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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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Borussia Dortmund | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 51:8 | 43 | 35 |
| 2 |
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FC Schalke 04 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 34:7 | 27 | 31 |
| 3 |
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VfL Bochum | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 33:16 | 17 | 29 |
| 4 |
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Bor. Mönchengladbach | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 34:15 | 19 | 28 |
| 5 |
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Fortuna Düsseldorf | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 27:13 | 14 | 24 |
| 6 |
|
1. FC Köln | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 31:16 | 15 | 22 |
| 7 |
|
Bayer Leverkusen | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 30:24 | 6 | 19 |
| 8 |
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Rot-Weiss Essen | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16:19 | -3 | 19 |
| 9 |
|
MSV Duisburg | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20:32 | -12 | 12 |
| 10 |
|
Preußen Münster | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12:30 | -18 | 11 |
| 11 |
|
Fortuna Köln | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15:49 | -34 | 10 |
| 12 |
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1. FC Mönchengladbach | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9:28 | -19 | 7 |
| 13 |
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TSG Sprockhövel | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9:44 | -35 | 7 |
| 14 |
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Wuppertaler SV | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12:32 | -20 | 6 |
| Playoffs | |
| Relegation |
