| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freiburg | 37 | 79:45 | 34 | 52:22 | |
| 2 | VfB Leipzig | 37 | 51:34 | 17 | 48:26 | |
| 3 | Mannheim | 37 | 55:40 | 15 | 48:26 | |
| 4 | Duisburg | 37 | 57:35 | 22 | 47:27 | |
| 5 | Fortuna Köln | 37 | 47:30 | 17 | 43:31 | |
| 6 | Hertha BSC | 37 | 69:48 | 21 | 41:33 | |
| 7 | Rostock | 37 | 49:40 | 9 | 40:34 | |
| 8 | Chemnitz | 37 | 50:43 | 7 | 40:34 | |
| 9 | FC Carl Zeiss | 37 | 52:46 | 6 | 39:35 | |
| 10 | Homburg | 37 | 46:45 | 1 | 38:36 | |
| 11 | Meppen | 37 | 31:36 | -5 | 38:36 | |
| 12 | Hannover | 37 | 49:51 | -2 | 37:37 | |
| 13 | Mainz | 37 | 42:47 | -5 | 36:38 | |
| 14 | St. Kickers | 37 | 46:47 | -1 | 35:39 | |
| 15 | Braunschweig | 37 | 55:59 | -4 | 34:40 | |
| 16 | St. Pauli | 37 | 40:46 | -6 | 34:40 | |
| 17 | Wuppertal | 37 | 41:39 | 2 | 33:41 | |
| 18 | Wolfsburg | 37 | 54:61 | -7 | 33:41 | |
| 19 | Unterhaching | 37 | 45:56 | -11 | 32:42 | |
| 20 | Osnabrück | 37 | 48:58 | -10 | 31:43 | |
| 21 | FC Remscheid | 37 | 38:65 | -27 | 28:46 | |
| 22 | Oldenburg | 37 | 46:76 | -30 | 28:46 | |
| 23 | Düsseldorf | 37 | 33:49 | -16 | 27:47 | |
| 24 | Darmstadt | 37 | 31:58 | -27 | 26:48 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 18 bis 24 steigen ab