| # | German 2. Bundesliga | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Hertha BSC | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 69 | 28 | 74 | 41 | Promoted | |
| ^ | FC Augsburg | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 58 | 27 | 65 | 31 | Promoted | |
| - | VfL Bochum | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 35 | 65 | 14 | ||
| - | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 47 | 27 | 61 | 20 | ||
| - | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 37 | 56 | 3 | ||
| - | Energie Cottbus | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 65 | 52 | 55 | 13 | ||
| - | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 49 | 39 | 53 | 10 | ||
| - | MSV Duisburg | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 53 | 38 | 52 | 15 | ||
| - | TSV 1860 München* | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 36 | 50 | 14 | ||
| - | Alemannia Aachen | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 58 | 60 | 48 | -2 | ||
| - | 1. FC Union Berlin | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 39 | 45 | 42 | -6 | ||
| - | SC Paderborn 07 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 39 | -15 | ||
| - | FSV Frankfurt | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 42 | 54 | 38 | -12 | ||
| - | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 46 | 37 | -6 | ||
| - | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 46 | 72 | 33 | -26 | ||
| * | VfL Osnabrück | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 40 | 62 | 31 | -22 | Relegated | |
| * | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 30 | 65 | 28 | -35 | Relegated | |
| * | Arminia Bielefeld* | 34 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 65 | 17 | -37 | Relegated |