| # | German 3. Liga | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | VfL Osnabrück | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 56 | 31 | 76 | 25 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Karlsruher SC | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 64 | 38 | 71 | 26 | Promoted | |
| SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 38 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 71 | 47 | 70 | 24 | Promoted | ||
| - | Hallescher FC | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 34 | 66 | 13 | ||
| - | Würzburger Kickers | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 56 | 45 | 57 | 11 | ||
| - | Hansa Rostock | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 47 | 46 | 55 | 1 | ||
| - | FSV Zwickau | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 49 | 47 | 52 | 2 | ||
| - | Preußen Münster | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 48 | 50 | 52 | -2 | ||
| - | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 49 | 51 | 51 | -2 | ||
| - | SpVgg Unterhaching | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 53 | 46 | 48 | 7 | ||
| - | KFC Uerdingen 05 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 47 | 62 | 48 | -15 | ||
| - | TSV 1860 München | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 48 | 52 | 47 | -4 | ||
| - | SV Meppen | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 48 | 53 | 47 | -5 | ||
| - | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 48 | 57 | 46 | -9 | ||
| - | Sonnenhof Großaspach | 38 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 38 | 39 | 45 | -1 | ||
| - | TSV Eintracht Braunschweig | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 48 | 54 | 45 | -6 | ||
| * | Energie Cottbus | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 51 | 58 | 45 | -7 | Relegated | |
| * | Sportfreunde Lotte | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 31 | 46 | 40 | -15 | Relegated | |
| * | Fortuna Köln | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 38 | 64 | 39 | -26 | Relegated | |
| * | VfR Aalen | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 62 | 31 | -17 | Relegated |