| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Köln 1. FC Köln | 26 | 21-2-3 21 | 2 | 3 | 77:28 | 49 | 65 | |
| 2 |
 |
Schalke FC Schalke 04 | 26 | 19-5-2 19 | 5 | 2 | 78:22 | 56 | 62 | |
| 3 |
 |
Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 26 | 18-3-5 18 | 3 | 5 | 69:25 | 44 | 57 | |
| 4 |
 |
Dortmund Borussia Dortmund | 26 | 16-4-6 16 | 4 | 6 | 76:37 | 39 | 52 | |
| 5 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 26 | 13-5-8 13 | 5 | 8 | 62:45 | 17 | 44 | |
| 6 |
 |
Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 26 | 10-6-10 10 | 6 | 10 | 49:46 | 3 | 36 | |
| 7 |
 |
RW Essen Rot-Weiss Essen | 26 | 9-9-8 9 | 9 | 8 | 46:46 | 0 | 36 | |
| 8 |
 |
Gladbach Bor. Mönchengladbach | 26 | 9-8-9 9 | 8 | 9 | 41:31 | 10 | 35 | |
| 9 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 26 | 9-5-12 9 | 5 | 12 | 35:49 | -14 | 32 | |
| 10 |
 |
Alem. Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 26 | 7-6-13 7 | 6 | 13 | 50:52 | -2 | 27 | |
| 11 |
 |
Ahlen Rot Weiss Ahlen | 26 | 6-5-15 6 | 5 | 15 | 31:59 | -28 | 23 | |
| 12 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 26 | 4-6-16 4 | 6 | 16 | 31:72 | -41 | 18 | |
| 13 |
 |
Preußen Münster Preußen Münster | 26 | 4-4-18 4 | 4 | 18 | 26:69 | -43 | 16 | |
| 14 |
 |
VfL Leverkusen VfL Leverkusen | 26 | 3-0-23 3 | 0 | 23 | 18:108 | -90 | 9 |