| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Duisburg (A) MSV Duisburg (A) | 30 | 14-12-4 14 | 12 | 4 | 36:23 | 13 | 54 | |
| 2 |
 |
Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg | 30 | 14-8-8 14 | 8 | 8 | 42:27 | 15 | 50 | |
| 3 |
 |
Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück | 30 | 14-6-10 14 | 6 | 10 | 42:36 | 6 | 48 | |
| 4 |
 |
Kiel Holstein Kiel | 30 | 12-11-7 12 | 11 | 7 | 44:23 | 21 | 47 | |
| 5 |
 |
Aalen * VfR Aalen * | 30 | 11-14-5 11 | 14 | 5 | 40:27 | 13 | 47 | |
| 6 |
 |
Regensburg (N) Jahn Regensburg (N) | 30 | 12-8-10 12 | 8 | 10 | 46:40 | 6 | 44 | |
| 7 |
 |
Chemnitz Chemnitzer FC | 30 | 12-7-11 12 | 7 | 11 | 44:39 | 5 | 43 | |
| 8 |
 |
Großaspach SG Sonnenhof Großaspach | 30 | 12-7-11 12 | 7 | 11 | 42:38 | 4 | 43 | |
| 9 |
 |
Zwickau (N) FSV Zwickau (N) | 30 | 12-7-11 12 | 7 | 11 | 37:39 | -2 | 43 | |
| 10 |
 |
Lotte (N) Sportfreunde Lotte (N) | 30 | 12-6-12 12 | 6 | 12 | 39:33 | 6 | 42 | |
| 11 |
 |
Halle Hallescher FC | 30 | 9-14-7 9 | 14 | 7 | 26:25 | 1 | 41 | |
| 12 |
 |
F. Köln Fortuna Köln | 30 | 10-10-10 10 | 10 | 10 | 29:41 | -12 | 40 | |
| 13 |
 |
Wiesbaden SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 29 | 10-8-11 10 | 8 | 11 | 30:32 | -2 | 38 | |
| 14 |
 |
Münster Preußen Münster | 30 | 11-4-15 11 | 4 | 15 | 36:38 | -2 | 37 | |
| 15 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 30 | 7-15-8 7 | 15 | 8 | 33:34 | -1 | 36 | |
| 16 |
 |
Erfurt Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 30 | 10-6-14 10 | 6 | 14 | 24:38 | -14 | 36 | |
| 17 |
 |
Bremen II Werder Bremen II | 29 | 10-5-14 10 | 5 | 14 | 24:39 | -15 | 35 | |
| 18 |
 |
FSV Frankfurt (A) * FSV Frankfurt (A) * | 30 | 7-11-12 7 | 11 | 12 | 32:31 | 1 | 32 | |
| 19 |
 |
Paderborn (A) SC Paderborn 07 (A) | 30 | 8-5-17 8 | 5 | 17 | 28:50 | -22 | 29 | |
| 20 |
 |
Mainz 05 II 1. FSV Mainz 05 II | 30 | 7-6-17 7 | 6 | 17 | 23:44 | -21 | 27 |