| R | Mannschaft | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | TD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Viktoria Köln 1904 | 34 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 9142 | 49 | 72 |
| 2. | Borussia Dortmund 2. | 34 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 5425 | 29 | 63 |
| 3. | Borussia Mönchengladbach 2. | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 7142 | 29 | 62 |
| 4. | SC Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 6950 | 19 | 59 |
| 5. | Rot-Weiss Essen | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 4835 | 13 | 55 |
| 6. | 1. FC Köln 2. | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 5954 | 5 | 51 |
| 7. | TSV Alemannia Aachen9 Punkte Abzug wegen Insolvenz | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 5139 | 12 | 50 |
| 8. | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 5144 | 7 | 50 |
| 9. | Bonner SC 01/04 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 6061 | -1 | 48 |
| 10. | SV Rödinghausen | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 5557 | -2 | 48 |
| 11. | Wuppertaler SV | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 4747 | 0 | 42 |
| 12. | Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895 2. | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 4451 | -7 | 41 |
| 13. | SC Verl | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 3749 | -12 | 40 |
| 14. | SC Wiedenbrück | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 4352 | -9 | 39 |
| 15. | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 4366 | -23 | 32 |
| 16. | FC Schalke 04 2. | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 3248 | -16 | 30 |
| 17. | TSG 1881 Sprockhövel | 34 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 3173 | -42 | 24 |
| 18. | Sportfreunde Siegen 1899 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 3182 | -51 | 21 |