Hinrunde
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Schalke FC Schalke 04 | 12 | 10-0-2 10 | 0 | 2 | 30:10 | 20 | 30 | |
| 2 |
 |
Preußen Münster Preußen Münster | 12 | 7-3-2 7 | 3 | 2 | 21:12 | 9 | 24 | |
| 3 |
 |
Gladbach Bor. Mönchengladbach | 12 | 7-2-3 7 | 2 | 3 | 31:18 | 13 | 23 | |
| 4 |
 |
Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 12 | 7-1-4 7 | 1 | 4 | 35:21 | 14 | 22 | |
| 5 |
 |
Köln 1. FC Köln | 12 | 7-1-4 7 | 1 | 4 | 24:12 | 12 | 22 | |
| 6 |
 |
Dortmund Borussia Dortmund | 12 | 7-1-4 7 | 1 | 4 | 32:21 | 11 | 22 | |
| 7 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 12 | 6-2-4 6 | 2 | 4 | 22:19 | 3 | 20 | |
| 8 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 12 | 5-3-4 5 | 3 | 4 | 17:22 | -5 | 18 | |
| 9 |
 |
Bonn Bonner SC | 12 | 3-5-4 3 | 5 | 4 | 14:14 | 0 | 14 | |
| 10 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 12 | 4-2-6 4 | 2 | 6 | 20:23 | -3 | 14 | |
| 11 |
 |
RW Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 12 | 4-0-8 4 | 0 | 8 | 16:23 | -7 | 12 | |
| 12 |
 |
Alem. Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 12 | 2-2-8 2 | 2 | 8 | 12:26 | -14 | 8 | |
| 13 |
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Wuppertal Wuppertaler SV | 12 | 1-4-7 1 | 4 | 7 | 10:40 | -30 | 7 | |
| 14 |
 |
Ahlen Rot Weiss Ahlen | 12 | 0-2-10 0 | 2 | 10 | 10:33 | -23 | 2 |