| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Bochum (A) VfL Bochum (A) | 21 | 13-5-3 13 | 5 | 3 | 36:14 | 22 | 31:11 | |
| 2 |
 |
1860 München (N) TSV 1860 München (N) | 19 | 11-4-4 11 | 4 | 4 | 28:20 | 8 | 26:12 | |
| 3 |
 |
Saarbrücken (A) 1. FC Saarbrücken (A) | 21 | 11-3-7 11 | 3 | 7 | 39:37 | 2 | 25:17 | |
| 4 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 21 | 8-8-5 8 | 8 | 5 | 24:18 | 6 | 24:18 | |
| 5 |
 |
Uerdingen (A) Bayer 05 Uerdingen (A) | 21 | 8-7-6 8 | 7 | 6 | 22:19 | 3 | 23:19 | |
| 6 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 20 | 9-4-7 9 | 4 | 7 | 32:29 | 3 | 22:18 | |
| 7 |
 |
Meppen SV Meppen | 20 | 7-7-6 7 | 7 | 6 | 28:27 | 1 | 21:19 | |
| 8 |
 |
Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg | 20 | 7-7-6 7 | 7 | 6 | 20:20 | 0 | 21:19 | |
| 9 |
 |
Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim | 21 | 6-9-6 6 | 9 | 6 | 21:23 | -2 | 21:21 | |
| 10 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 20 | 7-6-7 7 | 6 | 7 | 25:21 | 4 | 20:20 | |
| 11 |
 |
F. Köln Fortuna Köln | 20 | 8-4-8 8 | 4 | 8 | 30:29 | 1 | 20:20 | |
| 12 |
 |
FC Homburg FC 08 Homburg | 21 | 8-4-9 8 | 4 | 9 | 27:26 | 1 | 20:22 | |
| 13 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 21 | 6-8-7 6 | 8 | 7 | 22:21 | 1 | 20:22 | |
| 14 |
 |
Essen (N) * Rot-Weiss Essen (N) * | 20 | 6-7-7 6 | 7 | 7 | 27:26 | 1 | 19:21 | |
| 15 |
 |
Jena Carl Zeiss Jena | 20 | 5-8-7 5 | 8 | 7 | 20:20 | 0 | 18:22 | |
| 16 |
 |
Hertha Hertha BSC | 21 | 4-10-7 4 | 10 | 7 | 24:28 | -4 | 18:24 | |
| 17 |
 |
Wuppertaler SV Wuppertaler SV | 19 | 5-7-7 5 | 7 | 7 | 18:20 | -2 | 17:21 | |
| 18 |
 |
Chemnitz Chemnitzer FC | 20 | 6-5-9 6 | 5 | 9 | 16:30 | -14 | 17:23 | |
| 19 |
 |
Stg. Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers | 21 | 5-6-10 5 | 6 | 10 | 19:33 | -14 | 16:26 | |
| 20 |
 |
TeBe Berlin (N) Tennis Borussia Berlin (N) | 21 | 2-5-14 2 | 5 | 14 | 15:32 | -17 | 9:33 |