| Rank | Team | Pts. | Yellow cards | Second yellow cards | Straight red cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. FC Cologne | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 41 | 36 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | FC Schalke 04 | 45 | 30 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 46 | 43 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 48 | 45 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Arminia Bielefeld | 48 | 29 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Alemannia Aachen | 48 | 40 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Prussia Munster | 49 | 38 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | MSV Duisburg | 49 | 40 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | VfL Bochum | 53 | 39 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Borussia Monchengladbach | 55 | 27 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 58 | 40 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 62 | 42 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Fortuna Cologne | 62 | 43 | 3 | 2 |