| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bochum | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26:24 | 2 | 27 | |
| 2. | FC Koln | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 22:24 | -2 | 25 | |
| 3. | Greuther Furth | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 27:31 | -4 | 23 | |
| 4. | Hannover | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 22:27 | -5 | 18 | |
| 5. | B. Monchengladbach | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 21:26 | -5 | 18 | |
| 6. | Cottbus | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 22:25 | -3 | 17 | |
| 7. | St. Pauli | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 22:30 | -8 | 17 | |
| 8. | Nurnberg | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18:28 | -10 | 17 | |
| 9. | Alemannia Aachen | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18:36 | -18 | 17 | |
| 10. | Oberhausen | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15:19 | -4 | 16 | |
| 11. | Chemnitzer | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12:29 | -17 | 15 | |
| 12. | Mainz | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17:32 | -15 | 13 | |
| 13. | TB Berlin | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17:28 | -11 | 12 | |
| 14. | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 22:37 | -15 | 11 | |
| 15. | Fortuna Koln | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14:30 | -16 | 11 | |
| 16. | Offenbach | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 14:33 | -19 | 11 | |
| 17. | Mannheim | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15:30 | -15 | 10 | |
| 18. | Stutt. Kickers | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 20:32 | -12 | 9 |