| Teams | Last 5 | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hamburger SV | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 34 | |
| 2 |  1. FC Köln | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 19 | 23 | 33 | |
| 3 |  1. FC Union Berlin | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 28 | |
| 4 |  FC St. Pauli | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 28 | |
| 5 |  Holstein Kiel | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 27 | |
| 6 |  1. FC Heidenheim | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 26 | |
| 7 |  VfL Bochum | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 24 | |
| 8 |  SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 23 | |
| 9 |  SC Paderborn | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 22 | |
| 10 |  SSV Jahn Regensburg | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 22 | |
| 11 |  Dynamo Dresden | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 22 | |
| 12 |  FC Erzgebirge Aue | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 18 | |
| 13 |  SV Darmstadt 98 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 18 | |
| 14 |  Arminia Bielefeld | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 15 | |
| 15 |  MSV Duisburg | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 28 | -14 | 13 | |
| 16 |  1. FC Magdeburg | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 11 | |
| 17 |  SV Sandhausen | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 11 | |
| 18 |  FC Ingolstadt 04 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 32 | -17 | 9 |