| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VfL Bochum | 29 | 50:20 | 30 | 42:16 | |
| 2 | St. Pauli | 29 | 34:22 | 12 | 38:20 | |
| 3 | Uerdingen | 29 | 36:24 | 12 | 35:23 | |
| 4 | TSV 1860 | 29 | 44:34 | 10 | 35:23 | |
| 5 | Wolfsburg | 29 | 34:31 | 3 | 32:26 | |
| 6 | Rostock | 29 | 43:41 | 2 | 32:26 | |
| 7 | Mannheim | 29 | 33:34 | -1 | 30:28 | |
| 8 | Meppen | 29 | 37:41 | -4 | 30:28 | |
| 9 | Saarbrücken | 29 | 45:53 | -8 | 30:28 | |
| 10 | Fortuna Köln | 29 | 41:37 | 4 | 29:29 | |
| 11 | Hannover | 29 | 37:33 | 4 | 29:29 | |
| 12 | Mainz | 29 | 35:35 | 0 | 28:30 | |
| 13 | St. Kickers | 29 | 29:38 | -9 | 27:31 | |
| 14 | Homburg | 29 | 40:37 | 3 | 26:32 | |
| 15 | Chemnitz | 29 | 24:40 | -16 | 26:32 | |
| 16 | RW Essen | 29 | 33:38 | -5 | 25:33 | |
| 17 | Wuppertal | 29 | 32:35 | -3 | 24:34 | |
| 18 | Hertha BSC | 29 | 32:36 | -4 | 24:34 | |
| 19 | FC Carl Zeiss | 29 | 28:34 | -6 | 24:34 | |
| 20 | TB Berlin | 29 | 24:48 | -24 | 14:44 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 16 bis 20 steigen ab