| # | German 3. Liga | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | MSV Duisburg | 38 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 52 | 32 | 68 | 20 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Holstein Kiel | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 59 | 25 | 67 | 34 | Promoted | |
| SSV Jahn Regensburg | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 62 | 50 | 63 | 12 | Promoted | ||
| - | 1. FC Magdeburg | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 53 | 36 | 61 | 17 | ||
| - | FSV Zwickau | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 47 | 54 | 56 | -7 | ||
| - | VfL Osnabrück | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 46 | 43 | 54 | 3 | ||
| - | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 42 | 53 | 3 | ||
| - | Chemnitzer FC | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 54 | 51 | 52 | 3 | ||
| - | Preußen Münster | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 6 | ||
| - | Sonnenhof Großaspach | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 48 | 48 | 51 | 0 | ||
| - | VfR Aalen* | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 52 | 36 | 48 | 16 | ||
| - | Sportfreunde Lotte | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 47 | 48 | -1 | ||
| - | Hallescher FC | 38 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 34 | 39 | 48 | -5 | ||
| - | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 47 | 47 | -13 | ||
| - | Hansa Rostock | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 44 | 46 | 46 | -2 | ||
| - | Fortuna Köln | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 59 | 46 | -22 | ||
| - | Werder Bremen II | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 48 | 45 | -16 | ||
| - | SC Paderborn 07 | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 38 | 57 | 44 | -19 | ||
| * | 1. FSV Mainz 05 II | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 41 | 58 | 40 | -17 | Relegated | |
| * | FSV Frankfurt* | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 38 | 50 | 25 | -12 | Relegated |