Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 19 | 48 | 41 | 11 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| 2. | SC Paderborn 07 | 19 | 45 | 49 | 11 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 2 |
| 3. | Karlsruher SC | 19 | 44 | 29 | 9 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| 4. | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 19 | 39 | 44 | 19 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 4 |
| 5. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 19 | 36 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 6. | VfR Aalen | 19 | 35 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
| 7. | SV Meppen | 19 | 34 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| 8. | FC Hansa Rostock | 19 | 33 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| 9. | SpVgg Unterhaching | 19 | 33 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 6 |
| 10. | Preußen Münster | 19 | 32 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| 11. | SC Fortuna Köln | 19 | 31 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
| 12. | Hallescher FC | 19 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 8 |
| 13. | FSV Zwickau | 19 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| 14. | FC Würzburger Kickers | 19 | 28 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| 15. | Sportfreunde Lotte | 19 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
| 16. | VfL Osnabrück | 19 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| 17. | SG Sonnenhof Großaspach | 19 | 22 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| 18. | Werder Bremen II | 19 | 19 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| 19. | Chemnitzer FC -9 * | 19 | 13 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| 20. | Rot-Weiss Erfurt -10 * | 19 | 3 | 17 | 42 | -25 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
*) 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)