| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VfL Bochum | 20 | 42:17 | 25 | 39 | |
| 2 | Bielefeld | 20 | 36:25 | 11 | 39 | |
| 3 | Duisburg | 20 | 33:16 | 17 | 38 | |
| 4 | Zwickau | 20 | 24:22 | 2 | 36 | |
| 5 | VfB Leipzig | 20 | 23:19 | 4 | 33 | |
| 6 | FC Carl Zeiss | 20 | 32:30 | 2 | 29 | |
| 7 | Chemnitz | 20 | 28:26 | 2 | 29 | |
| 8 | Unterhaching | 20 | 24:22 | 2 | 29 | |
| 9 | Lübeck | 20 | 25:22 | 3 | 28 | |
| 10 | Nürnberg | 20 | 20:19 | 1 | 23 | |
| 11 | Fortuna Köln | 20 | 22:27 | -5 | 23 | |
| 12 | Hannover | 20 | 16:22 | -6 | 23 | |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 20 | 21:20 | 1 | 22 | |
| 14 | Mannheim | 20 | 25:29 | -4 | 21 | |
| 15 | Meppen | 20 | 20:30 | -10 | 20 | |
| 16 | Wattenscheid | 20 | 25:36 | -11 | 18 | |
| 17 | Wolfsburg | 20 | 19:35 | -16 | 18 | |
| 18 | Mainz | 20 | 14:32 | -18 | 16 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 15 bis 18 steigen in die Regionalliga ab