| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osnabruck | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 34 |
| 2 | RW Essen | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 37 |
| 3 | Energie Cottbus | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 34 |
| 4 | MSV Duisburg | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 40 |
| 5 | Hansa Rostock | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 29 |
| 6 | SC Verl 1924 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 31 |
| 7 | Alemannia Aachen | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | -2 | 22 |
| 8 | 1860 Munich | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 31 |
| 9 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 31 |
| 10 | Viktoria Koln | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 27 |
| 11 | Waldhof Mannheim | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 30 |
| 12 | Jahn Regensburg | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 27 |
| 13 | Stuttgart II | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 27 |
| 14 | Ingolstadt | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 20 |
| 15 | 1899 Hoffenheim II | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| 16 | Saarbruecken | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 27 |
| 17 | Havelse | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 19 |
| 18 | Ulm | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | -11 | 16 |
| 19 | Erzgebirge Aue | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | -7 | 18 |
| 20 | FC Schweinfurt | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -11 | 14 |
