| Rank | Team | Pts. | Yellow cards | Second yellow cards | Straight red cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borussia Monchengladbach | 44 | 26 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 44 | 39 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Bonner SC | 45 | 35 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Wuppertaler SV | 45 | 37 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 46 | 36 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 46 | 38 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | FC Schalke 04 | 49 | 39 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 1. FC Cologne | 49 | 30 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Borussia Dortmund | 49 | 39 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Alemannia Aachen | 50 | 37 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | MSV Duisburg | 58 | 50 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Prussia Munster | 58 | 53 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | VfL Bochum | 62 | 49 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 73 | 45 | 1 | 5 |