| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück | 29 | 16-10-3 16 | 10 | 3 | 42:21 | 21 | 58 | |
| 2 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 29 | 15-9-5 15 | 9 | 5 | 46:29 | 17 | 54 | |
| 3 |
 |
Wiesbaden SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 29 | 15-4-10 15 | 4 | 10 | 53:39 | 14 | 49 | |
| 4 |
 |
Halle Hallescher FC | 29 | 14-7-8 14 | 7 | 8 | 34:25 | 9 | 49 | |
| 5 |
 |
Würzburg Würzburger Kickers | 29 | 11-8-10 11 | 8 | 10 | 42:34 | 8 | 41 | |
| 6 |
 |
K'lautern (A) 1. FC Kaiserslautern (A) | 29 | 10-11-8 10 | 11 | 8 | 35:36 | -1 | 41 | |
| 7 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 29 | 11-8-10 11 | 8 | 10 | 35:38 | -3 | 41 | |
| 8 |
 |
Unterhaching SpVgg Unterhaching | 29 | 9-13-7 9 | 13 | 7 | 45:31 | 14 | 40 | |
| 9 |
 |
1860 München (N) TSV 1860 München (N) | 29 | 10-10-9 10 | 10 | 9 | 41:33 | 8 | 40 | |
| 10 |
 |
Uerdingen (N) KFC Uerdingen 05 (N) | 29 | 12-4-13 12 | 4 | 13 | 33:43 | -10 | 40 | |
| 11 |
 |
Meppen SV Meppen | 29 | 11-6-12 11 | 6 | 12 | 39:39 | 0 | 39 | |
| 12 |
 |
Münster Preußen Münster | 29 | 11-5-13 11 | 5 | 13 | 34:36 | -2 | 38 | |
| 13 |
 |
Lotte Sportfreunde Lotte | 29 | 8-12-9 8 | 12 | 9 | 27:31 | -4 | 36 | |
| 14 |
 |
F. Köln Fortuna Köln | 29 | 9-8-12 9 | 8 | 12 | 29:46 | -17 | 35 | |
| 15 |
 |
Zwickau FSV Zwickau | 29 | 8-10-11 8 | 10 | 11 | 32:33 | -1 | 34 | |
| 16 |
 |
Braunschweig (A) Eintracht Braunschweig (A) | 29 | 7-11-11 7 | 11 | 11 | 35:45 | -10 | 32 | |
| 17 |
 |
Großaspach SG Sonnenhof Großaspach | 29 | 5-16-8 5 | 16 | 8 | 24:29 | -5 | 31 | |
| 18 |
 |
Cottbus (N) Energie Cottbus (N) | 29 | 8-7-14 8 | 7 | 14 | 35:45 | -10 | 31 | |
| 19 |
 |
Jena Carl Zeiss Jena | 29 | 5-11-13 5 | 11 | 13 | 31:49 | -18 | 26 | |
| 20 |
 |
Aalen VfR Aalen | 29 | 5-10-14 5 | 10 | 14 | 36:46 | -10 | 25 |