| # | German 3. Liga | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Arminia Bielefeld | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 75 | 41 | 74 | 34 | Promoted | |
| ^ | MSV Duisburg | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 63 | 40 | 71 | 23 | Promoted | |
| - | Holstein Kiel | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 53 | 30 | 67 | 23 | ||
| - | Stuttgarter Kickers | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 61 | 47 | 65 | 14 | ||
| - | Chemnitzer FC | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 36 | 59 | 8 | ||
| - | Dynamo Dresden | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 52 | 48 | 56 | 4 | ||
| - | Energie Cottbus | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 50 | 50 | 56 | 0 | ||
| - | Preußen Münster | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 53 | 49 | 54 | 4 | ||
| - | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 54 | 44 | 53 | 10 | ||
| - | Hallescher FC | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 51 | 53 | 53 | -2 | ||
| - | VfL Osnabrück | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 49 | 51 | 52 | -2 | ||
| - | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 54 | 51 | -7 | ||
| - | VfB Stuttgart II | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 48 | 57 | 47 | -9 | ||
| - | Fortuna Köln | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 38 | 47 | 46 | -9 | ||
| - | SG Sonnenhof Großaspach | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 39 | 60 | 46 | -21 | ||
| - | 1. FSV Mainz 05 II | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 43 | 52 | 42 | -9 | ||
| - | Hansa Rostock | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 54 | 68 | 41 | -14 | ||
| * | Borussia Dortmund II | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 41 | 51 | 39 | -10 | Relegated | |
| * | SpVgg Unterhaching* | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 51 | 67 | 39 | -16 | Relegated | |
| * | SSV Jahn Regensburg | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 44 | 65 | 31 | -21 | Relegated |