| # | German 2. Bundesliga | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 58 | 35 | 65 | 23 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 62 | 31 | 62 | 31 | Promoted | |
| ^ | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 70 | 52 | 60 | 18 | Promoted | |
| - | Waldhof Mannheim | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 57 | 42 | 59 | 15 | ||
| - | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 55 | 38 | 54 | 17 | ||
| - | LR Ahlen | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 61 | 53 | 54 | 8 | ||
| - | SSV Reutlingen | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 64 | 52 | 53 | 12 | ||
| - | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 59 | 50 | -11 | ||
| - | Hannover 96 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 52 | 45 | 46 | 7 | ||
| - | Alemannia Aachen | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 42 | 60 | 46 | -18 | ||
| - | MSV Duisburg | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 46 | 40 | 45 | 6 | ||
| - | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 45 | 50 | 45 | -5 | ||
| - | Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 53 | 46 | 41 | 7 | ||
| - | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 45 | 40 | -8 | ||
| * | VfL Osnabrück | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 52 | 37 | -12 | Relegated | |
| * | SSV Ulm 1846 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 42 | 58 | 34 | -16 | Relegated | |
| * | Stuttgarter Kickers | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 31 | 51 | 34 | -20 | Relegated | |
| * | Chemnitzer FC | 34 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 78 | 16 | -54 | Relegated |