| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 35:25 | 10 | 29 | |
| 2. | Ulm | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22:25 | -3 | 24 | |
| 3. | TB Berlin | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 20:20 | 0 | 22 | |
| 4. | Hannover | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18:19 | -1 | 22 | |
| 5. | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20:27 | -7 | 21 | |
| 6. | St. Pauli | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 26:30 | -4 | 19 | |
| 7. | Unterhaching | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17:23 | -6 | 19 | |
| 8. | Oberhausen | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 20:21 | -1 | 18 | |
| 9. | Greuther Furth | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18:20 | -2 | 18 | |
| 10. | FC Koln | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21:29 | -8 | 18 | |
| 11. | Stutt. Kickers | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15:31 | -16 | 15 | |
| 12. | Fortuna Koln | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 22:32 | -10 | 14 | |
| 13. | Mainz | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 21:34 | -13 | 14 | |
| 14. | Uerdingen | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13:32 | -19 | 14 | |
| 15. | Dusseldorf | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14:30 | -16 | 12 | |
| 16. | Cottbus | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 13:23 | -10 | 11 | |
| 17. | SG Wattenscheid | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10:23 | -13 | 8 | |
| 18. | FC Gutersloh | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14:39 | -25 | 6 |