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2. Bundesliga Ladder
| TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburg SV | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | +29 | 52 |
| FC Cologne | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | +9 | 50 |
| 1. FC Magdeburg | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | +14 | 46 |
| Kaiserslautern | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | +6 | 46 |
| SC Paderborn 07 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | +10 | 45 |
| SV 07 Elversberg | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | +19 | 44 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | +4 | 44 |
| Hannover 96 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | +7 | 43 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | +3 | 41 |
| Karlsruher SC | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 40 |
| Schalke 04 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 37 |
| Hertha Berlin | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | -2 | 35 |
| SV Darmstadt 98 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | +2 | 34 |
| SpVgg Greuther Furth | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | -12 | 34 |
| Preußen Münster | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 27 |
| TSV Eintracht Braunschweig | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -24 | 27 |
| SSV Ulm 1846 | 28 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -7 | 23 |
| SSV Jahn Regensburg | 28 | 5 | 4 | 19 | -45 | 19 |