| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dynamo Dresden | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 36 |
| 2 | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 34 |
| 3 | Energie Cottbus | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 34 |
| 4 | Saarbruecken | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 31 |
| 5 | Hansa Rostock | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 38 |
| 6 | Viktoria Koln | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 34 |
| 7 | SC Verl 1924 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 28 |
| 8 | Ingolstadt | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 33 |
| 9 | 1860 Munich | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| 10 | RW Essen | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 29 |
| 11 | Alemannia Aachen | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 |
| 12 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 25 |
| 13 | Erzgebirge Aue | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 30 |
| 14 | Osnabruck | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 25 |
| 15 | Borussia Dortmund II | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 26 |
| 16 | Waldhof Mannheim | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 27 |
| 17 | Stuttgart II | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 29 |
| 18 | Hannover 96 II | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -14 | 16 |
| 19 | Sandhausen | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | -5 | 20 |
| 20 | Unterhaching | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | -4 | 17 |