Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | MSV Duisburg | 10 | 25 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 2. | FC Viktoria Köln | 10 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 3. | Rot-Weiss Essen | 10 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 4. | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 10 | 17 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 5. | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II | 10 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 6. | FC Hansa Rostock | 10 | 15 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 7. | VfB Stuttgart II | 10 | 14 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 8. | Alemannia Aachen | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 9. | FC Ingolstadt | 10 | 14 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 10. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 10 | 14 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 11. | SV Waldhof Mannheim | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 12. | Preußen Münster | 10 | 12 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 13. | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 14. | SC Verl | 10 | 12 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 15. | SG Sonnenhof Großaspach | 10 | 12 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 16. | FC Würzburger Kickers | 10 | 11 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 17. | SV Meppen | 10 | 11 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 18. | Jahn Regensburg | 10 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 19. | SC Fortuna Köln | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 20. | TSV Havelse | 10 | 6 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 1 | 3 | 6 |