| # | German 2. Bundesliga | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 71 | 38 | 66 | 33 | Promoted | |
| ^ | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 60 | 40 | 60 | 20 | Promoted | |
| ^ | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 62 | 44 | 60 | 18 | Promoted | |
| - | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 62 | 36 | 58 | 26 | ||
| - | SC Freiburg | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 49 | 44 | 55 | 5 | ||
| - | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 53 | 47 | 52 | 6 | ||
| - | Alemannia Aachen | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 44 | 51 | 5 | ||
| - | TuS Koblenz | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 46 | 47 | 47 | -1 | ||
| - | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 47 | 53 | 44 | -6 | ||
| - | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 47 | 53 | 42 | -6 | ||
| - | TSV 1860 München | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 42 | 45 | 41 | -3 | ||
| - | VfL Osnabrück | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 43 | 54 | 40 | -11 | ||
| - | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 0 | ||
| - | FC Augsburg | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 39 | 51 | 38 | -12 | ||
| * | Kickers Offenbach | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 60 | 38 | -22 | Relegated | |
| * | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 49 | 57 | 32 | -8 | Relegated | |
| * | SC Paderborn 07 | 34 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 33 | 54 | 31 | -21 | Relegated | |
| * | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 45 | 68 | 29 | -23 | Relegated |