League Tables
Final table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund II Champion | 36 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 84 | 39 | +45 | 77 |
| 2 | Sportfreunde Lotte | 36 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 64 | 31 | +33 | 76 |
| 3 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 69 |
| 4 | Eintracht Trier | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 64 |
| 5 | Wuppertaler SV | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 68 | 49 | +19 | 57 |
| 6 | 1. FC Köln II | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 56 |
| 7 | SC Fortuna Köln | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 54 | 56 | -2 | 53 |
| 8 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 52 | 57 | -5 | 52 |
| 9 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern II | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 56 | 55 | +1 | 51 |
| 10 | SC Verl | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 39 | 48 | -9 | 46 |
| 11 | Mainz 05 II | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 44 |
| 12 | FC Schalke 04 II | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 52 | 61 | -9 | 43 |
| 13 | SV Elversberg | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 59 | -19 | 42 |
| 14 | VfL Bochum II | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 42 | 64 | -22 | 41 |
| 15 | SC Wiedenbrück | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 44 | 52 | -8 | 40 |
| 16 | SC Idar Oberstein | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 62 | -24 | 39 |
| 17 | TuS Koblenz | 36 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 32 | 51 | -19 | 31 |
| 18 | Bayer Leverkusen II | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 34 | 57 | -23 | 31 |
| 19 | Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 36 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 39 | 54 | -15 | 29 |