| # | German 2. Bundesliga | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | SC Freiburg | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 60 | 36 | 68 | 24 | Promoted | |
| ^ | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 62 | 37 | 63 | 25 | Promoted | |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 51 | 29 | 60 | 22 | Promoted | ||
| - | Alemannia Aachen | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 58 | 38 | 56 | 20 | ||
| - | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 60 | 46 | 56 | 14 | ||
| - | MSV Duisburg | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 56 | 36 | 55 | 20 | ||
| - | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 53 | 48 | 52 | 5 | ||
| - | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 52 | 59 | 48 | -7 | ||
| - | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 54 | 42 | -19 | ||
| - | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 38 | 57 | 41 | -19 | ||
| - | FC Augsburg | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 43 | 46 | 40 | -3 | ||
| - | TSV 1860 München | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 44 | 46 | 39 | -2 | ||
| - | Hansa Rostock | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 52 | 53 | 38 | -1 | ||
| - | TuS Koblenz* | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 47 | 57 | 38 | -10 | ||
| - | FSV Frankfurt | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 34 | 47 | 38 | -13 | ||
| * | VfL Osnabrück | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 41 | 60 | 36 | -19 | Relegated | |
| * | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 54 | 31 | -16 | Relegated | |
| * | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 49 | 27 | -21 | Relegated |