| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück | 38 | 22-10-6 22 | 10 | 6 | 56:31 | 25 | 76 | |
| 2 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 38 | 20-11-7 20 | 11 | 7 | 64:38 | 26 | 71 | |
| 3 |
 |
Wiesbaden SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 38 | 22-4-12 22 | 4 | 12 | 71:47 | 24 | 70 | |
| 4 |
 |
Halle Hallescher FC | 38 | 19-9-10 19 | 9 | 10 | 47:34 | 13 | 66 | |
| 5 |
 |
Würzburg Würzburger Kickers | 38 | 16-9-13 16 | 9 | 13 | 56:45 | 11 | 57 | |
| 6 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 38 | 14-13-11 14 | 13 | 11 | 47:46 | 1 | 55 | |
| 7 |
 |
Zwickau FSV Zwickau | 38 | 14-10-14 14 | 10 | 14 | 49:47 | 2 | 52 | |
| 8 |
 |
Münster Preußen Münster | 38 | 15-7-16 15 | 7 | 16 | 48:50 | -2 | 52 | |
| 9 |
 |
K'lautern (A) 1. FC Kaiserslautern (A) | 38 | 13-12-13 13 | 12 | 13 | 49:51 | -2 | 51 | |
| 10 |
 |
Unterhaching SpVgg Unterhaching | 38 | 11-15-12 11 | 15 | 12 | 53:46 | 7 | 48 | |
| 11 |
 |
Uerdingen (N) KFC Uerdingen 05 (N) | 38 | 14-6-18 14 | 6 | 18 | 47:62 | -15 | 48 | |
| 12 |
 |
1860 München (N) TSV 1860 München (N) | 38 | 12-11-15 12 | 11 | 15 | 48:52 | -4 | 47 | |
| 13 |
 |
Meppen SV Meppen | 38 | 13-8-17 13 | 8 | 17 | 48:53 | -5 | 47 | |
| 14 |
 |
Jena Carl Zeiss Jena | 38 | 11-13-14 11 | 13 | 14 | 48:57 | -9 | 46 | |
| 15 |
 |
Großaspach SG Sonnenhof Großaspach | 38 | 9-18-11 9 | 18 | 11 | 38:39 | -1 | 45 | |
| 16 |
 |
Braunschweig (A) Eintracht Braunschweig (A) | 38 | 10-15-13 10 | 15 | 13 | 48:54 | -6 | 45 | |
| 17 |
 |
Cottbus (N) Energie Cottbus (N) | 38 | 12-9-17 12 | 9 | 17 | 51:58 | -7 | 45 | |
| 18 |
 |
Lotte Sportfreunde Lotte | 38 | 9-13-16 9 | 13 | 16 | 31:46 | -15 | 40 | |
| 19 |
 |
F. Köln Fortuna Köln | 38 | 9-12-17 9 | 12 | 17 | 38:64 | -26 | 39 | |
| 20 |
 |
Aalen VfR Aalen | 38 | 6-13-19 6 | 13 | 19 | 45:62 | -17 | 31 |