| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cottbus | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 40:17 | 23 | 41 | |
| 2. | FC Koln | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 46:15 | 31 | 40 | |
| 3. | Nurnberg | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 36:18 | 18 | 38 | |
| 4. | B. Monchengladbach | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 39:17 | 22 | 36 | |
| 5. | Bochum | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 41:24 | 17 | 34 | |
| 6. | Oberhausen | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 28:15 | 13 | 33 | |
| 7. | Mainz | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 24:10 | 14 | 32 | |
| 8. | Mannheim | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 35:26 | 9 | 32 | |
| 9. | Stutt. Kickers | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29:26 | 3 | 30 | |
| 10. | Alemannia Aachen | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 28:18 | 10 | 29 | |
| 11. | Chemnitzer | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 30:20 | 10 | 28 | |
| 12. | TB Berlin | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25:22 | 3 | 28 | |
| 13. | Hannover | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 34:29 | 5 | 26 | |
| 14. | Fortuna Koln | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 24:20 | 4 | 24 | |
| 15. | Offenbach | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21:25 | -4 | 24 | |
| 16. | Greuther Furth | 17 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 13:8 | 5 | 23 | |
| 17. | St. Pauli | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 15:15 | 0 | 22 | |
| 18. | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13:19 | -6 | 16 |