| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Karlsruhe (A) Karlsruher SC (A) | 38 | 23-10-5 23 | 10 | 5 | 69:27 | 42 | 79 | |
| 2 |
 |
Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 38 | 22-10-6 22 | 10 | 6 | 59:32 | 27 | 76 | |
| 3 |
 |
Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück | 38 | 22-7-9 22 | 7 | 9 | 64:35 | 29 | 73 | |
| 4 |
 |
Münster Preußen Münster | 38 | 20-12-6 20 | 12 | 6 | 63:33 | 30 | 72 | |
| 5 |
 |
Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim | 38 | 21-9-8 21 | 9 | 8 | 69:47 | 22 | 72 | |
| 6 |
 |
Chemnitz Chemnitzer FC | 38 | 15-10-13 15 | 10 | 13 | 56:47 | 9 | 55 | |
| 7 |
 |
Wiesbaden SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 38 | 11-18-9 11 | 18 | 9 | 51:51 | 0 | 51 | |
| 8 |
 |
Burghausen Wacker Burghausen | 38 | 14-9-15 14 | 9 | 15 | 45:45 | 0 | 51 | |
| 9 |
 |
Unterhaching SpVgg Unterhaching | 38 | 14-9-15 14 | 9 | 15 | 48:55 | -7 | 51 | |
| 10 |
 |
Halle (N) Hallescher FC (N) | 38 | 12-10-16 12 | 10 | 16 | 37:50 | -13 | 46 | |
| 11 |
 |
Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken | 38 | 12-9-17 12 | 9 | 17 | 52:62 | -10 | 45 | |
| 12 |
 |
Rostock (A) Hansa Rostock (A) | 38 | 11-11-16 11 | 11 | 16 | 39:52 | -13 | 44 | |
| 13 |
 |
Erfurt Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 38 | 11-11-16 11 | 11 | 16 | 44:58 | -14 | 44 | |
| 14 |
 |
VfB II VfB Stuttgart II | 38 | 11-10-17 11 | 10 | 17 | 35:42 | -7 | 43 | |
| 15 |
 |
Offenbach * Kickers Offenbach * | 38 | 11-11-16 11 | 11 | 16 | 41:44 | -3 | 42 | |
| 16 |
 |
Dortmund II (N) Borussia Dortmund II (N) | 38 | 9-14-15 9 | 14 | 15 | 39:58 | -19 | 41 | |
| 17 |
 |
Stg. Kickers (N) Stuttgarter Kickers (N) | 38 | 10-10-18 10 | 10 | 18 | 39:48 | -9 | 40 | |
| 18 |
 |
Darmstadt SV Darmstadt 98 | 38 | 8-14-16 8 | 14 | 16 | 32:46 | -14 | 38 | |
| 19 |
 |
Babelsberg SV Babelsberg 03 | 38 | 9-10-19 9 | 10 | 19 | 32:54 | -22 | 37 | |
| 20 |
 |
Aachen (A) * Alemannia Aachen (A) * | 38 | 7-10-21 7 | 10 | 21 | 40:68 | -28 | 26 |