| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Fortuna Koln | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 73:36 | 37 | 76 | |
| 2. | Lotte | 36 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 57:26 | 31 | 69 | |
| 3. | Oberhausen | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 51:34 | 17 | 69 | |
| 4. | Viktoria Koln | 36 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 62:39 | 23 | 65 | |
| 5. | Siegen | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 57:34 | 23 | 64 | |
| 6. | Schalke II | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 52:37 | 15 | 58 | |
| 7. | B. Monchengladbach II | 36 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 55:42 | 13 | 55 | |
| 8. | Bayer Leverkusen II | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 68:51 | 17 | 52 | |
| 9. | RW Essen | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 54:48 | 6 | 52 | |
| 10. | Dusseldorf II | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 53:48 | 5 | 50 | |
| 11. | Verl | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 41:45 | -4 | 50 | |
| 12. | Alemannia Aachen | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 42:46 | -4 | 49 | |
| 13. | Koln II | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 45:47 | -2 | 49 | |
| 14. | SG Wattenscheid | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 40:67 | -27 | 33 | |
| 15. | Bochum II | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 34:53 | -19 | 33 | |
| 16. | Wiedenbruck | 36 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 46:76 | -30 | 30 | |
| 17. | Uerdingen | 36 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 30:71 | -37 | 27 | |
| 18. | Lippstadt | 36 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 38:64 | -26 | 24 | |
| 19. | SSVg Velbert | 36 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 34:72 | -38 | 21 |