| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Bielefeld (A) Arminia Bielefeld (A) | 36 | 21-7-8 21 | 7 | 8 | 72:39 | 33 | 70 | |
| 2 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 36 | 19-11-6 19 | 11 | 6 | 60:38 | 22 | 68 | |
| 3 |
 |
Kiel Holstein Kiel | 36 | 18-13-5 18 | 13 | 5 | 52:25 | 27 | 67 | |
| 4 |
 |
Stg. Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers | 36 | 17-10-9 17 | 10 | 9 | 59:47 | 12 | 61 | |
| 5 |
 |
Chemnitz Chemnitzer FC | 36 | 16-7-13 16 | 7 | 13 | 41:35 | 6 | 55 | |
| 6 |
 |
Münster Preußen Münster | 36 | 15-9-12 15 | 9 | 12 | 52:46 | 6 | 54 | |
| 7 |
 |
Halle Hallescher FC | 36 | 15-8-13 15 | 8 | 13 | 50:49 | 1 | 53 | |
| 8 |
 |
Cottbus (A) Energie Cottbus (A) | 36 | 14-11-11 14 | 11 | 11 | 47:47 | 0 | 53 | |
| 9 |
 |
Wiesbaden SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 36 | 14-8-14 14 | 8 | 14 | 52:42 | 10 | 50 | |
| 10 |
 |
Dresden (A) Dynamo Dresden (A) | 36 | 14-8-14 14 | 8 | 14 | 47:45 | 2 | 50 | |
| 11 |
 |
Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück | 36 | 13-9-14 13 | 9 | 14 | 47:51 | -4 | 48 | |
| 12 |
 |
Erfurt Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 36 | 13-8-15 13 | 8 | 15 | 46:54 | -8 | 47 | |
| 13 |
 |
Großaspach (N) SG Sonnenhof Großaspach (N) | 36 | 12-10-14 12 | 10 | 14 | 39:57 | -18 | 46 | |
| 14 |
 |
F. Köln (N) Fortuna Köln (N) | 36 | 11-10-15 11 | 10 | 15 | 36:42 | -6 | 43 | |
| 15 |
 |
VfB II VfB Stuttgart II | 36 | 12-7-17 12 | 7 | 17 | 45:55 | -10 | 43 | |
| 16 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 36 | 11-8-17 11 | 8 | 17 | 53:65 | -12 | 41 | |
| 17 |
 |
Mainz 05 II (N) 1. FSV Mainz 05 II (N) | 36 | 9-11-16 9 | 11 | 16 | 40:50 | -10 | 38 | |
| 18 |
 |
Dortmund II Borussia Dortmund II | 36 | 7-15-14 7 | 15 | 14 | 37:47 | -10 | 36 | |
| 19 |
 |
Unterhaching * SpVgg Unterhaching * | 36 | 10-8-18 10 | 8 | 18 | 50:66 | -16 | 36 | |
| 20 |
 |
Regensburg Jahn Regensburg | 36 | 7-6-23 7 | 6 | 23 | 38:63 | -25 | 27 |