| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 36 | 17-11-8 17 | 11 | 8 | 74:49 | 25 | 45:27 | |
| 2 |
 |
FC Homburg (A) FC 08 Homburg (A) | 36 | 17-11-8 17 | 11 | 8 | 53:33 | 20 | 45:27 | |
| 3 |
 |
F. Köln Fortuna Köln | 36 | 19-5-12 19 | 5 | 12 | 77:53 | 24 | 43:29 | |
| 4 |
 |
Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken | 36 | 15-12-9 15 | 12 | 9 | 45:41 | 4 | 42:30 | |
| 5 |
 |
Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin SpVgg Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin | 36 | 15-11-10 15 | 11 | 10 | 53:43 | 10 | 41:31 | |
| 6 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 36 | 17-7-12 17 | 7 | 12 | 57:49 | 8 | 41:31 | |
| 7 |
 |
Wattenscheid SG Wattenscheid 09 | 36 | 16-8-12 16 | 8 | 12 | 66:54 | 12 | 40:32 | |
| 8 |
 |
Freiburg SC Freiburg | 36 | 15-8-13 15 | 8 | 13 | 60:51 | 9 | 38:34 | |
| 9 |
 |
Braunschweig (N) Eintracht Braunschweig (N) | 36 | 12-13-11 12 | 13 | 11 | 41:39 | 2 | 37:35 | |
| 10 |
 |
Meppen SV Meppen | 36 | 11-13-12 11 | 13 | 12 | 52:50 | 2 | 35:37 | |
| 11 |
 |
Darmstadt SV Darmstadt 98 | 36 | 15-5-16 15 | 5 | 16 | 48:53 | -5 | 35:37 | |
| 12 |
 |
Schalke (A) FC Schalke 04 (A) | 36 | 12-10-14 12 | 10 | 14 | 53:48 | 5 | 34:38 | |
| 13 |
 |
Hertha (N) Hertha BSC (N) | 36 | 10-14-12 10 | 14 | 12 | 43:43 | 0 | 34:38 | |
| 14 |
 |
Essen Rot-Weiss Essen | 36 | 12-9-15 12 | 9 | 15 | 51:59 | -8 | 33:39 | |
| 15 |
 |
Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück | 36 | 12-9-15 12 | 9 | 15 | 51:65 | -14 | 33:39 | |
| 16 |
 |
Offenbach Kickers Offenbach | 36 | 13-6-17 13 | 6 | 17 | 48:51 | -3 | 32:40 | |
| 17 |
 |
Bayreuth SpVgg Bayreuth | 36 | 11-10-15 11 | 10 | 15 | 48:56 | -8 | 32:40 | |
| 18 |
 |
Aschaffenburg (N) Viktoria Aschaffenburg (N) | 36 | 11-10-15 11 | 10 | 15 | 43:58 | -15 | 32:40 | |
| 19 |
 |
Mainz (N) 1. FSV Mainz 05 (N) | 36 | 8-12-16 8 | 12 | 16 | 43:68 | -25 | 28:44 | |
| 20 |
 |
SG Union Solingen SG Union Solingen | 36 | 6-8-22 6 | 8 | 22 | 24:67 | -43 | 20:52 |