| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannover | 38 | 86:48 | 38 | 56:20 | |
| 2 | Karlsruhe | 38 | 79:49 | 30 | 52:24 | |
| 3 | St. Pauli | 38 | 63:45 | 18 | 49:27 | |
| 4 | Darmstadt | 38 | 72:48 | 24 | 47:29 | |
| 5 | Aachen | 38 | 55:36 | 19 | 46:30 | |
| 6 | Osnabrück | 38 | 69:66 | 3 | 44:32 | |
| 7 | St. Kickers | 38 | 72:55 | 17 | 42:34 | |
| 8 | Freiburg | 38 | 59:56 | 3 | 39:37 | |
| 9 | Bielefeld | 38 | 58:55 | 3 | 38:38 | |
| 10 | RW Essen | 38 | 70:69 | 1 | 38:38 | |
| 11 | Wattenscheid | 38 | 59:66 | -7 | 38:38 | |
| 12 | Solingen | 38 | 61:65 | -4 | 35:41 | |
| 13 | Ulm | 38 | 55:63 | -8 | 35:41 | |
| 14 | Fortuna Köln | 38 | 51:66 | -15 | 35:41 | |
| 15 | Saarbrücken | 38 | 53:71 | -18 | 34:42 | |
| 16 | Oberhausen | 38 | 52:55 | -3 | 33:43 | |
| 17 | Braunschweig | 38 | 52:47 | 5 | 32:44 | |
| 18 | Aschaffenburg | 38 | 47:72 | -25 | 24:52 | |
| 19 | Kassel | 38 | 40:75 | -35 | 22:54 | |
| 20 | Salmrohr | 38 | 48:94 | -46 | 21:55 |
In dem Moment ist eine Leere da, wo du denkst: scheiße.
— Robert Andrich, Union Berlin, nach einem Eigentor in Frankfurt.