| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | RW Essen | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 77:26 | 51 | 74 | |
| 2. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 51:26 | 25 | 65 | |
| 3. | Paderborn | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 56:40 | 16 | 62 | |
| 4. | Wuppertal | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 49:37 | 12 | 62 | |
| 5. | Werder Bremen II | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 55:44 | 11 | 55 | |
| 6. | Braunschweig | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 49:42 | 7 | 52 | |
| 7. | Uerdingen | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 46:48 | -2 | 46 | |
| 8. | St. Pauli | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 44:40 | 4 | 44 | |
| 9. | Hamburger SV II | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 33:46 | -13 | 44 | |
| 10. | Dortmund II | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 43:47 | -4 | 43 | |
| 11. | Chemnitzer | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 31:49 | -18 | 43 | |
| 12. | Holstein Kiel | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 52:56 | -4 | 42 | |
| 13. | Preussen Munster | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 40:45 | -5 | 42 | |
| 14. | Koln II | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 53:53 | 0 | 41 | |
| 15. | SG Wattenscheid | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 51:60 | -9 | 40 | |
| 16. | Schalke II | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 54:70 | -16 | 38 | |
| 17. | Sachsen Leipzig | 34 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 34:56 | -22 | 24 | |
| 18. | VfR Neumunster | 34 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 32:65 | -33 | 23 |