| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Elversberg (N) SV Elversberg (N) | 31 | 20-6-5 20 | 6 | 5 | 69:29 | 40 | 66 | |
| 2 |
 |
Wiesbaden SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 32 | 19-5-8 19 | 5 | 8 | 64:43 | 21 | 62 | |
| 3 |
 |
Freiburg II SC Freiburg II | 32 | 18-8-6 18 | 8 | 6 | 47:30 | 17 | 62 | |
| 4 |
 |
Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken | 32 | 16-8-8 16 | 8 | 8 | 55:35 | 20 | 56 | |
| 5 |
 |
Dresden (A) Dynamo Dresden (A) | 32 | 16-8-8 16 | 8 | 8 | 55:36 | 19 | 56 | |
| 6 |
 |
Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück | 32 | 16-6-10 16 | 6 | 10 | 58:43 | 15 | 54 | |
| 7 |
 |
Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim | 32 | 17-3-12 17 | 3 | 12 | 52:52 | 0 | 54 | |
| 8 |
 |
Vikt. Köln FC Viktoria Köln | 32 | 12-11-9 12 | 11 | 9 | 48:45 | 3 | 47 | |
| 9 |
 |
1860 München TSV 1860 München | 32 | 13-7-12 13 | 7 | 12 | 51:45 | 6 | 46 | |
| 10 |
 |
Verl SC Verl | 32 | 12-9-11 12 | 9 | 11 | 53:47 | 6 | 45 | |
| 11 |
 |
Aue (A) Erzgebirge Aue (A) | 32 | 11-6-15 11 | 6 | 15 | 41:49 | -8 | 39 | |
| 12 |
 |
Ingolstadt (A) FC Ingolstadt 04 (A) | 32 | 11-5-16 11 | 5 | 16 | 44:49 | -5 | 38 | |
| 13 |
 |
Dortmund II Borussia Dortmund II | 32 | 11-4-17 11 | 4 | 17 | 38:41 | -3 | 37 | |
| 14 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 31 | 9-10-12 9 | 10 | 12 | 41:48 | -7 | 37 | |
| 15 |
 |
Essen (N) Rot-Weiss Essen (N) | 32 | 8-12-12 8 | 12 | 12 | 37:48 | -11 | 36 | |
| 16 |
 |
Halle Hallescher FC | 32 | 8-11-13 8 | 11 | 13 | 45:52 | -7 | 35 | |
| 17 |
 |
Bayreuth (N) SpVgg Bayreuth (N) | 32 | 9-4-19 9 | 4 | 19 | 33:62 | -29 | 31 | |
| 18 |
 |
Oldenburg (N) VfB Oldenburg (N) | 32 | 8-6-18 8 | 6 | 18 | 37:58 | -21 | 30 | |
| 19 |
 |
Zwickau FSV Zwickau | 32 | 7-7-18 7 | 7 | 18 | 32:61 | -29 | 28 | |
| 20 |
 |
Meppen SV Meppen | 32 | 4-12-16 4 | 12 | 16 | 32:59 | -27 | 24 |