| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Freiburg | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 28:20 | 8 | 29 | |
| 2. | Nurnberg | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 27:21 | 6 | 28 | |
| 3. | Eintracht Frankfurt | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17:14 | 3 | 28 | |
| 4. | FC Gutersloh | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 20:15 | 5 | 23 | |
| 5. | Fortuna Koln | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 26:26 | 0 | 22 | |
| 6. | Dusseldorf | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 25:31 | -6 | 21 | |
| 7. | Uerdingen | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19:20 | -1 | 20 | |
| 8. | Stutt. Kickers | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18:21 | -3 | 20 | |
| 9. | St. Pauli | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19:23 | -4 | 19 | |
| 10. | Mainz | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 24:26 | -2 | 18 | |
| 11. | Unterhaching | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18:19 | -1 | 17 | |
| 12. | Jena | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18:26 | -8 | 17 | |
| 13. | Cottbus | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15:20 | -5 | 16 | |
| 14. | Greuther Furth | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11:22 | -11 | 16 | |
| 15. | SG Wattenscheid | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 13:22 | -9 | 14 | |
| 16. | Zwickau | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 19:37 | -18 | 12 | |
| 17. | Lokomotive Leipzig | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12:38 | -26 | 9 | |
| 18. | Meppen | 17 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11:33 | -22 | 4 |