| R | Mannschaft | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | TD | Punkte |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hannover 96 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 6426 | 38 | 4614 |
| 2. | FC St. Pauli | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 6537 | 28 | 3921 |
| 3. | Altona 93 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 6859 | 9 | 3228 |
| 4. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 5758 | -1 | 3228 |
| 5. | SV Werder Bremen | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 5343 | 10 | 3129 |
| 6. | SV Arminia Hannover | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 7877 | 1 | 2931 |
| 7. | TuS Bremerhaven 93 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 5355 | -2 | 2931 |
| 8. | Eimsbütteler TV | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 5155 | -4 | 2931 |
| 9. | Holstein Kiel | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 5068 | -18 | 2931 |
| 10. | 1. SC Göttingen 05 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 4348 | -5 | 2832 |
| 11. | Hamburger SV4 Punkte Abzug wegen Schwarzgeldzahlungen | 30 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 7758 | 19 | 2733 |
| 12. | VfL Osnabrück | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 4846 | 2 | 2733 |
| 13. | Bremer SV 1906 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 4456 | -12 | 2733 |
| 14. | Harburger TB 1865 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 4360 | -17 | 2634 |
| 15. | VfB Lübeck | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 3359 | -26 | 2337 |
| 16. | SC Victoria Hamburg | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 2850 | -22 | 2238 |