| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortuna Koln | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 39 | 63 |
| 2 | Oberhausen | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 57 |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund II | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 56 |
| 4 | Borussia Monchengladbach II | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 54 |
| 5 | Schalke 04 II | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 51 |
| 6 | FC Guetersloh | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 49 |
| 7 | Sportfreunde Siegen von 1899 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 47 |
| 8 | FC Koln II | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | -5 | 40 |
| 9 | Bonner SC | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 38 |
| 10 | VfL Bochum II | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | -3 | 37 |
| 11 | Sportfreunde Lotte | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | -9 | 37 |
| 12 | Fortuna Dusseldorf II | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | -10 | 37 |
| 13 | SC Paderborn 07 II | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 36 |
| 14 | FC Bocholt | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | -4 | 36 |
| 15 | SV Rodinghausen | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -13 | 28 |
| 16 | Velbert | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -32 | 24 |
| 17 | Wuppertal | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -33 | 23 |
| 18 | Wiedenbruck | 29 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -27 | 20 |
