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| Tables | First round | » Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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FC Schalke 04 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 38:10 | 28 | 32 |
| 2 |
|
Bayer Leverkusen | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 37:11 | 26 | 31 |
| 3 |
|
VfL Bochum | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 23:8 | 15 | 31 |
| 4 |
|
Bor. Mönchengladbach | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29:24 | 5 | 26 |
| 5 |
|
1. FC Köln | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 28:14 | 14 | 25 |
| 6 |
|
Fortuna Düsseldorf | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 26:19 | 7 | 22 |
| 7 |
|
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17:24 | -7 | 17 |
| 8 |
|
Borussia Dortmund | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17:20 | -3 | 15 |
| 9 |
|
Rot-Weiss Essen | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 21:24 | -3 | 14 |
| 10 |
|
Preußen Münster | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 19:34 | -15 | 14 |
| 11 |
|
Arminia Bielefeld | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 20:25 | -5 | 13 |
| 12 |
|
MSV Duisburg | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 19:29 | -10 | 9 |
| 13 |
|
Alemannia Aachen | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7:40 | -33 | 6 |
| 14 |
|
Fortuna Köln | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13:32 | -19 | 5 |
| Playoffs | |
| Relegation |
