| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Schalke FC Schalke 04 | 26 | 23-1-2 23 | 1 | 2 | 110:19 | 91 | 70 | |
| 2 |
 |
Gladbach Bor. Mönchengladbach | 26 | 21-3-2 21 | 3 | 2 | 74:24 | 50 | 66 | |
| 3 |
 |
Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 26 | 15-3-8 15 | 3 | 8 | 43:31 | 12 | 48 | |
| 4 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 26 | 13-7-6 13 | 7 | 6 | 43:22 | 21 | 46 | |
| 5 |
 |
Dortmund Borussia Dortmund | 26 | 14-3-9 14 | 3 | 9 | 48:27 | 21 | 45 | |
| 6 |
 |
Köln (M) 1. FC Köln (M) | 26 | 13-4-9 13 | 4 | 9 | 55:32 | 23 | 43 | |
| 7 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 26 | 11-3-12 11 | 3 | 12 | 48:51 | -3 | 36 | |
| 8 |
 |
Bonner SC Bonner SC | 26 | 9-3-14 9 | 3 | 14 | 37:57 | -20 | 30 | |
| 9 |
 |
Aachen (N) Alemannia Aachen (N) | 26 | 7-6-13 7 | 6 | 13 | 29:41 | -12 | 27 | |
| 10 |
 |
Essen Rot-Weiss Essen | 26 | 6-8-12 6 | 8 | 12 | 22:37 | -15 | 26 | |
| 11 |
 |
Münster Preußen Münster | 26 | 7-5-14 7 | 5 | 14 | 28:63 | -35 | 26 | |
| 12 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 26 | 7-4-15 7 | 4 | 15 | 28:43 | -15 | 25 | |
| 13 |
 |
Oberhausen (N) Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (N) | 26 | 5-5-16 5 | 5 | 16 | 20:68 | -48 | 20 | |
| 14 |
 |
Sportfreunde Siegen (N) Sportfreunde Siegen (N) | 26 | 3-1-22 3 | 1 | 22 | 18:88 | -70 | 10 |