| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Elversberg (N) SV Elversberg (N) | 37 | 21-8-8 21 | 8 | 8 | 78:39 | 39 | 71 | |
| 2 |
 |
Freiburg II SC Freiburg II | 37 | 20-10-7 20 | 10 | 7 | 52:34 | 18 | 70 | |
| 3 |
 |
Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück | 37 | 20-7-10 20 | 7 | 10 | 68:48 | 20 | 67 | |
| 4 |
 |
Wiesbaden SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 37 | 20-7-10 20 | 7 | 10 | 70:51 | 19 | 67 | |
| 5 |
 |
Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken | 37 | 19-9-9 19 | 9 | 9 | 62:38 | 24 | 66 | |
| 6 |
 |
Dresden (A) Dynamo Dresden (A) | 37 | 19-9-9 19 | 9 | 9 | 63:43 | 20 | 66 | |
| 7 |
 |
Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim | 37 | 18-3-16 18 | 3 | 16 | 60:64 | -4 | 57 | |
| 8 |
 |
1860 München TSV 1860 München | 37 | 16-8-13 16 | 8 | 13 | 59:50 | 9 | 56 | |
| 9 |
 |
Vikt. Köln FC Viktoria Köln | 37 | 14-13-10 14 | 13 | 10 | 57:51 | 6 | 55 | |
| 10 |
 |
Verl SC Verl | 37 | 13-9-15 13 | 9 | 15 | 58:56 | 2 | 48 | |
| 11 |
 |
Ingolstadt (A) FC Ingolstadt 04 (A) | 37 | 14-5-18 14 | 5 | 18 | 53:54 | -1 | 47 | |
| 12 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 37 | 11-13-13 11 | 13 | 13 | 53:55 | -2 | 46 | |
| 13 |
 |
Dortmund II Borussia Dortmund II | 37 | 13-6-18 13 | 6 | 18 | 46:47 | -1 | 45 | |
| 14 |
 |
Aue (A) Erzgebirge Aue (A) | 37 | 12-8-17 12 | 8 | 17 | 46:59 | -13 | 44 | |
| 15 |
 |
Halle Hallescher FC | 37 | 10-11-16 10 | 11 | 16 | 49:59 | -10 | 41 | |
| 16 |
 |
Essen (N) Rot-Weiss Essen (N) | 37 | 9-14-14 9 | 14 | 14 | 41:54 | -13 | 41 | |
| 17 |
 |
Meppen SV Meppen | 37 | 8-13-16 8 | 13 | 16 | 43:63 | -20 | 37 | |
| 18 |
 |
Oldenburg (N) VfB Oldenburg (N) | 37 | 9-8-20 9 | 8 | 20 | 41:62 | -21 | 35 | |
| 19 |
 |
Zwickau FSV Zwickau | 37 | 9-7-21 9 | 7 | 21 | 40:70 | -30 | 34 | |
| 20 |
 |
Bayreuth (N) SpVgg Bayreuth (N) | 37 | 9-4-24 9 | 4 | 24 | 36:78 | -42 | 31 |