| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Schalke FC Schalke 04 | 21 | 15-5-1 15 | 5 | 1 | 54:17 | 37 | 50 | |
| 2 |
 |
Dortmund (M) Borussia Dortmund (M) | 21 | 15-3-3 15 | 3 | 3 | 62:22 | 40 | 48 | |
| 3 |
 |
Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 21 | 14-5-2 14 | 5 | 2 | 59:20 | 39 | 47 | |
| 4 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 21 | 14-3-4 14 | 3 | 4 | 51:28 | 23 | 45 | |
| 5 |
 |
Gladbach Bor. Mönchengladbach | 21 | 10-6-5 10 | 6 | 5 | 42:29 | 13 | 36 | |
| 6 |
 |
Köln 1. FC Köln | 21 | 9-4-8 9 | 4 | 8 | 37:32 | 5 | 31 | |
| 7 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 21 | 7-4-10 7 | 4 | 10 | 29:39 | -10 | 25 | |
| 8 |
 |
Bielefeld (N) Arminia Bielefeld (N) | 21 | 6-4-11 6 | 4 | 11 | 23:34 | -11 | 22 | |
| 9 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 21 | 6-4-11 6 | 4 | 11 | 33:47 | -14 | 22 | |
| 10 |
 |
Preußen Münster Preußen Münster | 21 | 6-2-13 6 | 2 | 13 | 24:59 | -35 | 20 | |
| 11 |
 |
RW Essen Rot-Weiss Essen | 21 | 5-4-12 5 | 4 | 12 | 33:43 | -10 | 19 | |
| 12 |
 |
Wuppertal Wuppertaler SV | 21 | 3-8-10 3 | 8 | 10 | 19:38 | -19 | 17 | |
| 13 |
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RW Oberhausen (N) Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (N) | 21 | 4-4-13 4 | 4 | 13 | 25:47 | -22 | 16 | |
| 14 |
 |
Vikt. Köln (N) FC Viktoria Köln (N) | 21 | 4-2-15 4 | 2 | 15 | 19:55 | -36 | 14 |