Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | MSV Duisburg | 38 | 68 | 52 | 32 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 6 |
| 2. | Holstein Kiel | 38 | 67 | 59 | 25 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 7 |
| 3. | Jahn Regensburg | 38 | 63 | 62 | 50 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 11 |
| 4. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 38 | 61 | 53 | 36 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 9 |
| 5. | VfR Aalen | 38 | 57 | 52 | 36 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 9 |
| 6. | FSV Zwickau | 38 | 56 | 47 | 54 | -7 | 16 | 8 | 14 |
| 7. | VfL Osnabrück | 38 | 54 | 46 | 43 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 14 |
| 8. | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 38 | 53 | 45 | 42 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 13 |
| 9. | Chemnitzer FC | 38 | 52 | 54 | 51 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 14 |
| 10. | Preußen Münster | 38 | 51 | 49 | 43 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 17 |
| 11. | SG Sonnenhof Großaspach | 38 | 51 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 15 |
| 12. | Sportfreunde Lotte | 38 | 48 | 46 | 47 | -1 | 13 | 9 | 16 |
| 13. | Hallescher FC | 38 | 48 | 34 | 39 | -5 | 10 | 18 | 10 |
| 14. | Rot-Weiss Erfurt | 38 | 47 | 34 | 47 | -13 | 12 | 11 | 15 |
| 15. | FC Hansa Rostock | 38 | 46 | 44 | 46 | -2 | 10 | 16 | 12 |
| 16. | SC Fortuna Köln | 38 | 46 | 37 | 59 | -22 | 12 | 10 | 16 |
| 17. | Werder Bremen II | 38 | 45 | 32 | 48 | -16 | 12 | 9 | 17 |
| 18. | SC Paderborn 07 | 38 | 44 | 38 | 57 | -19 | 12 | 8 | 18 |
| 19. | FSV Mainz 05 II | 38 | 40 | 41 | 58 | -17 | 11 | 7 | 20 |
| 20. | FSV Frankfurt -9 * | 38 | 25 | 38 | 50 | -12 | 7 | 13 | 18 |
*) The values marked represent starting points that have already been deducted from the points total in the table (but not from the home and away tables)