| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 38 | 19-11-8 19 | 11 | 8 | 85:52 | 33 | 49:27 | |
| 2 |
 |
FC Homburg (A) FC 08 Homburg (A) | 38 | 18-11-9 18 | 11 | 9 | 55:36 | 19 | 47:29 | |
| 3 |
 |
Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken | 38 | 17-12-9 17 | 12 | 9 | 53:43 | 10 | 46:30 | |
| 4 |
 |
F. Köln Fortuna Köln | 38 | 20-5-13 20 | 5 | 13 | 80:57 | 23 | 45:31 | |
| 5 |
 |
Freiburg SC Freiburg | 38 | 17-8-13 17 | 8 | 13 | 66:52 | 14 | 42:34 | |
| 6 |
 |
Wattenscheid SG Wattenscheid 09 | 38 | 17-8-13 17 | 8 | 13 | 68:58 | 10 | 42:34 | |
| 7 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 38 | 17-7-14 17 | 7 | 14 | 58:55 | 3 | 41:35 | |
| 8 |
 |
Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin SpVgg Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin | 38 | 15-11-12 15 | 11 | 12 | 56:54 | 2 | 41:35 | |
| 9 |
 |
Braunschweig (N) Eintracht Braunschweig (N) | 38 | 12-14-12 12 | 14 | 12 | 43:43 | 0 | 38:38 | |
| 10 |
 |
Meppen SV Meppen | 38 | 12-13-13 12 | 13 | 13 | 55:54 | 1 | 37:39 | |
| 11 |
 |
Darmstadt SV Darmstadt 98 | 38 | 16-5-17 16 | 5 | 17 | 56:57 | -1 | 37:39 | |
| 12 |
 |
Schalke (A) FC Schalke 04 (A) | 38 | 13-10-15 13 | 10 | 15 | 58:51 | 7 | 36:40 | |
| 13 |
 |
Hertha (N) Hertha BSC (N) | 38 | 11-14-13 11 | 14 | 13 | 45:44 | 1 | 36:40 | |
| 14 |
 |
Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück | 38 | 13-10-15 13 | 10 | 15 | 58:66 | -8 | 36:40 | |
| 15 |
 |
Offenbach Kickers Offenbach | 38 | 14-7-17 14 | 7 | 17 | 51:53 | -2 | 35:41 | |
| 16 |
 |
Essen Rot-Weiss Essen | 38 | 13-9-16 13 | 9 | 16 | 54:60 | -6 | 35:41 | |
| 17 |
 |
Bayreuth SpVgg Bayreuth | 38 | 12-10-16 12 | 10 | 16 | 52:60 | -8 | 34:42 | |
| 18 |
 |
Aschaffenburg (N) Viktoria Aschaffenburg (N) | 38 | 12-10-16 12 | 10 | 16 | 47:60 | -13 | 34:42 | |
| 19 |
 |
Mainz (N) 1. FSV Mainz 05 (N) | 38 | 8-13-17 8 | 13 | 17 | 44:76 | -32 | 29:47 | |
| 20 |
 |
SG Union Solingen SG Union Solingen | 38 | 6-8-24 6 | 8 | 24 | 24:77 | -53 | 20:56 |