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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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Bor. Mönchengladbach | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 37:13 | 24 | 34 |
| 2 |
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FC Schalke 04 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 43:9 | 34 | 31 |
| 3 |
|
Bonner SC | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23:14 | 9 | 23 |
| 4 |
|
Borussia Dortmund | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 27:13 | 14 | 22 |
| 5 |
|
VfL Bochum | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21:12 | 9 | 22 |
| 6 |
|
1. FC Köln | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16:16 | 0 | 20 |
| 7 |
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Bayer Leverkusen | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 17:19 | -2 | 19 |
| 8 |
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Fortuna Düsseldorf | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17:17 | 0 | 16 |
| 9 |
|
Preußen Münster | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16:30 | -14 | 16 |
| 10 |
|
Alemannia Aachen | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 19:23 | -4 | 14 |
| 11 |
|
Rot-Weiss Essen | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9:15 | -6 | 14 |
| 12 |
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MSV Duisburg | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16:24 | -8 | 14 |
| 13 |
|
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8:38 | -30 | 8 |
| 14 |
|
Sportfreunde Siegen | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11:37 | -26 | 7 |
| Playoffs | |
| Relegation |
