| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Bielefeld (A) Arminia Bielefeld (A) | 37 | 21-8-8 21 | 8 | 8 | 74:41 | 33 | 71 | |
| 2 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 37 | 20-11-6 20 | 11 | 6 | 63:39 | 24 | 71 | |
| 3 |
 |
Kiel Holstein Kiel | 37 | 18-13-6 18 | 13 | 6 | 53:28 | 25 | 67 | |
| 4 |
 |
Stg. Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers | 37 | 17-11-9 17 | 11 | 9 | 59:47 | 12 | 62 | |
| 5 |
 |
Chemnitz Chemnitzer FC | 37 | 17-7-13 17 | 7 | 13 | 43:35 | 8 | 58 | |
| 6 |
 |
Cottbus (A) Energie Cottbus (A) | 37 | 15-11-11 15 | 11 | 11 | 48:47 | 1 | 56 | |
| 7 |
 |
Münster Preußen Münster | 37 | 15-9-13 15 | 9 | 13 | 52:47 | 5 | 54 | |
| 8 |
 |
Dresden (A) Dynamo Dresden (A) | 37 | 15-8-14 15 | 8 | 14 | 50:47 | 3 | 53 | |
| 9 |
 |
Halle Hallescher FC | 37 | 15-8-14 15 | 8 | 14 | 51:51 | 0 | 53 | |
| 10 |
 |
Wiesbaden SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 37 | 14-8-15 14 | 8 | 15 | 53:44 | 9 | 50 | |
| 11 |
 |
Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück | 37 | 13-10-14 13 | 10 | 14 | 47:51 | -4 | 49 | |
| 12 |
 |
Erfurt Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 37 | 13-9-15 13 | 9 | 15 | 46:54 | -8 | 48 | |
| 13 |
 |
F. Köln (N) Fortuna Köln (N) | 37 | 12-10-15 12 | 10 | 15 | 38:43 | -5 | 46 | |
| 14 |
 |
Großaspach (N) SG Sonnenhof Großaspach (N) | 37 | 12-10-15 12 | 10 | 15 | 39:59 | -20 | 46 | |
| 15 |
 |
VfB II VfB Stuttgart II | 37 | 12-8-17 12 | 8 | 17 | 45:55 | -10 | 44 | |
| 16 |
 |
Mainz 05 II (N) 1. FSV Mainz 05 II (N) | 37 | 10-11-16 10 | 11 | 16 | 42:51 | -9 | 41 | |
| 17 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 37 | 11-8-18 11 | 8 | 18 | 53:66 | -13 | 41 | |
| 18 |
 |
Unterhaching * SpVgg Unterhaching * | 37 | 11-8-18 11 | 8 | 18 | 51:66 | -15 | 39 | |
| 19 |
 |
Dortmund II Borussia Dortmund II | 37 | 7-15-15 7 | 15 | 15 | 39:50 | -11 | 36 | |
| 20 |
 |
Regensburg Jahn Regensburg | 37 | 7-7-23 7 | 7 | 23 | 40:65 | -25 | 28 |