2. Fussball Bundesliga 1988/89 Liga
| # | Team | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | Diff | Pkt | Form | Tend. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC Fortuna Köln | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 75:48 | +27 | 43:25 | ▲ | |
| 2 | FC 08 Homburg | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 51:32 | +19 | 43:25 | ▼ | |
| 3 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 69:47 | +22 | 41:27 | – | |
| 4 | Alemannia Aachen | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 57:44 | +13 | 41:27 | – | |
| 5 | Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 51:40 | +11 | 39:29 | ▲ | |
| 6 | SC Freiburg | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 57:44 | +13 | 38:30 | ▼ | |
| 7 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 42:40 | +2 | 38:30 | ▲ | |
| 8 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 62:52 | +10 | 37:31 | ▼ | |
| 9 | SV Meppen | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 50:45 | +5 | 35:33 | ▲ | |
| 10 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 38:36 | +2 | 35:33 | ▼ | |
| 11 | Hertha BSC Berlin | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 39:37 | +2 | 34:34 | – | |
| 12 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 43:52 | -9 | 31:37 | – | |
| 13 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 48:58 | -10 | 31:37 | – | |
| 14 | FC Schalke 04 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 46:45 | +1 | 30:38 | – | |
| 15 | Kickers Offenbach | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 44:49 | -5 | 30:38 | ▲ | |
| 16 | SV Viktoria Aschaffenburg | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 37:55 | -18 | 30:38 | ▼ | |
| 17 | SpVgg Bayreuth | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 46:55 | -9 | 29:39 | ▼ | |
| 18 | VfL Osnabrück | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 44:61 | -17 | 29:39 | ▼ | |
| 19 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 40:63 | -23 | 26:42 | – | |
| 20 | SG Union Solingen | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 24:60 | -36 | 20:48 | – |