| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | RW Essen | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25:17 | 8 | 31 | |
| 2. | Lubeck | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 36:27 | 9 | 29 | |
| 3. | Uerdingen | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25:24 | 1 | 26 | |
| 4. | Braunschweig | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23:22 | 1 | 22 | |
| 5. | SG Wattenscheid | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 28:30 | -2 | 22 | |
| 6. | Bayer Leverkusen II | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22:31 | -9 | 20 | |
| 7. | Werder Bremen II | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 24:33 | -9 | 19 | |
| 8. | Magdeburg | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 24:31 | -7 | 18 | |
| 9. | Verl | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 29:37 | -8 | 17 | |
| 10. | VfL Osnabruck | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16:22 | -6 | 16 | |
| 11. | Chemnitzer | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17:22 | -5 | 15 | |
| 12. | Holstein Kiel | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16:29 | -13 | 15 | |
| 13. | Preussen Munster | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 20:36 | -16 | 15 | |
| 14. | Dusseldorf | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16:26 | -10 | 14 | |
| 15. | Aue | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15:25 | -10 | 14 | |
| 16. | Paderborn | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18:32 | -14 | 13 | |
| 17. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 17:36 | -19 | 11 | |
| 18. | Fortuna Koln | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16:40 | -24 | 11 |