# Team M. W D L goals Dif. Pt.
1 FC Schalke 04, Germany FC Schalke 04 12 11 0 1 37:8 29 33
2 VfL Bochum, Germany VfL Bochum 12 8 2 2 25:14 11 26
3 1. FC Köln, Germany 1. FC Köln 12 8 2 2 22:11 11 26
4 Bor. Mönchengladbach, Germany Bor. Mönchengladbach 12 7 3 2 26:13 13 24
5 Bayer Leverkusen, Germany Bayer Leverkusen 12 7 1 4 23:17 6 22
6 Arminia Bielefeld, Germany Arminia Bielefeld 12 7 0 5 30:20 10 21
7 Rot-Weiss Essen, Germany Rot-Weiss Essen 12 5 4 3 12:11 1 19
8 Borussia Dortmund, Germany Borussia Dortmund 12 6 0 6 24:20 4 18
9 MSV Duisburg, Germany MSV Duisburg 12 5 2 5 24:25 -1 17
10 Fortuna Düsseldorf, Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf 12 5 1 6 18:17 1 16
11 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, Germany Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 12 2 1 9 10:35 -25 7
12 Fortuna Köln, Germany Fortuna Köln 12 2 0 10 15:24 -9 6
13 Preußen Münster, Germany Preußen Münster 12 1 1 10 9:29 -20 4
14 Alemannia Aachen, Germany Alemannia Aachen 12 1 1 10 6:37 -31 4
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