| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Schalke (A) FC Schalke 04 (A) | 36 | 19-11-6 19 | 11 | 6 | 67:32 | 35 | 49:23 | |
| 2 |
 |
Hertha Hertha BSC | 36 | 19-8-9 19 | 8 | 9 | 82:46 | 36 | 46:26 | |
| 3 |
 |
Offenbach Kickers Offenbach | 36 | 19-7-10 19 | 7 | 10 | 68:62 | 6 | 45:27 | |
| 4 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 36 | 18-7-11 18 | 7 | 11 | 70:50 | 20 | 43:29 | |
| 5 |
 |
Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim | 36 | 16-11-9 16 | 11 | 9 | 48:40 | 8 | 43:29 | |
| 6 |
 |
1860 München (A) TSV 1860 München (A) | 36 | 18-6-12 18 | 6 | 12 | 81:53 | 28 | 42:30 | |
| 7 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 36 | 15-11-10 15 | 11 | 10 | 47:35 | 12 | 41:31 | |
| 8 |
 |
KSV Hessen Kassel KSV Hessen Kassel | 36 | 14-12-10 14 | 12 | 10 | 51:44 | 7 | 40:32 | |
| 9 |
 |
Stg. Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers | 36 | 16-7-13 16 | 7 | 13 | 70:53 | 17 | 39:33 | |
| 10 |
 |
Uerdingen (A) Bayer 05 Uerdingen (A) | 36 | 14-10-12 14 | 10 | 12 | 47:52 | -5 | 38:34 | |
| 11 |
 |
F. Köln Fortuna Köln | 36 | 13-11-12 13 | 11 | 12 | 65:69 | -4 | 37:35 | |
| 12 |
 |
Essen Rot-Weiss Essen | 36 | 13-8-15 13 | 8 | 15 | 55:60 | -5 | 34:38 | |
| 13 |
 |
Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück | 36 | 12-9-15 12 | 9 | 15 | 42:59 | -17 | 33:39 | |
| 14 |
 |
SpVgg Fürth SpVgg Fürth | 36 | 9-14-13 9 | 14 | 13 | 56:57 | -1 | 32:40 | |
| 15 |
 |
Freiburg SC Freiburg | 36 | 10-11-15 10 | 11 | 15 | 46:52 | -6 | 31:41 | |
| 16 |
 |
SG Union Solingen SG Union Solingen | 36 | 10-11-15 10 | 11 | 15 | 49:59 | -10 | 31:41 | |
| 17 |
 |
Wattenscheid SG Wattenscheid 09 | 36 | 8-14-14 8 | 14 | 14 | 40:58 | -18 | 30:42 | |
| 18 |
 |
Freiburger FC Freiburger FC | 36 | 7-9-20 7 | 9 | 20 | 49:81 | -32 | 23:49 | |
| 19 |
 |
Worms Wormatia Worms | 36 | 7-8-21 7 | 8 | 21 | 33:72 | -39 | 22:50 | |
| 20 |
 |
Bayreuth SpVgg Bayreuth | 36 | 7-7-22 7 | 7 | 22 | 38:70 | -32 | 21:51 |