| 1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 18 07 09 68 - 45 61 |
| 2 | DSC Arminia Bielefeld | 34 16 08 10 50 - 37 56 |
| 3 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 34 13 15 06 49 - 34 54 |
| 4 | FC Energie Cottbus | 34 15 09 10 52 - 44 54 |
| 5 | SC Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 34 15 08 11 52 - 48 53 |
| 6 | TSV Alemannia Aachen | 34 15 08 11 51 - 51 53 |
| 7 | MSV 02 Duisburg | 34 13 09 12 52 - 46 48 |
| 8 | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 34 12 12 10 47 - 45 48 |
| 9 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 11 12 11 58 - 51 45 |
| 10 | SV Wacker Burghausen | 34 12 09 13 40 - 39 45 |
| 11 | SV Eintracht Trier 05 | 34 12 09 13 46 - 51 45 |
| 12 | LR Ahlen | 34 12 08 14 36 - 45 44 |
| 13 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 34 11 10 13 41 - 46 43 |
| 14 | Karlsruher SC | 34 11 10 13 38 - 44 43 |
| 15 | VfB Lübeck 1919 | 34 09 12 13 47 - 57 39 |
| 16 | SSV Jahn 2000 Regensburg | 34 09 12 13 37 - 51 39 |
| 17 | 1. FC Union Berlin | 34 08 09 17 43 - 53 33 |
| 18 | VfL 1899 Osnabrück | 34 07 07 20 35 - 55 28 |