# Team M. W D L goals Dif. Pt.
1 Bayer Leverkusen, Germany Bayer Leverkusen 18 13 4 1 40:16 24 43
2 FC Schalke 04, Germany FC Schalke 04 18 12 4 2 52:15 37 40
3 Bor. Mönchengladbach, Germany Bor. Mönchengladbach 18 10 3 5 38:20 18 33
4 VfL Bochum, Germany VfL Bochum 18 10 3 5 39:25 14 33
5 1. FC Köln, Germany 1. FC Köln 18 9 5 4 47:18 29 32
6 Borussia Dortmund, Germany Borussia Dortmund 18 9 4 5 38:26 12 31
7 MSV Duisburg, Germany MSV Duisburg 18 7 5 6 37:40 -3 26
8 Fortuna Düsseldorf, Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf 18 6 4 8 26:28 -2 22
9 Bonner SC, Germany Bonner SC 18 6 2 10 24:34 -10 20
10 Arminia Bielefeld, Germany Arminia Bielefeld 18 6 1 11 25:36 -11 19
11 Wuppertaler SV, Germany Wuppertaler SV 18 4 6 8 23:29 -6 18
12 Rot-Weiss Essen, Germany Rot-Weiss Essen 18 3 7 8 20:33 -13 16
13 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, Germany Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 18 3 2 13 15:49 -34 11
14 VfL Theesen, Germany VfL Theesen 18 3 0 15 13:68 -55 9
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