| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Dortmund Borussia Dortmund | 23 | 19-2-2 19 | 2 | 2 | 80:21 | 59 | 59 | |
| 2 |
 |
Schalke (M) FC Schalke 04 (M) | 23 | 17-5-1 17 | 5 | 1 | 65:15 | 50 | 56 | |
| 3 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 23 | 16-3-4 16 | 3 | 4 | 65:25 | 40 | 51 | |
| 4 |
 |
Köln 1. FC Köln | 23 | 14-2-7 14 | 2 | 7 | 49:23 | 26 | 44 | |
| 5 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 23 | 14-1-8 14 | 1 | 8 | 42:23 | 19 | 43 | |
| 6 |
 |
Gladbach Bor. Mönchengladbach | 23 | 12-2-9 12 | 2 | 9 | 50:36 | 14 | 38 | |
| 7 |
 |
Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 23 | 10-4-9 10 | 4 | 9 | 48:36 | 12 | 34 | |
| 8 |
 |
RW Essen (N) Rot-Weiss Essen (N) | 23 | 8-6-9 8 | 6 | 9 | 32:30 | 2 | 30 | |
| 9 |
 |
Preußen Münster Preußen Münster | 23 | 6-5-12 6 | 5 | 12 | 28:52 | -24 | 23 | |
| 10 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 23 | 5-5-13 5 | 5 | 13 | 29:51 | -22 | 20 | |
| 11 |
 |
Wuppertal Wuppertaler SV | 23 | 5-4-14 5 | 4 | 14 | 30:49 | -19 | 19 | |
| 12 |
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F. Köln (N) Fortuna Köln (N) | 23 | 5-3-15 5 | 3 | 15 | 28:82 | -54 | 18 | |
| 13 |
 |
1. FC Mönchengladbach 1. FC Mönchengladbach | 23 | 4-5-14 4 | 5 | 14 | 24:57 | -33 | 17 | |
| 14 |
 |
TSG Sprockhövel (N) TSG Sprockhövel (N) | 23 | 2-1-20 2 | 1 | 20 | 13:83 | -70 | 7 |