| # | German 3. Liga | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | 1. FC Magdeburg | 38 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 70 | 32 | 85 | 38 | Promoted | |
| ^ | SC Paderborn 07 | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 90 | 33 | 83 | 57 | Promoted | |
| - | Karlsruher SC | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 49 | 29 | 69 | 20 | ||
| - | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 76 | 39 | 68 | 37 | ||
| - | Würzburger Kickers | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 53 | 46 | 61 | 7 | ||
| - | Hansa Rostock | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 48 | 34 | 60 | 14 | ||
| - | SV Meppen | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 50 | 47 | 58 | 3 | ||
| - | Fortuna Köln | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 53 | 48 | 54 | 5 | ||
| - | SpVgg Unterhaching | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 54 | 55 | 54 | -1 | ||
| - | Preußen Münster | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 50 | 49 | 52 | 1 | ||
| - | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 49 | 59 | 52 | -10 | ||
| - | VfR Aalen | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 48 | 57 | 50 | -9 | ||
| - | Hallescher FC | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 52 | 54 | 49 | -2 | ||
| - | Sonnenhof Großaspach | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 55 | 60 | 47 | -5 | ||
| - | FSV Zwickau | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 41 | -17 | ||
| - | Sportfreunde Lotte | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 43 | 60 | 40 | -17 | ||
| - | VfL Osnabrück | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 47 | 67 | 37 | -20 | ||
| * | Werder Bremen II | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 39 | 62 | 31 | -23 | Relegated | |
| * | Chemnitzer FC* | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 48 | 74 | 22 | -26 | Relegated | |
| * | Rot-Weiß Erfurt* | 38 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 78 | 13 | -52 | Relegated |