| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Dortmund Borussia Dortmund | 16 | 14-2-0 14 | 2 | 0 | 61:11 | 50 | 44 | |
| 2 |
 |
Schalke (M) FC Schalke 04 (M) | 16 | 12-4-0 12 | 4 | 0 | 46:10 | 36 | 40 | |
| 3 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 15 | 11-2-2 11 | 2 | 2 | 44:15 | 29 | 35 | |
| 4 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 16 | 10-0-6 10 | 0 | 6 | 33:16 | 17 | 30 | |
| 5 |
 |
Köln 1. FC Köln | 15 | 9-1-5 9 | 1 | 5 | 35:18 | 17 | 28 | |
| 6 |
 |
Gladbach Bor. Mönchengladbach | 15 | 8-2-5 8 | 2 | 5 | 35:21 | 14 | 26 | |
| 7 |
 |
Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 16 | 7-2-7 7 | 2 | 7 | 34:29 | 5 | 23 | |
| 8 |
 |
RW Essen (N) Rot-Weiss Essen (N) | 16 | 7-1-8 7 | 1 | 8 | 19:23 | -4 | 22 | |
| 9 |
 |
Preußen Münster Preußen Münster | 16 | 5-2-9 5 | 2 | 9 | 17:34 | -17 | 17 | |
| 10 |
 |
1. FC Mönchengladbach 1. FC Mönchengladbach | 16 | 3-4-9 3 | 4 | 9 | 19:37 | -18 | 13 | |
| 11 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 16 | 3-3-10 3 | 3 | 10 | 22:40 | -18 | 12 | |
| 12 |
 |
F. Köln (N) Fortuna Köln (N) | 16 | 3-1-12 3 | 1 | 12 | 18:61 | -43 | 10 | |
| 13 |
 |
Wuppertal Wuppertaler SV | 15 | 2-3-10 2 | 3 | 10 | 15:33 | -18 | 9 | |
| 14 |
 |
TSG Sprockhövel (N) TSG Sprockhövel (N) | 16 | 2-1-13 2 | 1 | 13 | 10:60 | -50 | 7 |