| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück | 37 | 22-10-5 22 | 10 | 5 | 55:27 | 28 | 76 | |
| 2 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 37 | 20-11-6 20 | 11 | 6 | 62:35 | 27 | 71 | |
| 3 |
 |
Wiesbaden SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 37 | 21-4-12 21 | 4 | 12 | 68:45 | 23 | 67 | |
| 4 |
 |
Halle Hallescher FC | 37 | 18-9-10 18 | 9 | 10 | 44:32 | 12 | 63 | |
| 5 |
 |
Würzburg Würzburger Kickers | 37 | 15-9-13 15 | 9 | 13 | 54:44 | 10 | 54 | |
| 6 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 37 | 14-12-11 14 | 12 | 11 | 46:45 | 1 | 54 | |
| 7 |
 |
Münster Preußen Münster | 37 | 15-7-15 15 | 7 | 15 | 48:48 | 0 | 52 | |
| 8 |
 |
Zwickau FSV Zwickau | 37 | 13-10-14 13 | 10 | 14 | 47:47 | 0 | 49 | |
| 9 |
 |
K'lautern (A) 1. FC Kaiserslautern (A) | 37 | 12-12-13 12 | 12 | 13 | 45:49 | -4 | 48 | |
| 10 |
 |
Uerdingen (N) KFC Uerdingen 05 (N) | 37 | 14-6-17 14 | 6 | 17 | 45:59 | -14 | 48 | |
| 11 |
 |
1860 München (N) TSV 1860 München (N) | 37 | 12-11-14 12 | 11 | 14 | 48:48 | 0 | 47 | |
| 12 |
 |
Meppen SV Meppen | 37 | 13-8-16 13 | 8 | 16 | 46:49 | -3 | 47 | |
| 13 |
 |
Unterhaching SpVgg Unterhaching | 37 | 10-15-12 10 | 15 | 12 | 49:45 | 4 | 45 | |
| 14 |
 |
Braunschweig (A) Eintracht Braunschweig (A) | 37 | 10-14-13 10 | 14 | 13 | 47:53 | -6 | 44 | |
| 15 |
 |
Cottbus (N) Energie Cottbus (N) | 37 | 12-8-17 12 | 8 | 17 | 50:57 | -7 | 44 | |
| 16 |
 |
Jena Carl Zeiss Jena | 37 | 10-13-14 10 | 13 | 14 | 44:57 | -13 | 43 | |
| 17 |
 |
Großaspach SG Sonnenhof Großaspach | 37 | 8-18-11 8 | 18 | 11 | 36:39 | -3 | 42 | |
| 18 |
 |
Lotte Sportfreunde Lotte | 37 | 9-13-15 9 | 13 | 15 | 30:44 | -14 | 40 | |
| 19 |
 |
F. Köln Fortuna Köln | 37 | 9-12-16 9 | 12 | 16 | 38:62 | -24 | 39 | |
| 20 |
 |
Aalen VfR Aalen | 37 | 6-12-19 6 | 12 | 19 | 44:61 | -17 | 30 |