| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Schalke FC Schalke 04 | 21 | 15-4-2 15 | 4 | 2 | 61:16 | 45 | 49 | |
| 2 |
 |
Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 21 | 14-5-2 14 | 5 | 2 | 45:20 | 25 | 47 | |
| 3 |
 |
Köln (P) 1. FC Köln (P) | 21 | 11-6-4 11 | 6 | 4 | 55:21 | 34 | 39 | |
| 4 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 21 | 11-4-6 11 | 4 | 6 | 41:28 | 13 | 37 | |
| 5 |
 |
Gladbach Bor. Mönchengladbach | 21 | 10-6-5 10 | 6 | 5 | 46:28 | 18 | 36 | |
| 6 |
 |
Dortmund Borussia Dortmund | 21 | 10-6-5 10 | 6 | 5 | 42:28 | 14 | 36 | |
| 7 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 21 | 8-6-7 8 | 6 | 7 | 44:46 | -2 | 30 | |
| 8 |
 |
Bonn (N) Bonner SC (N) | 21 | 8-3-10 8 | 3 | 10 | 29:37 | -8 | 27 | |
| 9 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 21 | 7-4-10 7 | 4 | 10 | 29:32 | -3 | 25 | |
| 10 |
 |
Wuppertal (N) Wuppertaler SV (N) | 21 | 5-8-8 5 | 8 | 8 | 26:31 | -5 | 23 | |
| 11 |
 |
RW Essen Rot-Weiss Essen | 21 | 4-7-10 4 | 7 | 10 | 23:37 | -14 | 19 | |
| 12 |
 |
Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 21 | 6-1-14 6 | 1 | 14 | 27:46 | -19 | 19 | |
| 13 |
 |
RW Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 21 | 4-2-15 4 | 2 | 15 | 20:56 | -36 | 14 | |
| 14 |
 |
VfL Theesen (N) VfL Theesen (N) | 21 | 3-0-18 3 | 0 | 18 | 16:78 | -62 | 9 |