# Team M. W D L goals Dif. Pt.
1 FC Schalke 04, Germany FC Schalke 04 26 22 2 2 79:19 60 68
2 VfL Bochum, Germany VfL Bochum 26 18 3 5 49:26 23 57
3 Bayer Leverkusen, Germany Bayer Leverkusen 26 18 2 6 61:28 33 56
4 Bor. Mönchengladbach, Germany Bor. Mönchengladbach 26 16 5 5 59:37 22 53
5 1. FC Köln, Germany 1. FC Köln 26 16 4 6 50:25 25 52
6 Fortuna Düsseldorf, Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf 26 12 3 11 45:37 8 39
7 Arminia Bielefeld, Germany Arminia Bielefeld 26 10 4 12 50:46 4 34
8 Rot-Weiss Essen, Germany Rot-Weiss Essen 26 9 7 10 33:35 -2 34
9 Borussia Dortmund, Germany Borussia Dortmund 26 10 3 13 41:44 -3 33
10 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, Germany Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 26 8 3 15 28:59 -31 27
11 MSV Duisburg, Germany MSV Duisburg 26 8 2 16 43:55 -12 26
12 Preußen Münster, Germany Preußen Münster 26 5 4 17 29:64 -35 19
13 Fortuna Köln, Germany Fortuna Köln 26 4 2 20 29:56 -27 14
14 Alemannia Aachen, Germany Alemannia Aachen 26 2 4 20 13:78 -65 10
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