| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortuna Koln | 33 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 41 | 69 |
| 2 | Oberhausen | 33 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 65 |
| 3 | Schalke 04 II | 33 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 58 |
| 4 | Borussia Monchengladbach II | 33 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 58 |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund II | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 57 |
| 6 | FC Guetersloh | 33 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 56 |
| 7 | Sportfreunde Siegen von 1899 | 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 51 |
| 8 | FC Koln II | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | -4 | 44 |
| 9 | Sportfreunde Lotte | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | -10 | 44 |
| 10 | SC Paderborn 07 II | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 43 |
| 11 | Bonner SC | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 43 |
| 12 | Fortuna Dusseldorf II | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | -11 | 39 |
| 13 | FC Bocholt | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | -8 | 38 |
| 14 | VfL Bochum II | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | -12 | 38 |
| 15 | SV Rodinghausen | 33 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -15 | 29 |
| 16 | Wiedenbruck | 33 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -28 | 26 |
| 17 | Wuppertal | 33 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -33 | 26 |
| 18 | Velbert | 33 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -35 | 25 |