| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Bielefeld (A) Arminia Bielefeld (A) | 35 | 21-6-8 21 | 6 | 8 | 71:38 | 33 | 69 | |
| 2 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 35 | 18-11-6 18 | 11 | 6 | 58:38 | 20 | 65 | |
| 3 |
 |
Kiel Holstein Kiel | 35 | 17-13-5 17 | 13 | 5 | 48:25 | 23 | 64 | |
| 4 |
 |
Stg. Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers | 35 | 16-10-9 16 | 10 | 9 | 56:45 | 11 | 58 | |
| 5 |
 |
Münster Preußen Münster | 35 | 15-9-11 15 | 9 | 11 | 50:43 | 7 | 54 | |
| 6 |
 |
Cottbus (A) Energie Cottbus (A) | 35 | 14-11-10 14 | 11 | 10 | 47:44 | 3 | 53 | |
| 7 |
 |
Halle Hallescher FC | 35 | 15-8-12 15 | 8 | 12 | 49:47 | 2 | 53 | |
| 8 |
 |
Chemnitz Chemnitzer FC | 35 | 15-7-13 15 | 7 | 13 | 40:35 | 5 | 52 | |
| 9 |
 |
Wiesbaden SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 35 | 14-7-14 14 | 7 | 14 | 51:41 | 10 | 49 | |
| 10 |
 |
Dresden (A) Dynamo Dresden (A) | 35 | 13-8-14 13 | 8 | 14 | 42:44 | -2 | 47 | |
| 11 |
 |
Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück | 35 | 13-8-14 13 | 8 | 14 | 46:50 | -4 | 47 | |
| 12 |
 |
Erfurt Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 35 | 13-8-14 13 | 8 | 14 | 46:52 | -6 | 47 | |
| 13 |
 |
F. Köln (N) Fortuna Köln (N) | 35 | 11-10-14 11 | 10 | 14 | 36:38 | -2 | 43 | |
| 14 |
 |
Großaspach (N) SG Sonnenhof Großaspach (N) | 35 | 11-10-14 11 | 10 | 14 | 37:56 | -19 | 43 | |
| 15 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 35 | 11-8-16 11 | 8 | 16 | 51:62 | -11 | 41 | |
| 16 |
 |
VfB II VfB Stuttgart II | 35 | 11-7-17 11 | 7 | 17 | 42:53 | -11 | 40 | |
| 17 |
 |
Mainz 05 II (N) 1. FSV Mainz 05 II (N) | 35 | 9-10-16 9 | 10 | 16 | 39:49 | -10 | 37 | |
| 18 |
 |
Unterhaching * SpVgg Unterhaching * | 35 | 10-8-17 10 | 8 | 17 | 49:61 | -12 | 36 | |
| 19 |
 |
Dortmund II Borussia Dortmund II | 35 | 6-15-14 6 | 15 | 14 | 34:47 | -13 | 33 | |
| 20 |
 |
Regensburg Jahn Regensburg | 35 | 7-6-22 7 | 6 | 22 | 38:62 | -24 | 27 |