| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Schalke (M) FC Schalke 04 (M) | 24 | 17-3-4 17 | 3 | 4 | 56:16 | 40 | 54 | |
| 2 |
 |
Köln 1. FC Köln | 24 | 16-0-8 16 | 0 | 8 | 56:23 | 33 | 48 | |
| 3 |
 |
Gladbach Bor. Mönchengladbach | 24 | 13-9-2 13 | 9 | 2 | 44:28 | 16 | 48 | |
| 4 |
 |
Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 24 | 14-4-6 14 | 4 | 6 | 57:37 | 20 | 46 | |
| 5 |
 |
Dortmund Borussia Dortmund | 24 | 11-5-8 11 | 5 | 8 | 46:29 | 17 | 38 | |
| 6 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 24 | 9-6-9 9 | 6 | 9 | 36:31 | 5 | 33 | |
| 7 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 24 | 8-9-7 8 | 9 | 7 | 30:29 | 1 | 33 | |
| 8 |
 |
1. FC Mönchengladbach (N) 1. FC Mönchengladbach (N) | 24 | 8-8-8 8 | 8 | 8 | 27:25 | 2 | 32 | |
| 9 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 24 | 8-6-10 8 | 6 | 10 | 31:40 | -9 | 30 | |
| 10 |
 |
Wuppertal Wuppertaler SV | 24 | 6-9-9 6 | 9 | 9 | 24:30 | -6 | 27 | |
| 11 |
 |
Preußen Münster (N) Preußen Münster (N) | 24 | 4-7-13 4 | 7 | 13 | 26:53 | -27 | 19 | |
| 12 |
 |
Bonn Bonner SC | 24 | 4-7-13 4 | 7 | 13 | 28:58 | -30 | 19 | |
| 13 |
 |
Vikt. Köln (N) FC Viktoria Köln (N) | 24 | 5-4-15 5 | 4 | 15 | 27:60 | -33 | 19 | |
| 14 |
 |
Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 24 | 4-5-15 4 | 5 | 15 | 24:53 | -29 | 17 |