 | 42 | -5 | ||
| - | FC Gütersloh* | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 43 | 51 | 42 | -8 | ||
| - | FSV Zwickau | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 34 | 48 | 42 | -14 | ||
| * | Waldhof Mannheim | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 56 | 40 | -11 | Relegated | |
| * | VfB Lübeck | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 53 | 36 | -21 | Relegated | |
| * | SC Rot-Weiß Essen | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 47 | 74 | 29 | -27 | Relegated | |
| * | VfB Oldenburg | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 67 | 27 | -34 | Relegated |