| Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | » First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Werder Bremen | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 34:5 | 29 | 47:6 |
| 2 |
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Hertha BSC | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 37:7 | 30 | 42:10 |
| 3 |
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Eintracht Braunschweig | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 26:11 | 15 | 39:15 |
| 4 |
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Rot-Weiss Essen | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 35:19 | 16 | 36:15 |
| 5 |
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Alemannia Aachen | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 23:10 | 13 | 35:16 |
| 6 |
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Hannover 96 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 23:12 | 11 | 33:26 |
| 7 |
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SG Union Solingen | 28 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 20:13 | 7 | 30:19 |
| 8 |
|
Fortuna Köln | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 26:25 | 1 | 30:25 |
| 9 |
|
VfL Osnabrück | 28 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 20:14 | 6 | 29:20 |
| 10 |
|
SC Herford | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 17:17 | 0 | 29:27 |
| 11 |
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SC Viktoria 04 Köln | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 20:28 | -8 | 26:30 |
| 12 |
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Holstein Kiel | 28 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 14:22 | -8 | 26:17 |
| 13 |
|
1. FC Bocholt | 28 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 17:22 | -5 | 24:26 |
| 14 |
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SG Wattenscheid 09 | 28 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 15:23 | -8 | 24:29 |
| 15 |
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Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 28 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 14:23 | -9 | 23:30 |
| 16 |
|
TeBe Berlin | 28 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 13:24 | -11 | 22:31 |
| 17 |
|
VfB Oldenburg | 28 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 13:25 | -12 | 22:27 |
| 18 |
|
SC Göttingen 05 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 20:30 | -10 | 21:36 |
| 19 |
|
Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid | 28 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 8:21 | -13 | 21:31 |
| 20 |
|
SpVgg Erkenschwick | 28 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12:28 | -16 | 20:31 |
| 21 |
|
Preußen Münster | 28 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 8:21 | -13 | 19:27 |
| 22 |
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OSV Hannover | 28 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 12:27 | -15 | 18:32 |