| Pos | Team | Live | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osnabrück | 32 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 64 | WWWWL | |
| 2 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 1-1 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 62 | WWWWW |
| 3 | Energie Cottbus | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 60 | DLDWW | |
| 4 | MSV Duisburg | 0-2 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 60 | WLWLW |
| 5 | Hansa Rostock | 32 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 56 | DWWLW | |
| 6 | Verl | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 54 | WWWLL | |
| 7 | Alemannia Aachen | 1-0 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 51 | WWWWD |
| 8 | 1860 München | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 50 | WDLDL | |
| 9 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 2-0 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 48 | WDLLL |
| 10 | Viktoria Köln | 2-0 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 47 | LLLWW |
| 11 | Waldhof Mannheim | 0-2 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 14 | -7 | 47 | WLWDD |
| 12 | Jahn Regensburg | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 42 | LDWLW | |
| 13 | Stuttgart II | 1-0 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | -12 | 42 | LWLWD |
| 14 | Ingolstadt 04 | 1-1 | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 41 | LWLLL |
| 15 | 1899 Hoffenheim II | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 40 | LLWDD | |
| 16 | Saarbrücken | 0-0 | 33 | 8 | 14 | 11 | -5 | 38 | LDLWD |
| 17 | Ulm 1846 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 19 | -22 | 29 | LLDWD | |
| 18 | Havelse | 0-0 | 33 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -26 | 27 | LWLLW |
| 19 | Erzgebirge Aue | 32 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -23 | 24 | LLLLL | |
| 20 | Schweinfurt | 33 | 5 | 3 | 25 | -46 | 18 | LWLLD |