| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Dortmund Borussia Dortmund | 20 | 17-2-1 17 | 2 | 1 | 76:17 | 59 | 53 | |
| 2 |
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Schalke (M) FC Schalke 04 (M) | 20 | 15-4-1 15 | 4 | 1 | 51:12 | 39 | 49 | |
| 3 |
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Bochum VfL Bochum | 20 | 14-3-3 14 | 3 | 3 | 57:20 | 37 | 45 | |
| 4 |
 |
Köln 1. FC Köln | 20 | 13-1-6 13 | 1 | 6 | 46:20 | 26 | 40 | |
| 5 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 20 | 12-1-7 12 | 1 | 7 | 38:20 | 18 | 37 | |
| 6 |
 |
Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 20 | 9-3-8 9 | 3 | 8 | 42:33 | 9 | 30 | |
| 7 |
 |
Gladbach Bor. Mönchengladbach | 20 | 9-2-9 9 | 2 | 9 | 40:31 | 9 | 29 | |
| 8 |
 |
RW Essen (N) Rot-Weiss Essen (N) | 20 | 7-4-9 7 | 4 | 9 | 23:28 | -5 | 25 | |
| 9 |
 |
Preußen Münster Preußen Münster | 20 | 6-3-11 6 | 3 | 11 | 27:48 | -21 | 21 | |
| 10 |
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Wuppertal Wuppertaler SV | 20 | 5-3-12 5 | 3 | 12 | 25:40 | -15 | 18 | |
| 11 |
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1. FC Mönchengladbach 1. FC Mönchengladbach | 20 | 4-5-11 4 | 5 | 11 | 23:43 | -20 | 17 | |
| 12 |
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Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 20 | 4-4-12 4 | 4 | 12 | 24:46 | -22 | 16 | |
| 13 |
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F. Köln (N) Fortuna Köln (N) | 20 | 4-2-14 4 | 2 | 14 | 23:71 | -48 | 14 | |
| 14 |
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TSG Sprockhövel (N) TSG Sprockhövel (N) | 20 | 2-1-17 2 | 1 | 17 | 11:77 | -66 | 7 |