| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Essen Rot-Weiss Essen | 33 | 22-5-6 22 | 5 | 6 | 75:26 | 49 | 71 | |
| 2 |
 |
Dresden 1. FC Dynamo Dresden | 33 | 18-11-4 18 | 11 | 4 | 51:25 | 26 | 65 | |
| 3 |
 |
Wuppertaler SV Wuppertaler SV | 33 | 18-8-7 18 | 8 | 7 | 48:35 | 13 | 62 | |
| 4 |
 |
Paderborn SC Paderborn 07 | 33 | 16-11-6 16 | 11 | 6 | 52:38 | 14 | 59 | |
| 5 |
 |
Bremen II Werder Bremen II | 33 | 16-7-10 16 | 7 | 10 | 55:42 | 13 | 55 | |
| 6 |
 |
Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig | 33 | 14-7-12 14 | 7 | 12 | 46:40 | 6 | 49 | |
| 7 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 33 | 12-8-13 12 | 8 | 13 | 42:37 | 5 | 44 | |
| 8 |
 |
Dortmund II Borussia Dortmund II | 33 | 12-7-14 12 | 7 | 14 | 43:45 | -2 | 43 | |
| 9 |
 |
Uerdingen KFC Uerdingen 05 | 33 | 12-7-14 12 | 7 | 14 | 45:48 | -3 | 43 | |
| 10 |
 |
Kiel Holstein Kiel | 33 | 11-8-14 11 | 8 | 14 | 51:55 | -4 | 41 | |
| 11 |
 |
HSV II Hamburger SV II | 33 | 10-11-12 10 | 11 | 12 | 31:46 | -15 | 41 | |
| 12 |
 |
Köln II 1. FC Köln II | 33 | 10-10-13 10 | 10 | 13 | 52:52 | 0 | 40 | |
| 13 |
 |
Wattenscheid SG Wattenscheid 09 | 33 | 11-7-15 11 | 7 | 15 | 51:59 | -8 | 40 | |
| 14 |
 |
Chemnitz Chemnitzer FC | 33 | 12-4-17 12 | 4 | 17 | 29:49 | -20 | 40 | |
| 15 |
 |
Münster Preußen Münster | 33 | 9-12-12 9 | 12 | 12 | 39:45 | -6 | 39 | |
| 16 |
 |
Schalke II FC Schalke 04 II | 33 | 10-8-15 10 | 8 | 15 | 52:66 | -14 | 38 | |
| 17 |
 |
S. Leipzig Sachsen Leipzig | 33 | 4-12-17 4 | 12 | 17 | 34:54 | -20 | 24 | |
| 18 |
 |
Neumünster VfR Neumünster | 33 | 3-11-19 3 | 11 | 19 | 30:64 | -34 | 20 |