| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Elversberg (N) SV Elversberg (N) | 38 | 22-8-8 22 | 8 | 8 | 80:40 | 40 | 74 | |
| 2 |
 |
Freiburg II SC Freiburg II | 38 | 21-10-7 21 | 10 | 7 | 54:34 | 20 | 73 | |
| 3 |
 |
Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück | 38 | 21-7-10 21 | 7 | 10 | 70:49 | 21 | 70 | |
| 4 |
 |
Wiesbaden SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 38 | 21-7-10 21 | 7 | 10 | 71:51 | 20 | 70 | |
| 5 |
 |
Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken | 38 | 20-9-9 20 | 9 | 9 | 64:39 | 25 | 69 | |
| 6 |
 |
Dresden (A) Dynamo Dresden (A) | 38 | 20-9-9 20 | 9 | 9 | 65:44 | 21 | 69 | |
| 7 |
 |
SV Waldhof SV Waldhof Mannheim | 38 | 19-3-16 19 | 3 | 16 | 63:65 | -2 | 60 | |
| 8 |
 |
TSV 1860 TSV 1860 München | 38 | 16-9-13 16 | 9 | 13 | 61:52 | 9 | 57 | |
| 9 |
 |
Vikt. Köln FC Viktoria Köln | 38 | 14-13-11 14 | 13 | 11 | 58:53 | 5 | 55 | |
| 10 |
 |
Verl SC Verl | 38 | 13-10-15 13 | 10 | 15 | 60:58 | 2 | 49 | |
| 11 |
 |
Ingolstadt (A) FC Ingolstadt 04 (A) | 38 | 14-5-19 14 | 5 | 19 | 54:56 | -2 | 47 | |
| 12 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 38 | 11-13-14 11 | 13 | 14 | 54:58 | -4 | 46 | |
| 13 |
 |
Dortmund II Borussia Dortmund II | 38 | 13-6-19 13 | 6 | 19 | 47:49 | -2 | 45 | |
| 14 |
 |
Aue (A) Erzgebirge Aue (A) | 38 | 12-9-17 12 | 9 | 17 | 49:62 | -13 | 45 | |
| 15 |
 |
Essen (N) Rot-Weiss Essen (N) | 38 | 9-15-14 9 | 15 | 14 | 43:56 | -13 | 42 | |
| 16 |
 |
Halle Hallescher FC | 38 | 10-11-17 10 | 11 | 17 | 49:60 | -11 | 41 | |
| 17 |
 |
Meppen SV Meppen | 38 | 8-13-17 8 | 13 | 17 | 43:65 | -22 | 37 | |
| 18 |
 |
Oldenburg (N) VfB Oldenburg (N) | 38 | 9-8-21 9 | 8 | 21 | 42:64 | -22 | 35 | |
| 19 |
 |
Zwickau FSV Zwickau | 38 | 9-8-21 9 | 8 | 21 | 42:72 | -30 | 35 | |
| 20 |
 |
Bayreuth (N) SpVgg Bayreuth (N) | 38 | 9-5-24 9 | 5 | 24 | 39:81 | -42 | 32 |