| # | German 2. Bundesliga | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 53 | 20 | 68 | 33 | Promoted | |
| ^ | SC Paderborn 07 | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 63 | 48 | 62 | 15 | Promoted | |
| - | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 64 | 38 | 60 | 26 | ||
| - | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 55 | 39 | 54 | 16 | ||
| - | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 47 | 34 | 50 | 13 | ||
| - | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 45 | 44 | 50 | 1 | ||
| - | TSV 1860 München | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 41 | 48 | -3 | ||
| - | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 49 | 48 | -5 | ||
| - | 1. FC Union Berlin | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 1 | ||
| - | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 33 | 44 | 1 | ||
| - | VfR Aalen | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 39 | 44 | -3 | ||
| - | SV Sandhausen | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 35 | 44 | -6 | ||
| - | FSV Frankfurt | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 46 | 51 | 41 | -5 | ||
| - | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 42 | 54 | 41 | -12 | ||
| - | VfL Bochum | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 43 | 40 | -13 | ||
| * | Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 40 | 58 | 35 | -18 | Relegated | |
| * | Dynamo Dresden | 34 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 36 | 53 | 32 | -17 | Relegated | |
| * | Energie Cottbus | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 35 | 59 | 25 | -24 | Relegated |