Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | VfL Osnabrück | 38 | 76 | 56 | 31 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 6 |
| 2. | Karlsruher SC | 38 | 71 | 64 | 38 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 7 |
| 3. | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 38 | 70 | 71 | 47 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 12 |
| 4. | Hallescher FC | 38 | 66 | 47 | 34 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 10 |
| 5. | FC Würzburger Kickers | 38 | 57 | 56 | 45 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 13 |
| 6. | FC Hansa Rostock | 38 | 55 | 47 | 46 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
| 7. | FSV Zwickau | 38 | 52 | 49 | 47 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 14 |
| 8. | Preußen Münster | 38 | 52 | 48 | 50 | -2 | 15 | 7 | 16 |
| 9. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 38 | 51 | 49 | 51 | -2 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| 10. | SpVgg Unterhaching | 38 | 48 | 53 | 46 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 12 |
| 11. | KFC Uerdingen | 38 | 48 | 47 | 62 | -15 | 14 | 6 | 18 |
| 12. | TSV 1860 Munich | 38 | 47 | 48 | 52 | -4 | 12 | 11 | 15 |
| 13. | SV Meppen | 38 | 47 | 48 | 53 | -5 | 13 | 8 | 17 |
| 14. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 38 | 46 | 48 | 57 | -9 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
| 15. | SG Sonnenhof Großaspach | 38 | 45 | 38 | 39 | -1 | 9 | 18 | 11 |
| 16. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 38 | 45 | 48 | 54 | -6 | 10 | 15 | 13 |
| 17. | Energie Cottbus | 38 | 45 | 51 | 58 | -7 | 12 | 9 | 17 |
| 18. | Sportfreunde Lotte | 38 | 40 | 31 | 46 | -15 | 9 | 13 | 16 |
| 19. | SC Fortuna Köln | 38 | 39 | 38 | 64 | -26 | 9 | 12 | 17 |
| 20. | VfR Aalen | 38 | 31 | 45 | 62 | -17 | 6 | 13 | 19 |