| 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 | 29 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 35:7 | 28 | 47:9 |
| 2 |
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Hertha BSC | 29 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 38:8 | 30 | 43:10 |
| 3 |
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Eintracht Braunschweig | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 28:12 | 16 | 41:16 |
| 4 |
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Rot-Weiss Essen | 29 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 36:20 | 16 | 37:16 |
| 5 |
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Alemannia Aachen | 29 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 23:10 | 13 | 36:16 |
| 6 |
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Hannover 96 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 23:14 | 9 | 33:28 |
| 7 |
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Fortuna Köln | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 28:25 | 3 | 32:25 |
| 8 |
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SG Union Solingen | 29 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 20:13 | 7 | 31:20 |
| 9 |
|
SC Herford | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 18:17 | 1 | 31:27 |
| 10 |
|
VfL Osnabrück | 29 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 20:14 | 6 | 30:21 |
| 11 |
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SC Viktoria 04 Köln | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 21:28 | -7 | 28:30 |
| 12 |
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Holstein Kiel | 29 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 15:23 | -8 | 27:18 |
| 13 |
|
1. FC Bocholt | 29 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 19:22 | -3 | 26:26 |
| 14 |
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SG Wattenscheid 09 | 29 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 15:24 | -9 | 24:31 |
| 15 |
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TeBe Berlin | 29 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 15:25 | -10 | 24:31 |
| 16 |
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Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 29 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 15:25 | -10 | 23:32 |
| 17 |
|
VfB Oldenburg | 29 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 13:25 | -12 | 23:28 |
| 18 |
|
Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid | 29 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 8:21 | -13 | 22:31 |
| 19 |
|
SC Göttingen 05 | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 20:32 | -12 | 21:38 |
| 20 |
|
SpVgg Erkenschwick | 29 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 13:29 | -16 | 21:31 |
| 21 |
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Preußen Münster | 29 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8:21 | -13 | 20:28 |
| 22 |
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OSV Hannover | 29 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 12:28 | -16 | 18:34 |