| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | G | U | V | Torv. | Tordiff. | Pkt. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
|
38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 76:60 | 16 | 65 |
| 2. |
|
38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 71:60 | 11 | 64 |
| 3. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 64:53 | 11 | 64 |
| 4. |
|
38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 61:40 | 21 | 63 |
| 5. | MSV Duisburg | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 68:48 | 20 | 62 |
| 6. | F.C. Hansa Rostock | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 54:43 | 11 | 59 |
| 7. | SV Meppen | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 69:57 | 12 | 58 |
| 8. |
|
38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 63:54 | 9 | 58 |
| 9. | SV Waldhof Mannheim | 38 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 52:47 | 5 | 56 |
| 10. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 59:54 | 5 | 55 |
| 11. |
|
38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 50:53 | -3 | 51 |
| 12. | Viktoria Köln | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 65:71 | -6 | 51 |
| 13. | KFC Uerdingen | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 40:54 | -14 | 48 |
| 14. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 38 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 49:42 | 7 | 47 |
| 15. | Hallescher FC | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 64:66 | -2 | 46 |
| 16. | FSV Zwickau | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 56:61 | -5 | 44 |
| 17. | Chemnitzer FC | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 54:60 | -6 | 44 |
| 18. | SC Preußen Münster | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 49:62 | -13 | 40 |
| 19. | SG Sonnenhof Großaspach | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 33:67 | -34 | 32 |
| 20. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 38 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 40:85 | -45 | 23 |
