| 19/04/1996 | 18:30 | Rot-Weiss Essen | - | SpVgg Erkenschwick | 3:1 (2:1) | |
| 20/04/1996 | 14:00 | Alemannia Aachen | - | FC 08 Homburg | 1:3 (1:0) | |
| 14:00 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | - | Preußen Münster | 0:2 (0:1) | ||
| 14:00 | Bonner SC | - | 1. FC Kaiserslautern II | 0:3 (0:2) | ||
| 21/04/1996 | 14:00 | Wuppertaler SV | - | 1. FC Bocholt | 0:1 (0:1) | |
| 14:00 | TuS Paderborn-Neuhaus | - | SC Hauenstein | 1:1 (1:1) | ||
| 14:00 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | - | SG Wattenscheid 09 II | 1:0 (0:0) | ||
| 14:00 | SC Verl | - | Eintracht Trier | 2:0 (0:0) | ||
| 14:00 | FSV Salmrohr | - | FC Gütersloh | 1:3 (0:0) |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
FC Gütersloh | 31 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 67:32 | 35 | 64 |
| 2 |
|
Wuppertaler SV | 31 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 51:34 | 17 | 58 |
| 3 |
|
Alemannia Aachen | 31 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 53:38 | 15 | 57 |
| 4 |
|
Rot-Weiss Essen | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 47:27 | 20 | 56 |
| 5 |
|
FC 08 Homburg | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 53:33 | 20 | 52 |
| 6 |
|
TuS Paderborn-Neuhaus | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 55:40 | 15 | 51 |
| 7 |
|
Preußen Münster | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 53:38 | 15 | 48 |
| 8 |
|
1. FC Saarbrücken | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 52:40 | 12 | 46 |
| 9 |
|
SpVgg Erkenschwick | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 37:33 | 4 | 43 |
| 10 |
|
SC Verl | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 43:40 | 3 | 43 |
| 11 |
|
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 30:28 | 2 | 39 |
| 12 |
|
1. FC Bocholt | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 42:47 | -5 | 39 |
| 13 |
|
Eintracht Trier | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 35:42 | -7 | 36 |
| 14 |
|
FSV Salmrohr | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 31:45 | -14 | 30 |
| 15 |
|
1. FC Kaiserslautern II | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 39:69 | -30 | 30 |
| 16 |
|
SC Hauenstein | 30 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 28:39 | -11 | 28 |
| 17 |
|
SG Wattenscheid 09 II | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 39:57 | -18 | 27 |
| 18 |
|
Borussia Neunkirchen | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 25:58 | -33 | 20 |
| 19 |
|
Bonner SC | 30 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 21:61 | -40 | 17 |