| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück | 26 | 14-9-3 14 | 9 | 3 | 36:20 | 16 | 51 | |
| 2 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 26 | 13-9-4 13 | 9 | 4 | 41:25 | 16 | 48 | |
| 3 |
 |
Halle Hallescher FC | 26 | 13-6-7 13 | 6 | 7 | 30:21 | 9 | 45 | |
| 4 |
 |
Wiesbaden SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 26 | 13-4-9 13 | 4 | 9 | 48:36 | 12 | 43 | |
| 5 |
 |
Uerdingen (N) KFC Uerdingen 05 (N) | 26 | 12-3-11 12 | 3 | 11 | 31:37 | -6 | 39 | |
| 6 |
 |
Unterhaching SpVgg Unterhaching | 25 | 9-11-5 9 | 11 | 5 | 45:29 | 16 | 38 | |
| 7 |
 |
Münster Preußen Münster | 26 | 11-5-10 11 | 5 | 10 | 34:30 | 4 | 38 | |
| 8 |
 |
Würzburg Würzburger Kickers | 26 | 10-6-10 10 | 6 | 10 | 37:30 | 7 | 36 | |
| 9 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 26 | 10-6-10 10 | 6 | 10 | 33:37 | -4 | 36 | |
| 10 |
 |
Meppen SV Meppen | 26 | 10-5-11 10 | 5 | 11 | 37:35 | 2 | 35 | |
| 11 |
 |
Lotte Sportfreunde Lotte | 26 | 8-11-7 8 | 11 | 7 | 25:26 | -1 | 35 | |
| 12 |
 |
1860 München (N) TSV 1860 München (N) | 26 | 8-10-8 8 | 10 | 8 | 38:31 | 7 | 34 | |
| 13 |
 |
K'lautern (A) 1. FC Kaiserslautern (A) | 26 | 8-10-8 8 | 10 | 8 | 29:35 | -6 | 34 | |
| 14 |
 |
Zwickau FSV Zwickau | 26 | 7-9-10 7 | 9 | 10 | 29:29 | 0 | 30 | |
| 15 |
 |
F. Köln Fortuna Köln | 26 | 8-6-12 8 | 6 | 12 | 26:44 | -18 | 30 | |
| 16 |
 |
Großaspach SG Sonnenhof Großaspach | 26 | 5-14-7 5 | 14 | 7 | 22:26 | -4 | 29 | |
| 17 |
 |
Braunschweig (A) Eintracht Braunschweig (A) | 26 | 6-9-11 6 | 9 | 11 | 30:43 | -13 | 27 | |
| 18 |
 |
Jena Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 5-10-11 5 | 10 | 11 | 28:41 | -13 | 25 | |
| 19 |
 |
Cottbus (N) Energie Cottbus (N) | 25 | 6-6-13 6 | 6 | 13 | 29:41 | -12 | 24 | |
| 20 |
 |
Aalen VfR Aalen | 26 | 4-9-13 4 | 9 | 13 | 32:44 | -12 | 21 |