| # | Team | P | W | D | L | FA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortuna Koln | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 71-30 | 70 |
| 2 | SC RW Oberhausen | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 60-40 | 66 |
| 3 | FC Schalke 04 II | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 77-50 | 61 |
| 4 | FC Gutersloh | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 55-40 | 59 |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund II | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 66-50 | 58 |
| 6 | Borussia Monchengladbach II | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 61-46 | 58 |
| 7 | Sportfreunde Siegen | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 62-43 | 54 |
| 8 | SC Paderborn II | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 52-38 | 46 |
| 9 | Bonner SC | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 38-42 | 46 |
| 10 | 1. FC Koln II | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 55-63 | 45 |
| 11 | VFL Sportfreunde Lotte | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 45-55 | 45 |
| 12 | Fortuna Dusseldorf II | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 47-58 | 40 |
| 13 | FC Bocholt | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 49-57 | 39 |
| 14 | Bochum II | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 50-62 | 39 |
| 15 | SV Rodinghausen | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 46-63 | 29 |
| 16 | SC Wiedenbruck | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 39-65 | 29 |
| 17 | Wuppertaler SV | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 36-70 | 26 |
| 18 | SSVg Velbert | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 35-72 | 25 |