| # | German 2. Bundesliga | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | VfL Bochum | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 55 | 26 | 66 | 29 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Alemannia Aachen | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 61 | 36 | 65 | 25 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Energie Cottbus | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 49 | 33 | 58 | 16 | Promoted | |
| - | SC Freiburg | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 33 | 56 | 8 | ||
| - | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 42 | 54 | 9 | ||
| - | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 45 | 53 | 10 | ||
| - | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 36 | 48 | 2 | ||
| - | SV Wacker Burghausen | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 45 | 49 | 47 | -4 | ||
| - | SC Paderborn 07 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 46 | 40 | 46 | 6 | ||
| - | Hansa Rostock | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 44 | 49 | 43 | -5 | ||
| - | Kickers Offenbach | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 53 | 43 | -11 | ||
| - | TSV Eintracht Braunschweig | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 48 | 43 | -11 | ||
| - | TSV 1860 München | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 41 | 44 | 42 | -3 | ||
| - | SpVgg Unterhaching | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 42 | 48 | 42 | -6 | ||
| * | Dynamo Dresden | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 45 | 41 | -6 | Relegated | |
| * | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 37 | 63 | 38 | -26 | Relegated | |
| * | LR Ahlen | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 36 | 50 | 35 | -14 | Relegated | |
| * | Sportfreunde Siegen | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 31 | -19 | Relegated |