Table
| 3rd League | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 36 | 78 | 83 | 39 | 44 | 24 | 6 | 6 |
| 2. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 36 | 64 | 61 | 36 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 8 |
| 3. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 36 | 63 | 56 | 27 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 9 |
| 4. | TSV 1860 Munich | 36 | 61 | 67 | 50 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 9 |
| 5. | SV Waldhof Mannheim | 36 | 60 | 58 | 40 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 8 |
| 6. | VfL Osnabrück | 36 | 58 | 56 | 48 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 10 |
| 7. | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 36 | 53 | 50 | 44 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
| 8. | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 36 | 51 | 49 | 44 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 13 |
| 9. | Borussia Dortmund II | 36 | 49 | 51 | 48 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 15 |
| 10. | FSV Zwickau | 36 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 11 |
| 11. | SC Freiburg II | 36 | 47 | 34 | 42 | -8 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
| 12. | SV Meppen | 36 | 47 | 47 | 60 | -13 | 13 | 8 | 15 |
| 13. | FC Viktoria Köln | 36 | 45 | 39 | 52 | -13 | 12 | 9 | 15 |
| 14. | Hallescher FC | 36 | 43 | 46 | 48 | -2 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
| 15. | MSV Duisburg | 36 | 42 | 46 | 71 | -25 | 13 | 3 | 20 |
| 16. | SC Verl | 36 | 40 | 56 | 66 | -10 | 10 | 10 | 16 |
| 17. | Viktoria 1889 Berlin | 36 | 37 | 44 | 62 | -18 | 10 | 7 | 19 |
| 18. | FC Würzburger Kickers | 36 | 30 | 34 | 59 | -25 | 7 | 9 | 20 |
| 19. | TSV Havelse | 36 | 23 | 28 | 71 | -43 | 5 | 8 | 23 |
| 20. | Türkgücü München | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |