2. Fussball Bundesliga 1988/89 Liga
| # | Team | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | Diff | Pkt | Form | Tend. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 85:52 | +33 | 49:27 | – | |
| 2 | FC 08 Homburg | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 55:36 | +19 | 47:29 | – | |
| 3 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 53:43 | +10 | 46:30 | – | |
| 4 | SC Fortuna Köln | 38 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 80:57 | +23 | 45:31 | – | |
| 5 | SC Freiburg | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 66:52 | +14 | 42:34 | ▲ | |
| 6 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 68:58 | +10 | 42:34 | ▲ | |
| 7 | Alemannia Aachen | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 58:55 | +3 | 41:35 | ▼ | |
| 8 | Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 56:54 | +2 | 41:35 | ▼ | |
| 9 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 43:43 | 0 | 38:38 | – | |
| 10 | SV Meppen | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 55:54 | +1 | 37:39 | ▲ | |
| 11 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 56:57 | -1 | 37:39 | ▼ | |
| 12 | FC Schalke 04 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 58:51 | +7 | 36:40 | ▼ | |
| 13 | Hertha BSC Berlin | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 45:44 | +1 | 36:40 | ▼ | |
| 14 | VfL Osnabrück | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 58:66 | -8 | 36:40 | ▲ | |
| 15 | Kickers Offenbach | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 51:53 | -2 | 35:41 | ▲ | |
| 16 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 54:60 | -6 | 35:41 | ▼ | |
| 17 | SpVgg Bayreuth | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 52:60 | -8 | 34:42 | ▲ | |
| 18 | SV Viktoria Aschaffenburg | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 47:60 | -13 | 34:42 | ▼ | |
| 19 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 44:76 | -32 | 29:47 | – | |
| 20 | SG Union Solingen | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 24:77 | -53 | 20:56 | – |