| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Elversberg (N) SV Elversberg (N) | 35 | 21-7-7 21 | 7 | 7 | 76:36 | 40 | 70 | |
| 2 |
 |
Freiburg II SC Freiburg II | 35 | 18-10-7 18 | 10 | 7 | 48:32 | 16 | 64 | |
| 3 |
 |
Dresden (A) Dynamo Dresden (A) | 35 | 18-9-8 18 | 9 | 8 | 61:39 | 22 | 63 | |
| 4 |
 |
Wiesbaden SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 35 | 19-6-10 19 | 6 | 10 | 67:49 | 18 | 63 | |
| 5 |
 |
Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück | 35 | 19-6-10 19 | 6 | 10 | 64:46 | 18 | 63 | |
| 6 |
 |
Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken | 35 | 18-8-9 18 | 8 | 9 | 58:36 | 22 | 62 | |
| 7 |
 |
Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim | 35 | 18-3-14 18 | 3 | 14 | 58:58 | 0 | 57 | |
| 8 |
 |
1860 München TSV 1860 München | 35 | 15-7-13 15 | 7 | 13 | 54:47 | 7 | 52 | |
| 9 |
 |
Vikt. Köln FC Viktoria Köln | 35 | 13-13-9 13 | 13 | 9 | 53:48 | 5 | 52 | |
| 10 |
 |
Verl SC Verl | 35 | 13-9-13 13 | 9 | 13 | 56:52 | 4 | 48 | |
| 11 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 35 | 11-12-12 11 | 12 | 12 | 51:51 | 0 | 45 | |
| 12 |
 |
Aue (A) Erzgebirge Aue (A) | 35 | 12-7-16 12 | 7 | 16 | 43:53 | -10 | 43 | |
| 13 |
 |
Dortmund II Borussia Dortmund II | 35 | 12-5-18 12 | 5 | 18 | 42:44 | -2 | 41 | |
| 14 |
 |
Ingolstadt (A) FC Ingolstadt 04 (A) | 35 | 12-5-18 12 | 5 | 18 | 48:54 | -6 | 41 | |
| 15 |
 |
Essen (N) Rot-Weiss Essen (N) | 35 | 9-13-13 9 | 13 | 13 | 39:50 | -11 | 40 | |
| 16 |
 |
Halle Hallescher FC | 35 | 9-11-15 9 | 11 | 15 | 47:57 | -10 | 38 | |
| 17 |
 |
Meppen SV Meppen | 35 | 7-12-16 7 | 12 | 16 | 37:60 | -23 | 33 | |
| 18 |
 |
Oldenburg (N) VfB Oldenburg (N) | 35 | 8-8-19 8 | 8 | 19 | 37:59 | -22 | 32 | |
| 19 |
 |
Zwickau FSV Zwickau | 35 | 8-7-20 8 | 7 | 20 | 38:68 | -30 | 31 | |
| 20 |
 |
Bayreuth (N) SpVgg Bayreuth (N) | 35 | 9-4-22 9 | 4 | 22 | 35:73 | -38 | 31 |