| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Köln 1. FC Köln | 22 | 18-2-2 18 | 2 | 2 | 69:21 | 48 | 56 | |
| 2 |
 |
Schalke FC Schalke 04 | 22 | 15-5-2 15 | 5 | 2 | 61:21 | 40 | 50 | |
| 3 |
 |
Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 22 | 16-2-4 16 | 2 | 4 | 59:21 | 38 | 50 | |
| 4 |
 |
Dortmund Borussia Dortmund | 23 | 15-3-5 15 | 3 | 5 | 64:32 | 32 | 48 | |
| 5 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 22 | 10-4-8 10 | 4 | 8 | 49:41 | 8 | 34 | |
| 6 |
 |
RW Essen Rot-Weiss Essen | 22 | 8-8-6 8 | 8 | 6 | 38:38 | 0 | 32 | |
| 7 |
 |
Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 22 | 7-6-9 7 | 6 | 9 | 33:39 | -6 | 27 | |
| 8 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 22 | 8-3-11 8 | 3 | 11 | 32:43 | -11 | 27 | |
| 9 |
 |
Gladbach Bor. Mönchengladbach | 22 | 6-8-8 6 | 8 | 8 | 31:28 | 3 | 26 | |
| 10 |
 |
Alem. Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 22 | 6-5-11 6 | 5 | 11 | 39:44 | -5 | 23 | |
| 11 |
 |
Ahlen Rot Weiss Ahlen | 23 | 6-4-13 6 | 4 | 13 | 29:50 | -21 | 22 | |
| 12 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 22 | 4-5-13 4 | 5 | 13 | 28:58 | -30 | 17 | |
| 13 |
 |
Preußen Münster Preußen Münster | 22 | 4-3-15 4 | 3 | 15 | 24:52 | -28 | 15 | |
| 14 |
 |
VfL Leverkusen VfL Leverkusen | 22 | 3-0-19 3 | 0 | 19 | 15:83 | -68 | 9 |