Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Viktoria Köln | 12 | 26 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 2. | MSV Duisburg | 12 | 26 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 3. | Rot-Weiss Essen | 12 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 4. | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 12 | 20 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 5. | Alemannia Aachen | 12 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 6. | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 12 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 7. | FC Ingolstadt | 12 | 18 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 8. | SV Waldhof Mannheim | 12 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 9. | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II | 12 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 10. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 12 | 16 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 11. | FC Hansa Rostock | 12 | 16 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 12. | SV Meppen | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| 13. | VfB Stuttgart II | 12 | 15 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| 14. | Preußen Münster | 12 | 15 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| 15. | FC Würzburger Kickers | 12 | 14 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 16. | Jahn Regensburg | 12 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 17. | SC Verl | 12 | 12 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 18. | SG Sonnenhof Großaspach | 12 | 12 | 13 | 26 | -13 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 19. | SC Fortuna Köln | 12 | 10 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 20. | TSV Havelse | 12 | 10 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 2 | 4 | 6 |