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| Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | » Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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FC Schalke 04 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 42:15 | 27 | 56 |
| 2 |
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Bayer Leverkusen | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 45:16 | 29 | 55 |
| 3 |
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Bor. Mönchengladbach | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 34:20 | 14 | 42 |
| 4 |
|
1. FC Köln | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 28:19 | 9 | 41 |
| 5 |
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VfL Bochum | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 29:25 | 4 | 40 |
| 6 |
|
Preußen Münster | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 22:16 | 6 | 37 |
| 7 |
|
Alemannia Aachen | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 23:24 | -1 | 36 |
| 8 |
|
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 22:27 | -5 | 36 |
| 9 |
|
MSV Duisburg | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 33:31 | 2 | 31 |
| 10 |
|
Borussia Dortmund | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 20:28 | -8 | 30 |
| 11 |
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Fortuna Düsseldorf | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 19:25 | -6 | 27 |
| 12 |
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Bonner SC | 26 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 16:27 | -11 | 25 |
| 13 |
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Rot Weiss Ahlen | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 19:36 | -17 | 24 |
| 14 |
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Wuppertaler SV | 26 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 5:48 | -43 | 10 |
| Playoffs | |
| Relegation |
