| Rank | Team | Pts. | Yellow cards | Second yellow cards | Straight red cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VfL Bochum | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | FC Schalke 04 | 27 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Borussia Monchengladbach | 33 | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 34 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 1. FC Cologne | 38 | 33 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Borussia Dortmund | 41 | 33 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 43 | 30 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 48 | 35 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Wuppertaler SV | 56 | 40 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | MSV Duisburg | 64 | 45 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Arminia Bielefeld | 67 | 54 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Bonner SC | 67 | 50 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | SpVgg Erkenschwick | 69 | 58 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 71 | 35 | 2 | 6 |