| # | German 3. Liga | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | 1. FC Union Berlin | 38 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 59 | 23 | 78 | 36 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 54 | 33 | 69 | 21 | Promoted | |
| SC Paderborn 07 | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 68 | 38 | 68 | 30 | Promoted | ||
| - | SpVgg Unterhaching | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 57 | 46 | 67 | 11 | ||
| - | FC Bayern München II | 38 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 54 | 38 | 59 | 16 | ||
| * | Kickers Emden | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 45 | 44 | 59 | 1 | Relegated | |
| - | Kickers Offenbach | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 40 | 35 | 52 | 5 | ||
| - | SV Sandhausen | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 58 | 52 | 50 | 6 | ||
| - | Dynamo Dresden | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 46 | 50 | 0 | ||
| - | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 48 | 50 | -2 | ||
| - | VfB Stuttgart II | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 61 | 50 | 49 | 11 | ||
| - | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 43 | 43 | 48 | 0 | ||
| - | TSV Eintracht Braunschweig | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 46 | 51 | 45 | -5 | ||
| - | Wuppertaler SV | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 45 | 45 | -9 | ||
| - | SSV Jahn Regensburg | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 51 | 45 | -14 | ||
| - | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 41 | 59 | 41 | -18 | ||
| - | Werder Bremen II | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 49 | 58 | 40 | -9 | ||
| - | SV Wacker Burghausen | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 65 | 40 | -25 | ||
| * | VfR Aalen | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 60 | 39 | -22 | Relegated | |
| * | Stuttgarter Kickers* | 38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 38 | 71 | 29 | -33 | Relegated |