| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ahlen | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 33:20 | 13 | 32 | |
| 2. | Union Berlin | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 36:24 | 12 | 32 | |
| 3. | Dusseldorf | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 21:19 | 2 | 31 | |
| 4. | Oberhausen | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 27:17 | 10 | 29 | |
| 5. | Wuppertal | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 27:25 | 2 | 29 | |
| 6. | RW Essen | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23:18 | 5 | 26 | |
| 7. | Magdeburg | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 15:21 | -6 | 24 | |
| 8. | Werder Bremen II | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 22:25 | -3 | 23 | |
| 9. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21:24 | -3 | 23 | |
| 10. | Braunschweig | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 20:20 | 0 | 22 | |
| 11. | Erfurt | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 25:26 | -1 | 21 | |
| 12. | Cottbus II | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 13:24 | -11 | 21 | |
| 13. | Dortmund II | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16:21 | -5 | 19 | |
| 14. | Babelsberg | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17:26 | -9 | 18 | |
| 15. | Emden | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17:24 | -7 | 17 | |
| 16. | Verl | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 16:28 | -12 | 17 | |
| 17. | Lubeck | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15:29 | -14 | 14 | |
| 18. | Wolfsburg II | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12:52 | -40 | 11 | |
| 19. | Hamburger SV II | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 19:40 | -21 | 10 |