| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Dortmund Borussia Dortmund | 26 | 21-2-3 21 | 2 | 3 | 89:23 | 66 | 65 | |
| 2 |
 |
Schalke (M) FC Schalke 04 (M) | 26 | 18-6-2 18 | 6 | 2 | 70:21 | 49 | 60 | |
| 3 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 26 | 17-4-5 17 | 4 | 5 | 72:30 | 42 | 55 | |
| 4 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 26 | 17-1-8 17 | 1 | 8 | 50:26 | 24 | 52 | |
| 5 |
 |
Köln 1. FC Köln | 26 | 15-3-8 15 | 3 | 8 | 54:25 | 29 | 48 | |
| 6 |
 |
Gladbach Bor. Mönchengladbach | 26 | 12-3-11 12 | 3 | 11 | 54:45 | 9 | 39 | |
| 7 |
 |
Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 26 | 10-7-9 10 | 7 | 9 | 50:38 | 12 | 37 | |
| 8 |
 |
RW Essen (N) Rot-Weiss Essen (N) | 26 | 10-6-10 10 | 6 | 10 | 37:32 | 5 | 36 | |
| 9 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 26 | 7-5-14 7 | 5 | 14 | 34:58 | -24 | 26 | |
| 10 |
 |
Preußen Münster Preußen Münster | 26 | 7-5-14 7 | 5 | 14 | 29:54 | -25 | 26 | |
| 11 |
 |
Wuppertal Wuppertaler SV | 26 | 6-5-15 6 | 5 | 15 | 32:52 | -20 | 23 | |
| 12 |
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F. Köln (N) Fortuna Köln (N) | 26 | 6-4-16 6 | 4 | 16 | 32:85 | -53 | 22 | |
| 13 |
 |
1. FC Mönchengladbach 1. FC Mönchengladbach | 26 | 5-5-16 5 | 5 | 16 | 25:64 | -39 | 20 | |
| 14 |
 |
TSG Sprockhövel (N) TSG Sprockhövel (N) | 26 | 2-2-22 2 | 2 | 22 | 13:88 | -75 | 8 |