| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Hannover (A) Hannover 96 (A) | 36 | 23-8-5 23 | 8 | 5 | 80:42 | 38 | 54:18 | |
| 2 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 36 | 21-7-8 21 | 7 | 8 | 76:47 | 29 | 49:23 | |
| 3 |
 |
St. Pauli (N) FC St. Pauli (N) | 36 | 18-10-8 18 | 10 | 8 | 61:44 | 17 | 46:26 | |
| 4 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 36 | 17-10-9 17 | 10 | 9 | 53:34 | 19 | 44:28 | |
| 5 |
 |
Darmstadt SV Darmstadt 98 | 36 | 18-7-11 18 | 7 | 11 | 70:48 | 22 | 43:29 | |
| 6 |
 |
Stg. Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers | 36 | 17-6-13 17 | 6 | 13 | 69:54 | 15 | 40:32 | |
| 7 |
 |
Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück | 36 | 16-8-12 16 | 8 | 12 | 58:60 | -2 | 40:32 | |
| 8 |
 |
Essen (N) Rot-Weiss Essen (N) | 36 | 14-10-12 14 | 10 | 12 | 67:61 | 6 | 38:34 | |
| 9 |
 |
Freiburg SC Freiburg | 36 | 13-12-11 13 | 12 | 11 | 55:51 | 4 | 38:34 | |
| 10 |
 |
Wattenscheid SG Wattenscheid 09 | 36 | 11-14-11 11 | 14 | 11 | 54:60 | -6 | 36:36 | |
| 11 |
 |
SG Union Solingen SG Union Solingen | 36 | 13-8-15 13 | 8 | 15 | 56:57 | -1 | 34:38 | |
| 12 |
 |
Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 36 | 10-14-12 10 | 14 | 12 | 48:50 | -2 | 34:38 | |
| 13 |
 |
Ulm (N) SSV Ulm 1846 (N) | 36 | 12-9-15 12 | 9 | 15 | 52:58 | -6 | 33:39 | |
| 14 |
 |
Saarbrücken (A) 1. FC Saarbrücken (A) | 36 | 10-13-13 10 | 13 | 13 | 51:68 | -17 | 33:39 | |
| 15 |
 |
F. Köln Fortuna Köln | 36 | 9-14-13 9 | 14 | 13 | 49:65 | -16 | 32:40 | |
| 16 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 36 | 12-7-17 12 | 7 | 17 | 50:53 | -3 | 31:41 | |
| 17 |
 |
Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig | 36 | 10-10-16 10 | 10 | 16 | 49:45 | 4 | 30:42 | |
| 18 |
 |
Aschaffenburg Viktoria Aschaffenburg | 36 | 5-14-17 5 | 14 | 17 | 46:68 | -22 | 24:48 | |
| 19 |
 |
KSV Hessen Kassel KSV Hessen Kassel | 36 | 6-10-20 6 | 10 | 20 | 35:68 | -33 | 22:50 | |
| 20 |
 |
Salmrohr (N) FSV Salmrohr (N) | 36 | 4-11-21 4 | 11 | 21 | 41:87 | -46 | 19:53 |