| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Schalke FC Schalke 04 | 17 | 14-1-2 14 | 1 | 2 | 43:14 | 29 | 43 | |
| 2 |
 |
Gladbach Bor. Mönchengladbach | 18 | 12-3-3 12 | 3 | 3 | 53:21 | 32 | 39 | |
| 3 |
 |
Leverkusen (M) Bayer 04 Leverkusen (M) | 18 | 11-3-4 11 | 3 | 4 | 50:25 | 25 | 36 | |
| 4 |
 |
Köln 1. FC Köln | 18 | 9-3-6 9 | 3 | 6 | 33:21 | 12 | 30 | |
| 5 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 18 | 9-3-6 9 | 3 | 6 | 34:26 | 8 | 30 | |
| 6 |
 |
Preußen Münster (N) Preußen Münster (N) | 18 | 8-6-4 8 | 6 | 4 | 30:24 | 6 | 30 | |
| 7 |
 |
Dortmund Borussia Dortmund | 16 | 7-5-4 7 | 5 | 4 | 37:26 | 11 | 26 | |
| 8 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 17 | 6-3-8 6 | 3 | 8 | 27:29 | -2 | 21 | |
| 9 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 18 | 6-3-9 6 | 3 | 9 | 26:42 | -16 | 21 | |
| 10 |
 |
RW Oberhausen (N) Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (N) | 18 | 5-3-10 5 | 3 | 10 | 27:37 | -10 | 18 | |
| 11 |
 |
Bonn Bonner SC | 18 | 4-6-8 4 | 6 | 8 | 20:30 | -10 | 18 | |
| 12 |
 |
Alem. Aachen (N) Alemannia Aachen (N) | 17 | 3-4-10 3 | 4 | 10 | 20:33 | -13 | 13 | |
| 13 |
 |
Ahlen Rot Weiss Ahlen | 18 | 2-4-12 2 | 4 | 12 | 20:49 | -29 | 10 | |
| 14 |
 |
Wuppertal Wuppertaler SV | 17 | 1-5-11 1 | 5 | 11 | 11:54 | -43 | 8 |