| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Hannover (A) Hannover 96 (A) | 33 | 21-8-4 21 | 8 | 4 | 72:36 | 36 | 50:16 | |
| 2 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 33 | 19-6-8 19 | 6 | 8 | 69:44 | 25 | 44:22 | |
| 3 |
 |
St. Pauli (N) FC St. Pauli (N) | 33 | 18-8-7 18 | 8 | 7 | 55:37 | 18 | 44:22 | |
| 4 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 33 | 16-10-7 16 | 10 | 7 | 49:28 | 21 | 42:24 | |
| 5 |
 |
Darmstadt SV Darmstadt 98 | 33 | 16-7-10 16 | 7 | 10 | 57:45 | 12 | 39:27 | |
| 6 |
 |
Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück | 33 | 15-7-11 15 | 7 | 11 | 53:54 | -1 | 37:29 | |
| 7 |
 |
Stg. Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers | 33 | 16-4-13 16 | 4 | 13 | 64:50 | 14 | 36:30 | |
| 8 |
 |
Freiburg SC Freiburg | 33 | 12-12-9 12 | 12 | 9 | 50:44 | 6 | 36:30 | |
| 9 |
 |
Essen (N) Rot-Weiss Essen (N) | 33 | 13-9-11 13 | 9 | 11 | 61:56 | 5 | 35:31 | |
| 10 |
 |
Wattenscheid SG Wattenscheid 09 | 33 | 10-13-10 10 | 13 | 10 | 49:55 | -6 | 33:33 | |
| 11 |
 |
SG Union Solingen SG Union Solingen | 33 | 13-6-14 13 | 6 | 14 | 54:53 | 1 | 32:34 | |
| 12 |
 |
Saarbrücken (A) 1. FC Saarbrücken (A) | 33 | 10-12-11 10 | 12 | 11 | 50:58 | -8 | 32:34 | |
| 13 |
 |
Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 33 | 9-12-12 9 | 12 | 12 | 42:48 | -6 | 30:36 | |
| 14 |
 |
Ulm (N) SSV Ulm 1846 (N) | 33 | 10-9-14 10 | 9 | 14 | 45:53 | -8 | 29:37 | |
| 15 |
 |
Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig | 33 | 9-10-14 9 | 10 | 14 | 44:40 | 4 | 28:38 | |
| 16 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 33 | 11-6-16 11 | 6 | 16 | 47:51 | -4 | 28:38 | |
| 17 |
 |
F. Köln Fortuna Köln | 33 | 7-13-13 7 | 13 | 13 | 44:62 | -18 | 27:39 | |
| 18 |
 |
Aschaffenburg Viktoria Aschaffenburg | 33 | 5-11-17 5 | 11 | 17 | 43:65 | -22 | 21:45 | |
| 19 |
 |
KSV Hessen Kassel KSV Hessen Kassel | 33 | 5-10-18 5 | 10 | 18 | 29:60 | -31 | 20:46 | |
| 20 |
 |
Salmrohr (N) FSV Salmrohr (N) | 33 | 4-9-20 4 | 9 | 20 | 38:76 | -38 | 17:49 |