| # | German 2. Bundesliga | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 62 | 33 | 67 | 29 | Promoted | |
| ^ | MSV Duisburg | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 37 | 62 | 13 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 65 | 39 | 61 | 26 | Promoted | |
| - | TSV 1860 München | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 52 | 39 | 57 | 13 | ||
| - | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 51 | 42 | 56 | 9 | ||
| - | Alemannia Aachen | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 60 | 40 | 54 | 20 | ||
| - | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 49 | 40 | 51 | 9 | ||
| - | Dynamo Dresden | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 48 | 53 | 49 | -5 | ||
| - | SV Wacker Burghausen | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 48 | 55 | 48 | -7 | ||
| - | SpVgg Unterhaching | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 40 | 43 | 45 | -3 | ||
| - | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 47 | 43 | -1 | ||
| - | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 44 | 50 | 40 | -6 | ||
| - | LR Ahlen | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 49 | 39 | -6 | ||
| - | Energie Cottbus | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 48 | 39 | -13 | ||
| * | SV Eintracht Trier 05 | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 53 | 39 | -14 | Relegated | |
| * | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 40 | 62 | 34 | -22 | Relegated | |
| * | SC Rot-Weiß Essen | 34 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 35 | 51 | 33 | -16 | Relegated | |
| * | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 60 | 30 | -26 | Relegated |