| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Ulm (N) SSV Ulm 1846 Fußball (N) | 38 | 23-8-7 23 | 8 | 7 | 65:38 | 27 | 77 | |
| 2 |
 |
Münster (N) Preußen Münster (N) | 38 | 19-10-9 19 | 10 | 9 | 68:49 | 19 | 67 | |
| 3 |
 |
Regensburg (A) Jahn Regensburg (A) | 38 | 17-12-9 17 | 12 | 9 | 51:42 | 9 | 63 | |
| 4 |
 |
Dresden Dynamo Dresden | 38 | 19-5-14 19 | 5 | 14 | 58:40 | 18 | 62 | |
| 5 |
 |
Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken | 38 | 15-15-8 15 | 15 | 8 | 60:43 | 17 | 60 | |
| 6 |
 |
Aue Erzgebirge Aue | 38 | 16-12-10 16 | 12 | 10 | 51:47 | 4 | 60 | |
| 7 |
 |
Essen Rot-Weiss Essen | 38 | 17-8-13 17 | 8 | 13 | 60:53 | 7 | 59 | |
| 8 |
 |
Sandhausen (A) SV Sandhausen (A) | 38 | 15-11-12 15 | 11 | 12 | 58:57 | 1 | 56 | |
| 9 |
 |
Unterhaching (N) SpVgg Unterhaching (N) | 38 | 16-7-15 16 | 7 | 15 | 50:49 | 1 | 55 | |
| 10 |
 |
Ingolstadt FC Ingolstadt 04 | 38 | 14-12-12 14 | 12 | 12 | 65:51 | 14 | 54 | |
| 11 |
 |
Dortmund II Borussia Dortmund II | 38 | 14-12-12 14 | 12 | 12 | 58:53 | 5 | 54 | |
| 12 |
 |
Verl SC Verl | 38 | 14-11-13 14 | 11 | 13 | 59:56 | 3 | 53 | |
| 13 |
 |
Vikt. Köln FC Viktoria Köln | 38 | 13-10-15 13 | 10 | 15 | 59:65 | -6 | 49 | |
| 14 |
 |
Bielefeld (A) Arminia Bielefeld (A) | 38 | 11-13-14 11 | 13 | 14 | 48:47 | 1 | 46 | |
| 15 |
 |
1860 München TSV 1860 München | 38 | 13-7-18 13 | 7 | 18 | 40:42 | -2 | 46 | |
| 16 |
 |
Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim | 38 | 11-10-17 11 | 10 | 17 | 51:60 | -9 | 43 | |
| 17 |
 |
Halle Hallescher FC | 38 | 11-7-20 11 | 7 | 20 | 50:68 | -18 | 40 | |
| 18 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 38 | 8-10-20 8 | 10 | 20 | 41:65 | -24 | 34 | |
| 19 |
 |
Lübeck (N) VfB Lübeck (N) | 38 | 6-14-18 6 | 14 | 18 | 37:77 | -40 | 32 | |
| 20 |
 |
Freiburg II SC Freiburg II | 38 | 8-6-24 8 | 6 | 24 | 37:64 | -27 | 30 |