| # | German 2. Bundesliga | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Hannover 96 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 93 | 37 | 75 | 56 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 68 | 38 | 65 | 30 | Promoted | |
| ^ | VfL Bochum | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 69 | 49 | 65 | 20 | Promoted | |
| - | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 66 | 38 | 64 | 28 | ||
| - | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 62 | 41 | 59 | 21 | ||
| - | 1. FC Union Berlin | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 61 | 41 | 56 | 20 | ||
| - | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 52 | 44 | 54 | 8 | ||
| - | LR Ahlen | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 60 | 70 | 48 | -10 | ||
| - | Waldhof Mannheim | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 48 | 45 | -6 | ||
| - | SSV Reutlingen | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 53 | 57 | 44 | -4 | ||
| - | MSV Duisburg | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 56 | 57 | 43 | -1 | ||
| - | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 49 | 42 | 6 | ||
| - | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 45 | 51 | 41 | -6 | ||
| - | Alemannia Aachen | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 41 | 67 | 40 | -26 | ||
| * | SpVgg Unterhaching | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 49 | 38 | -9 | Relegated | |
| * | 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 30 | 70 | 24 | -40 | Relegated | |
| * | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 30 | 74 | 25 | -44 | Relegated | |
| * | SV Babelsberg 03 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 39 | 82 | 18 | -43 | Relegated |