| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Hannover (A) Hannover 96 (A) | 35 | 23-8-4 23 | 8 | 4 | 78:39 | 39 | 54:16 | |
| 2 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 35 | 20-7-8 20 | 7 | 8 | 73:45 | 28 | 47:23 | |
| 3 |
 |
St. Pauli (N) FC St. Pauli (N) | 35 | 18-9-8 18 | 9 | 8 | 60:43 | 17 | 45:25 | |
| 4 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 35 | 17-10-8 17 | 10 | 8 | 53:32 | 21 | 44:26 | |
| 5 |
 |
Darmstadt SV Darmstadt 98 | 35 | 18-7-10 18 | 7 | 10 | 70:45 | 25 | 43:27 | |
| 6 |
 |
Stg. Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers | 35 | 17-5-13 17 | 5 | 13 | 68:53 | 15 | 39:31 | |
| 7 |
 |
Freiburg SC Freiburg | 35 | 13-12-10 13 | 12 | 10 | 53:47 | 6 | 38:32 | |
| 8 |
 |
Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück | 35 | 15-8-12 15 | 8 | 12 | 55:60 | -5 | 38:32 | |
| 9 |
 |
Essen (N) Rot-Weiss Essen (N) | 35 | 14-9-12 14 | 9 | 12 | 65:59 | 6 | 37:33 | |
| 10 |
 |
Wattenscheid SG Wattenscheid 09 | 35 | 11-13-11 11 | 13 | 11 | 53:59 | -6 | 35:35 | |
| 11 |
 |
SG Union Solingen SG Union Solingen | 35 | 13-7-15 13 | 7 | 15 | 55:56 | -1 | 33:37 | |
| 12 |
 |
Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 35 | 10-13-12 10 | 13 | 12 | 48:50 | -2 | 33:37 | |
| 13 |
 |
Saarbrücken (A) 1. FC Saarbrücken (A) | 35 | 10-12-13 10 | 12 | 13 | 50:67 | -17 | 32:38 | |
| 14 |
 |
Ulm (N) SSV Ulm 1846 (N) | 35 | 11-9-15 11 | 9 | 15 | 50:58 | -8 | 31:39 | |
| 15 |
 |
Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig | 35 | 10-10-15 10 | 10 | 15 | 49:44 | 5 | 30:40 | |
| 16 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 35 | 12-6-17 12 | 6 | 17 | 50:53 | -3 | 30:40 | |
| 17 |
 |
F. Köln Fortuna Köln | 35 | 8-14-13 8 | 14 | 13 | 48:65 | -17 | 30:40 | |
| 18 |
 |
Aschaffenburg Viktoria Aschaffenburg | 35 | 5-13-17 5 | 13 | 17 | 45:67 | -22 | 23:47 | |
| 19 |
 |
KSV Hessen Kassel KSV Hessen Kassel | 35 | 5-10-20 5 | 10 | 20 | 31:66 | -35 | 20:50 | |
| 20 |
 |
Salmrohr (N) FSV Salmrohr (N) | 35 | 4-10-21 4 | 10 | 21 | 39:85 | -46 | 18:52 |