| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Bielefeld (A) Arminia Bielefeld (A) | 38 | 22-8-8 22 | 8 | 8 | 75:41 | 34 | 74 | |
| 2 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 38 | 20-11-7 20 | 11 | 7 | 63:40 | 23 | 71 | |
| 3 |
 |
Kiel Holstein Kiel | 38 | 18-13-7 18 | 13 | 7 | 53:30 | 23 | 67 | |
| 4 |
 |
Stg. Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers | 38 | 18-11-9 18 | 11 | 9 | 61:47 | 14 | 65 | |
| 5 |
 |
Chemnitz Chemnitzer FC | 38 | 17-8-13 17 | 8 | 13 | 44:36 | 8 | 59 | |
| 6 |
 |
Dresden (A) Dynamo Dresden (A) | 38 | 16-8-14 16 | 8 | 14 | 52:48 | 4 | 56 | |
| 7 |
 |
Cottbus (A) Energie Cottbus (A) | 38 | 15-11-12 15 | 11 | 12 | 50:50 | 0 | 56 | |
| 8 |
 |
Münster Preußen Münster | 38 | 15-9-14 15 | 9 | 14 | 53:49 | 4 | 54 | |
| 9 |
 |
Wiesbaden SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 38 | 15-8-15 15 | 8 | 15 | 54:44 | 10 | 53 | |
| 10 |
 |
Halle Hallescher FC | 38 | 15-8-15 15 | 8 | 15 | 51:53 | -2 | 53 | |
| 11 |
 |
Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück | 38 | 14-10-14 14 | 10 | 14 | 49:51 | -2 | 52 | |
| 12 |
 |
Erfurt Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 38 | 14-9-15 14 | 9 | 15 | 47:54 | -7 | 51 | |
| 13 |
 |
VfB II VfB Stuttgart II | 38 | 13-8-17 13 | 8 | 17 | 48:57 | -9 | 47 | |
| 14 |
 |
F. Köln (N) Fortuna Köln (N) | 38 | 12-10-16 12 | 10 | 16 | 38:47 | -9 | 46 | |
| 15 |
 |
Großaspach (N) SG Sonnenhof Großaspach (N) | 38 | 12-10-16 12 | 10 | 16 | 39:60 | -21 | 46 | |
| 16 |
 |
Mainz 05 II (N) 1. FSV Mainz 05 II (N) | 38 | 10-12-16 10 | 12 | 16 | 43:52 | -9 | 42 | |
| 17 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 38 | 11-8-19 11 | 8 | 19 | 54:68 | -14 | 41 | |
| 18 |
 |
Dortmund II Borussia Dortmund II | 38 | 8-15-15 8 | 15 | 15 | 41:51 | -10 | 39 | |
| 19 |
 |
Unterhaching * SpVgg Unterhaching * | 38 | 11-8-19 11 | 8 | 19 | 51:67 | -16 | 39 | |
| 20 |
 |
Regensburg Jahn Regensburg | 38 | 8-7-23 8 | 7 | 23 | 44:65 | -21 | 31 |