| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | St. Pauli | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 31:8 | 23 | 42 | |
| 2. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 36:17 | 19 | 41 | |
| 3. | VfL Osnabruck | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 35:15 | 20 | 40 | |
| 4. | Emden | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 32:16 | 16 | 40 | |
| 5. | Dusseldorf | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 34:22 | 12 | 35 | |
| 6. | Magdeburg | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 25:12 | 13 | 34 | |
| 7. | Wuppertal | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 35:27 | 8 | 33 | |
| 8. | Lubeck | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 35:21 | 14 | 31 | |
| 9. | Holstein Kiel | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 29:21 | 8 | 31 | |
| 10. | Hamburger SV II | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 27:20 | 7 | 30 | |
| 11. | Werder Bremen II | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 26:21 | 5 | 29 | |
| 12. | Union Berlin | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26:22 | 4 | 28 | |
| 13. | Dortmund II | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 20:17 | 3 | 28 | |
| 14. | Bayer Leverkusen II | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24:21 | 3 | 26 | |
| 15. | Ahlen | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22:23 | -1 | 24 | |
| 16. | Erfurt | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17:21 | -4 | 24 | |
| 17. | Wilhelmshaven | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26:29 | -3 | 23 | |
| 18. | B. Monchengladbach II | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 24:33 | -9 | 16 | |
| 19. | Hertha Berlin II | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16:26 | -10 | 16 |