| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Dortmund Borussia Dortmund | 18 | 15-2-1 15 | 2 | 1 | 65:14 | 51 | 47 | |
| 2 |
 |
Schalke (M) FC Schalke 04 (M) | 18 | 14-4-0 14 | 4 | 0 | 50:11 | 39 | 46 | |
| 3 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 17 | 13-2-2 13 | 2 | 2 | 51:17 | 34 | 41 | |
| 4 |
 |
Köln 1. FC Köln | 17 | 11-1-5 11 | 1 | 5 | 42:19 | 23 | 34 | |
| 5 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 18 | 11-1-6 11 | 1 | 6 | 37:19 | 18 | 34 | |
| 6 |
 |
Gladbach Bor. Mönchengladbach | 17 | 8-2-7 8 | 2 | 7 | 36:28 | 8 | 26 | |
| 7 |
 |
Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 18 | 7-3-8 7 | 3 | 8 | 36:33 | 3 | 24 | |
| 8 |
 |
RW Essen (N) Rot-Weiss Essen (N) | 18 | 7-3-8 7 | 3 | 8 | 22:26 | -4 | 24 | |
| 9 |
 |
Preußen Münster Preußen Münster | 18 | 6-2-10 6 | 2 | 10 | 25:39 | -14 | 20 | |
| 10 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 18 | 4-3-11 4 | 3 | 11 | 24:44 | -20 | 15 | |
| 11 |
 |
1. FC Mönchengladbach 1. FC Mönchengladbach | 18 | 3-5-10 3 | 5 | 10 | 19:39 | -20 | 14 | |
| 12 |
 |
Wuppertal Wuppertaler SV | 17 | 3-3-11 3 | 3 | 11 | 22:37 | -15 | 12 | |
| 13 |
 |
F. Köln (N) Fortuna Köln (N) | 18 | 3-2-13 3 | 2 | 13 | 20:66 | -46 | 11 | |
| 14 |
 |
TSG Sprockhövel (N) TSG Sprockhövel (N) | 18 | 2-1-15 2 | 1 | 15 | 11:68 | -57 | 7 |