| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Schalke FC Schalke 04 | 23 | 19-1-3 19 | 1 | 3 | 61:20 | 41 | 58 | |
| 2 |
 |
Leverkusen (M) Bayer 04 Leverkusen (M) | 23 | 16-3-4 16 | 3 | 4 | 70:27 | 43 | 51 | |
| 3 |
 |
Gladbach Bor. Mönchengladbach | 23 | 14-3-6 14 | 3 | 6 | 61:29 | 32 | 45 | |
| 4 |
 |
Dortmund Borussia Dortmund | 23 | 12-5-6 12 | 5 | 6 | 46:38 | 8 | 41 | |
| 5 |
 |
Köln 1. FC Köln | 23 | 12-3-8 12 | 3 | 8 | 48:30 | 18 | 39 | |
| 6 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 23 | 11-3-9 11 | 3 | 9 | 41:35 | 6 | 36 | |
| 7 |
 |
Preußen Münster (N) Preußen Münster (N) | 23 | 9-7-7 9 | 7 | 7 | 36:36 | 0 | 34 | |
| 8 |
 |
Alem. Aachen (N) Alemannia Aachen (N) | 23 | 7-5-11 7 | 5 | 11 | 39:40 | -1 | 26 | |
| 9 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 23 | 7-5-11 7 | 5 | 11 | 41:52 | -11 | 26 | |
| 10 |
 |
Bonn Bonner SC | 23 | 6-7-10 6 | 7 | 10 | 30:37 | -7 | 25 | |
| 11 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 23 | 7-4-12 7 | 4 | 12 | 33:42 | -9 | 25 | |
| 12 |
 |
RW Oberhausen (N) Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (N) | 23 | 7-3-13 7 | 3 | 13 | 33:54 | -21 | 24 | |
| 13 |
 |
Ahlen Rot Weiss Ahlen | 23 | 3-4-16 3 | 4 | 16 | 25:62 | -37 | 13 | |
| 14 |
 |
Wuppertal Wuppertaler SV | 23 | 2-5-16 2 | 5 | 16 | 18:80 | -62 | 11 |