| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VfL Bochum | 32 | 52:27 | 25 | 43:21 | |
| 2 | St. Pauli | 32 | 38:26 | 12 | 41:23 | |
| 3 | Uerdingen | 32 | 40:27 | 13 | 38:26 | |
| 4 | TSV 1860 | 32 | 45:36 | 9 | 37:27 | |
| 5 | Wolfsburg | 32 | 39:34 | 5 | 36:28 | |
| 6 | Rostock | 32 | 44:45 | -1 | 34:30 | |
| 7 | Meppen | 32 | 41:44 | -3 | 34:30 | |
| 8 | Saarbrücken | 32 | 53:58 | -5 | 34:30 | |
| 9 | Fortuna Köln | 32 | 46:42 | 4 | 32:32 | |
| 10 | Mannheim | 32 | 37:39 | -2 | 32:32 | |
| 11 | Chemnitz | 32 | 29:40 | -11 | 32:32 | |
| 12 | Hertha BSC | 32 | 42:37 | 5 | 30:34 | |
| 13 | Hannover | 32 | 39:40 | -1 | 30:34 | |
| 14 | Mainz | 32 | 37:43 | -6 | 30:34 | |
| 15 | Homburg | 32 | 44:42 | 2 | 29:35 | |
| 16 | Wuppertal | 32 | 38:39 | -1 | 28:36 | |
| 17 | FC Carl Zeiss | 32 | 31:36 | -5 | 28:36 | |
| 18 | St. Kickers | 32 | 31:43 | -12 | 27:37 | |
| 19 | RW Essen | 32 | 35:42 | -7 | 26:38 | |
| 20 | TB Berlin | 32 | 31:52 | -21 | 19:45 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 16 bis 20 steigen ab