| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Schalke FC Schalke 04 | 25 | 21-1-3 21 | 1 | 3 | 69:23 | 46 | 64 | |
| 2 |
 |
Leverkusen (M) Bayer 04 Leverkusen (M) | 25 | 18-3-4 18 | 3 | 4 | 79:27 | 52 | 57 | |
| 3 |
 |
Gladbach Bor. Mönchengladbach | 25 | 14-4-7 14 | 4 | 7 | 64:34 | 30 | 46 | |
| 4 |
 |
Köln 1. FC Köln | 25 | 13-3-9 13 | 3 | 9 | 53:34 | 19 | 42 | |
| 5 |
 |
Dortmund Borussia Dortmund | 25 | 12-5-8 12 | 5 | 8 | 48:45 | 3 | 41 | |
| 6 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 25 | 12-3-10 12 | 3 | 10 | 45:39 | 6 | 39 | |
| 7 |
 |
Preußen Münster (N) Preußen Münster (N) | 25 | 10-8-7 10 | 8 | 7 | 39:38 | 1 | 38 | |
| 8 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 25 | 8-6-11 8 | 6 | 11 | 51:54 | -3 | 30 | |
| 9 |
 |
Alem. Aachen (N) Alemannia Aachen (N) | 25 | 8-5-12 8 | 5 | 12 | 49:45 | 4 | 29 | |
| 10 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 25 | 8-4-13 8 | 4 | 13 | 36:45 | -9 | 28 | |
| 11 |
 |
Bonn Bonner SC | 25 | 7-7-11 7 | 7 | 11 | 33:44 | -11 | 28 | |
| 12 |
 |
RW Oberhausen (N) Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (N) | 25 | 8-4-13 8 | 4 | 13 | 39:55 | -16 | 28 | |
| 13 |
 |
Ahlen Rot Weiss Ahlen | 25 | 3-4-18 3 | 4 | 18 | 26:78 | -52 | 13 | |
| 14 |
 |
Wuppertal Wuppertaler SV | 25 | 2-5-18 2 | 5 | 18 | 19:89 | -70 | 11 |