| # | German 2. Bundesliga | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 68 | 39 | 65 | 29 | Promoted | |
| ^ | VfL Bochum | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 67 | 48 | 61 | 19 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Energie Cottbus | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 62 | 42 | 58 | 20 | Promoted | |
| - | 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 46 | 55 | 8 | ||
| - | Borussia Mönchengladbach* | 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 60 | 43 | 54 | 17 | ||
| - | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 43 | 34 | 49 | 9 | ||
| - | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 40 | 39 | 46 | 1 | ||
| - | Alemannia Aachen | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 54 | 46 | -8 | ||
| - | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 42 | 45 | -1 | ||
| - | Hannover 96 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 56 | 56 | 44 | 0 | ||
| - | Chemnitzer FC | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 42 | 49 | 43 | -7 | ||
| - | Waldhof Mannheim | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 50 | 56 | 42 | -6 | ||
| - | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 42 | 50 | 40 | -8 | ||
| - | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 37 | 45 | 39 | -8 | ||
| - | Stuttgarter Kickers | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 49 | 58 | 39 | -9 | ||
| * | Fortuna Köln | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 38 | 50 | 35 | -12 | Relegated | |
| * | Kickers Offenbach | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 58 | 35 | -23 | Relegated | |
| * | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 35 | 56 | 27 | -21 | Relegated |