| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cottbus | 23 | 47:26 | 21 | 45 | |
| 2 | Dresden | 23 | 44:27 | 17 | 42 | |
| 3 | Saarbrücken | 23 | 34:23 | 11 | 41 | |
| 4 | FC Ingolstadt | 23 | 48:35 | 13 | 38 | |
| 5 | V. Köln | 23 | 37:31 | 6 | 36 | |
| 6 | Verl | 23 | 36:30 | 6 | 36 | |
| 7 | Rostock | 23 | 32:27 | 5 | 35 | |
| 8 | Bielefeld | 23 | 30:25 | 5 | 34 | |
| 9 | Wehen | 23 | 37:36 | 1 | 34 | |
| 10 | Sandhausen | 23 | 37:37 | 0 | 31 | |
| 11 | Aue | 23 | 34:39 | -5 | 31 | |
| 12 | Aachen | 23 | 22:24 | -2 | 30 | |
| 13 | Dortmund II | 23 | 37:38 | -1 | 29 | |
| 14 | TSV 1860 | 23 | 33:41 | -8 | 29 | |
| 15 | Osnabrück | 23 | 29:40 | -11 | 25 | |
| 16 | RW Essen | 23 | 31:39 | -8 | 24 | |
| 17 | Stuttgart II | 23 | 29:41 | -12 | 24 | |
| 18 | Mannheim | 23 | 23:29 | -6 | 23 | |
| 19 | Hannover II | 23 | 27:39 | -12 | 22 | |
| 20 | Unterhaching | 23 | 27:47 | -20 | 15 |
Das hier ist alles keine Zeitlupe, das sind reale Bilder.
— Bela Rethy im WM-Spiel Deutschland - Südkorea (0:2)