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3. Liga: Die Tabelle vor dem 8. Spieltag
| # | Mannschaft | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Pkt. |
| 1 | Dynamo Dresden | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15:8 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | SV Sandhausen | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13:7 | 6 | 16 |
| 3 | Erzgebirge Aue | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13:8 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9:6 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Energie Cottbus | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18:11 | 7 | 12 |
| 6 | Viktoria Köln | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11:7 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12:10 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | VfB Stuttgart II | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12:12 | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | Arminia Bielefeld | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7:7 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | TSV 1860 München | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8:11 | -3 | 9 |
| 11 | Borussia Dortmund II | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10:9 | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9:11 | -2 | 8 |
| 13 | Alemannia Aachen | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6:9 | -3 | 8 |
| 14 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10:15 | -5 | 8 |
| 15 | Hansa Rostock | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8:9 | -1 | 7 |
| 16 | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14:16 | -2 | 7 |
| 17 | Waldhof Mannheim | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7:9 | -2 | 6 |
| 18 | SC Verl | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7:13 | -6 | 6 |
| 19 | VfL Osnabrück | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10:15 | -5 | 5 |
| 20 | Hannover 96 II | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6:12 | -6 | 4 |
