2. Fussball Bundesliga 1988/89 Liga
| # | Team | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | Diff | Pkt | Form | Tend. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 74:49 | +25 | 45:27 | ▲ | |
| 2 | FC 08 Homburg | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 53:33 | +20 | 45:27 | ▲ | |
| 3 | SC Fortuna Köln | 36 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 77:53 | +24 | 43:29 | ▼ | |
| 4 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 45:41 | +4 | 42:30 | ▲ | |
| 5 | Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 53:43 | +10 | 41:31 | ▼ | |
| 6 | Alemannia Aachen | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 57:49 | +8 | 41:31 | ▼ | |
| 7 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 66:54 | +12 | 40:32 | – | |
| 8 | SC Freiburg | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 60:51 | +9 | 38:34 | – | |
| 9 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 41:39 | +2 | 37:35 | – | |
| 10 | SV Meppen | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 52:50 | +2 | 35:37 | – | |
| 11 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 48:53 | -5 | 35:37 | ▲ | |
| 12 | FC Schalke 04 | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 53:48 | +5 | 34:38 | ▲ | |
| 13 | Hertha BSC Berlin | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 43:43 | 0 | 34:38 | ▼ | |
| 14 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 51:59 | -8 | 33:39 | ▼ | |
| 15 | VfL Osnabrück | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 51:65 | -14 | 33:39 | ▲ | |
| 16 | Kickers Offenbach | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 48:51 | -3 | 32:40 | ▲ | |
| 17 | SpVgg Bayreuth | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 48:56 | -8 | 32:40 | ▲ | |
| 18 | SV Viktoria Aschaffenburg | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 43:58 | -15 | 32:40 | ▼ | |
| 19 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 43:68 | -25 | 28:44 | – | |
| 20 | SG Union Solingen | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 24:67 | -43 | 20:52 | – |