| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Schalke (M) FC Schalke 04 (M) | 26 | 22-2-2 22 | 2 | 2 | 79:19 | 60 | 68 | |
| 2 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 26 | 18-3-5 18 | 3 | 5 | 49:26 | 23 | 57 | |
| 3 |
 |
Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 26 | 18-2-6 18 | 2 | 6 | 61:28 | 33 | 56 | |
| 4 |
 |
Gladbach Bor. Mönchengladbach | 26 | 16-5-5 16 | 5 | 5 | 59:37 | 22 | 53 | |
| 5 |
 |
Köln 1. FC Köln | 26 | 16-4-6 16 | 4 | 6 | 50:25 | 25 | 52 | |
| 6 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 26 | 12-3-11 12 | 3 | 11 | 45:37 | 8 | 39 | |
| 7 |
 |
Bielefeld (N) Arminia Bielefeld (N) | 26 | 10-4-12 10 | 4 | 12 | 50:46 | 4 | 34 | |
| 8 |
 |
RW Essen (N) Rot-Weiss Essen (N) | 26 | 9-7-10 9 | 7 | 10 | 33:35 | -2 | 34 | |
| 9 |
 |
Dortmund Borussia Dortmund | 26 | 10-3-13 10 | 3 | 13 | 41:44 | -3 | 33 | |
| 10 |
 |
RW Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 26 | 8-3-15 8 | 3 | 15 | 28:59 | -31 | 27 | |
| 11 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 26 | 8-2-16 8 | 2 | 16 | 43:55 | -12 | 26 | |
| 12 |
 |
Preußen Münster Preußen Münster | 26 | 5-4-17 5 | 4 | 17 | 29:64 | -35 | 19 | |
| 13 |
 |
F. Köln (N) Fortuna Köln (N) | 26 | 4-2-20 4 | 2 | 20 | 29:56 | -27 | 14 | |
| 14 |
 |
Alem. Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 26 | 2-4-20 2 | 4 | 20 | 13:78 | -65 | 10 |