| # | German 3. Liga | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Karlsruher SC | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 69 | 27 | 79 | 42 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Arminia Bielefeld | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 59 | 32 | 76 | 27 | Promoted | |
| - | VfL Osnabrück | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 64 | 35 | 73 | 29 | ||
| - | Preußen Münster | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 63 | 33 | 72 | 30 | ||
| - | 1. FC Heidenheim | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 69 | 47 | 72 | 22 | ||
| - | Chemnitzer FC | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 56 | 47 | 55 | 9 | ||
| - | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 38 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 0 | ||
| - | SV Wacker Burghausen | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 45 | 51 | 0 | ||
| - | SpVgg Unterhaching | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 48 | 55 | 51 | -7 | ||
| - | Hallescher FC | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 50 | 46 | -13 | ||
| - | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 52 | 62 | 45 | -10 | ||
| - | Hansa Rostock | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 52 | 44 | -13 | ||
| - | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 58 | 44 | -14 | ||
| - | VfB Stuttgart II | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 42 | 43 | -7 | ||
| - | Kickers Offenbach* | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 41 | 44 | 42 | -3 | ||
| - | Borussia Dortmund II | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 39 | 58 | 41 | -19 | ||
| - | Stuttgarter Kickers | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 48 | 40 | -9 | ||
| - | Darmstadt 98 | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 32 | 46 | 38 | -14 | ||
| * | SV Babelsberg 03 | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 32 | 54 | 37 | -22 | Relegated | |
| * | Alemannia Aachen* | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 40 | 68 | 26 | -28 | Relegated |