| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Karlsruher SC | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 27:12 | 15 | 37 | |
| 2. | Wehen | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 42:31 | 11 | 35 | |
| 3. | Hallescher | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 22:16 | 6 | 35 | |
| 4. | VfL Osnabruck | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 24:15 | 9 | 33 | |
| 5. | Uerdingen | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 25:27 | -2 | 29 | |
| 6. | Hansa Rostock | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21:21 | 0 | 27 | |
| 7. | Wurzburger Kickers | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 27:22 | 5 | 26 | |
| 8. | Braunschweig | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20:24 | -4 | 24 | |
| 9. | Kaiserslautern | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 24:33 | -9 | 23 | |
| 10. | Lotte | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 20:26 | -6 | 22 | |
| 11. | Cottbus | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 23:30 | -7 | 22 | |
| 12. | Unterhaching | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 26:36 | -10 | 22 | |
| 13. | Jena | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20:31 | -11 | 22 | |
| 14. | Preussen Munster | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 23:35 | -12 | 22 | |
| 15. | Fortuna Koln | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 22:36 | -14 | 21 | |
| 16. | Grossaspach | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14:21 | -7 | 17 | |
| 17. | Munich 1860 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 20:30 | -10 | 17 | |
| 18. | Meppen | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18:29 | -11 | 17 | |
| 19. | Zwickau | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17:29 | -12 | 17 | |
| 20. | Aalen | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17:26 | -9 | 16 |