| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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F. Köln Fortuna Köln | 34 | 19-5-10 19 | 5 | 10 | 75:48 | 27 | 43:25 | |
| 2 |
 |
FC Homburg (A) FC 08 Homburg (A) | 34 | 16-11-7 16 | 11 | 7 | 51:32 | 19 | 43:25 | |
| 3 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 15-11-8 15 | 11 | 8 | 69:47 | 22 | 41:27 | |
| 4 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 34 | 17-7-10 17 | 7 | 10 | 57:44 | 13 | 41:27 | |
| 5 |
 |
Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin SpVgg Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin | 34 | 14-11-9 14 | 11 | 9 | 51:40 | 11 | 39:29 | |
| 6 |
 |
Freiburg SC Freiburg | 34 | 15-8-11 15 | 8 | 11 | 57:44 | 13 | 38:30 | |
| 7 |
 |
Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken | 34 | 13-12-9 13 | 12 | 9 | 42:40 | 2 | 38:30 | |
| 8 |
 |
Wattenscheid SG Wattenscheid 09 | 34 | 15-7-12 15 | 7 | 12 | 62:52 | 10 | 37:31 | |
| 9 |
 |
Meppen SV Meppen | 34 | 11-13-10 11 | 13 | 10 | 50:45 | 5 | 35:33 | |
| 10 |
 |
Braunschweig (N) Eintracht Braunschweig (N) | 34 | 12-11-11 12 | 11 | 11 | 38:36 | 2 | 35:33 | |
| 11 |
 |
Hertha (N) Hertha BSC (N) | 34 | 10-14-10 10 | 14 | 10 | 39:37 | 2 | 34:34 | |
| 12 |
 |
Darmstadt SV Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 13-5-16 13 | 5 | 16 | 43:52 | -9 | 31:37 | |
| 13 |
 |
Essen Rot-Weiss Essen | 34 | 11-9-14 11 | 9 | 14 | 48:58 | -10 | 31:37 | |
| 14 |
 |
Schalke (A) FC Schalke 04 (A) | 34 | 10-10-14 10 | 10 | 14 | 46:45 | 1 | 30:38 | |
| 15 |
 |
Offenbach Kickers Offenbach | 34 | 12-6-16 12 | 6 | 16 | 44:49 | -5 | 30:38 | |
| 16 |
 |
Aschaffenburg (N) Viktoria Aschaffenburg (N) | 34 | 10-10-14 10 | 10 | 14 | 37:55 | -18 | 30:38 | |
| 17 |
 |
Bayreuth SpVgg Bayreuth | 34 | 10-9-15 10 | 9 | 15 | 46:55 | -9 | 29:39 | |
| 18 |
 |
Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück | 34 | 10-9-15 10 | 9 | 15 | 44:61 | -17 | 29:39 | |
| 19 |
 |
Mainz (N) 1. FSV Mainz 05 (N) | 34 | 7-12-15 7 | 12 | 15 | 40:63 | -23 | 26:42 | |
| 20 |
 |
SG Union Solingen SG Union Solingen | 34 | 6-8-20 6 | 8 | 20 | 24:60 | -36 | 20:48 |