| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 23 | 16-3-4 16 | 3 | 4 | 47:23 | 24 | 51 | |
| 2 |
 |
M'gladbach Bor. Mönchengladbach | 23 | 12-8-3 12 | 8 | 3 | 46:22 | 24 | 44 | |
| 3 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 22 | 11-7-4 11 | 7 | 4 | 49:34 | 15 | 40 | |
| 4 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 23 | 10-6-7 10 | 6 | 7 | 35:26 | 9 | 36 | |
| 5 |
 |
Reutlingen 05 (N) SSV Reutlingen 05 (N) | 22 | 10-6-6 10 | 6 | 6 | 47:39 | 8 | 36 | |
| 6 |
 |
Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim | 23 | 10-6-7 10 | 6 | 7 | 32:29 | 3 | 36 | |
| 7 |
 |
Duisburg (A) MSV Duisburg (A) | 23 | 10-5-8 10 | 5 | 8 | 37:27 | 10 | 35 | |
| 8 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 23 | 9-7-7 9 | 7 | 7 | 38:26 | 12 | 34 | |
| 9 |
 |
Saarbrücken (N) 1. FC Saarbrücken (N) | 23 | 9-6-8 9 | 6 | 8 | 34:43 | -9 | 33 | |
| 10 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 22 | 9-4-9 9 | 4 | 9 | 29:31 | -2 | 31 | |
| 11 |
 |
LR Ahlen (N) LR Ahlen (N) | 22 | 8-6-8 8 | 6 | 8 | 35:36 | -1 | 30 | |
| 12 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 23 | 8-5-10 8 | 5 | 10 | 33:47 | -14 | 29 | |
| 13 |
 |
Bielefeld (A) Arminia Bielefeld (A) | 23 | 6-7-10 6 | 7 | 10 | 32:30 | 2 | 25 | |
| 14 |
 |
Ulm (A) SSV Ulm 1846 (A) | 23 | 6-6-11 6 | 6 | 11 | 29:34 | -5 | 24 | |
| 15 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 23 | 5-7-11 5 | 7 | 11 | 21:32 | -11 | 22 | |
| 16 |
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Osnabrück (N) VfL Osnabrück (N) | 23 | 5-7-11 5 | 7 | 11 | 22:37 | -15 | 22 | |
| 17 |
 |
Stg. Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers | 22 | 4-8-10 4 | 8 | 10 | 18:30 | -12 | 20 | |
| 18 |
 |
Chemnitz Chemnitzer FC | 22 | 2-4-16 2 | 4 | 16 | 16:54 | -38 | 10 |