| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortuna Koln | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 36 |
| 2 | Oberhausen | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 29 |
| 3 | Borussia Monchengladbach II | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 25 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund II | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 29 |
| 5 | FC Guetersloh | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 29 |
| 6 | Schalke 04 II | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 23 |
| 7 | Sportfreunde Siegen von 1899 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 26 |
| 8 | FC Koln II | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 26 |
| 9 | Sportfreunde Lotte | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 21 |
| 9 | Bonner SC | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | -7 | 18 |
| 11 | VfL Bochum II | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 17 |
| 12 | FC Bocholt | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 18 |
| 13 | Fortuna Dusseldorf II | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 19 |
| 14 | SC Paderborn 07 II | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 24 |
| 15 | SV Rodinghausen | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 16 |
| 16 | Velbert | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | -22 | 6 |
| 16 | Wuppertal | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -16 | 11 |
| 18 | Wiedenbruck | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 20 |