Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | VfL Osnabrück | 19 | 43 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 4 |
| 2. | FSV Zwickau | 19 | 35 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
| 3. | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 19 | 35 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 |
| 4. | Karlsruher SC | 19 | 34 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 5 |
| 5. | Hallescher FC | 19 | 31 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
| 6. | FC Würzburger Kickers | 19 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
| 7. | Preußen Münster | 19 | 30 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 7 |
| 8. | SV Meppen | 19 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 7 |
| 9. | TSV 1860 Munich | 19 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 7 |
| 10. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 19 | 28 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| 11. | SG Sonnenhof Großaspach | 19 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| 12. | FC Hansa Rostock | 19 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| 13. | SpVgg Unterhaching | 19 | 26 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| 14. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 19 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| 15. | Energie Cottbus | 19 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| 16. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 19 | 21 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| 17. | KFC Uerdingen | 19 | 19 | 22 | 35 | -13 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 18. | Sportfreunde Lotte | 19 | 18 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| 19. | SC Fortuna Köln | 19 | 18 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| 20. | VfR Aalen | 19 | 15 | 28 | 36 | -8 | 3 | 6 | 10 |