Hinrunde
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 9 | 7-1-1 7 | 1 | 1 | 24:11 | 13 | 22 | |
| 2 |
 |
Dortmund Borussia Dortmund | 9 | 6-2-1 6 | 2 | 1 | 22:9 | 13 | 20 | |
| 3 |
 |
Schalke FC Schalke 04 | 9 | 6-2-1 6 | 2 | 1 | 19:7 | 12 | 20 | |
| 4 |
 |
Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 9 | 5-2-2 5 | 2 | 2 | 24:17 | 7 | 17 | |
| 5 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 9 | 5-2-2 5 | 2 | 2 | 18:15 | 3 | 17 | |
| 6 |
 |
Ahlen Rot Weiss Ahlen | 9 | 4-2-3 4 | 2 | 3 | 16:18 | -2 | 14 | |
| 7 |
 |
Gladbach Bor. Mönchengladbach | 9 | 3-3-3 3 | 3 | 3 | 13:11 | 2 | 12 | |
| 8 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 9 | 3-2-4 3 | 2 | 4 | 14:14 | 0 | 11 | |
| 9 |
 |
Köln 1. FC Köln | 9 | 3-1-5 3 | 1 | 5 | 19:15 | 4 | 10 | |
| 10 |
 |
RW Essen Rot-Weiss Essen | 9 | 3-1-5 3 | 1 | 5 | 13:17 | -4 | 10 | |
| 11 |
 |
Alem. Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 9 | 2-3-4 2 | 3 | 4 | 17:18 | -1 | 9 | |
| 12 |
 |
Wattenscheid SG Wattenscheid 09 | 9 | 1-3-5 1 | 3 | 5 | 10:18 | -8 | 6 | |
| 13 |
 |
Erkenschwick SpVgg Erkenschwick | 9 | 1-1-7 1 | 1 | 7 | 5:24 | -19 | 4 | |
| 14 |
 |
Bonn Bonner SC | 9 | 1-1-7 1 | 1 | 7 | 7:27 | -20 | 4 |