| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Dortmund Borussia Dortmund | 22 | 19-2-1 19 | 2 | 1 | 79:17 | 62 | 59 | |
| 2 |
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Schalke (M) FC Schalke 04 (M) | 22 | 16-5-1 16 | 5 | 1 | 62:14 | 48 | 53 | |
| 3 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 22 | 15-3-4 15 | 3 | 4 | 61:24 | 37 | 48 | |
| 4 |
 |
Köln 1. FC Köln | 22 | 13-2-7 13 | 2 | 7 | 46:21 | 25 | 41 | |
| 5 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 22 | 13-1-8 13 | 1 | 8 | 40:22 | 18 | 40 | |
| 6 |
 |
Gladbach Bor. Mönchengladbach | 22 | 11-2-9 11 | 2 | 9 | 48:36 | 12 | 35 | |
| 7 |
 |
Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 22 | 10-4-8 10 | 4 | 8 | 46:33 | 13 | 34 | |
| 8 |
 |
RW Essen (N) Rot-Weiss Essen (N) | 22 | 8-5-9 8 | 5 | 9 | 30:28 | 2 | 29 | |
| 9 |
 |
Preußen Münster Preußen Münster | 22 | 6-5-11 6 | 5 | 11 | 28:49 | -21 | 23 | |
| 10 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 22 | 5-5-12 5 | 5 | 12 | 28:49 | -21 | 20 | |
| 11 |
 |
Wuppertal Wuppertaler SV | 22 | 5-3-14 5 | 3 | 14 | 28:47 | -19 | 18 | |
| 12 |
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1. FC Mönchengladbach 1. FC Mönchengladbach | 22 | 4-5-13 4 | 5 | 13 | 23:54 | -31 | 17 | |
| 13 |
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F. Köln (N) Fortuna Köln (N) | 22 | 4-3-15 4 | 3 | 15 | 25:82 | -57 | 15 | |
| 14 |
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TSG Sprockhövel (N) TSG Sprockhövel (N) | 22 | 2-1-19 2 | 1 | 19 | 13:81 | -68 | 7 |