| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Ulm (N) SSV Ulm 1846 Fußball (N) | 37 | 22-8-7 22 | 8 | 7 | 61:36 | 25 | 74 | |
| 2 |
 |
Münster (N) Preußen Münster (N) | 37 | 18-10-9 18 | 10 | 9 | 66:49 | 17 | 64 | |
| 3 |
 |
Regensburg (A) Jahn Regensburg (A) | 37 | 17-12-8 17 | 12 | 8 | 51:41 | 10 | 63 | |
| 4 |
 |
Dresden Dynamo Dresden | 37 | 18-5-14 18 | 5 | 14 | 54:40 | 14 | 59 | |
| 5 |
 |
Essen Rot-Weiss Essen | 37 | 17-7-13 17 | 7 | 13 | 57:50 | 7 | 58 | |
| 6 |
 |
Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken | 37 | 14-15-8 14 | 15 | 8 | 59:43 | 16 | 57 | |
| 7 |
 |
Aue Erzgebirge Aue | 37 | 15-12-10 15 | 12 | 10 | 49:47 | 2 | 57 | |
| 8 |
 |
Unterhaching (N) SpVgg Unterhaching (N) | 37 | 16-7-14 16 | 7 | 14 | 50:47 | 3 | 55 | |
| 9 |
 |
Sandhausen (A) SV Sandhausen (A) | 37 | 15-10-12 15 | 10 | 12 | 57:56 | 1 | 55 | |
| 10 |
 |
Ingolstadt FC Ingolstadt 04 | 37 | 14-11-12 14 | 11 | 12 | 64:50 | 14 | 53 | |
| 11 |
 |
Dortmund II Borussia Dortmund II | 37 | 14-11-12 14 | 11 | 12 | 57:52 | 5 | 53 | |
 |
Verl SC Verl | 37 | 14-11-12 14 | 11 | 12 | 57:52 | 5 | 53 | ||
| 13 |
 |
Vikt. Köln FC Viktoria Köln | 37 | 13-10-14 13 | 10 | 14 | 59:64 | -5 | 49 | |
| 14 |
 |
1860 München TSV 1860 München | 37 | 13-7-17 13 | 7 | 17 | 40:40 | 0 | 46 | |
| 15 |
 |
Bielefeld (A) Arminia Bielefeld (A) | 37 | 10-13-14 10 | 13 | 14 | 46:47 | -1 | 43 | |
| 16 |
 |
Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim | 37 | 11-10-16 11 | 10 | 16 | 51:58 | -7 | 43 | |
| 17 |
 |
Halle Hallescher FC | 37 | 11-6-20 11 | 6 | 20 | 49:67 | -18 | 39 | |
| 18 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 37 | 8-10-19 8 | 10 | 19 | 41:61 | -20 | 34 | |
| 19 |
 |
Lübeck (N) VfB Lübeck (N) | 37 | 6-13-18 6 | 13 | 18 | 34:74 | -40 | 31 | |
| 20 |
 |
Freiburg II SC Freiburg II | 37 | 7-6-24 7 | 6 | 24 | 36:64 | -28 | 27 |