| Rank | Team | Pts. | Yellow cards | Second yellow cards | Straight red cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. FC Cologne | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | VfL Theesen | 36 | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | FC Schalke 04 | 38 | 28 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Arminia Bielefeld | 43 | 35 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | MSV Duisburg | 50 | 34 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 53 | 45 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Borussia Monchengladbach | 53 | 32 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Wuppertaler SV | 54 | 48 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Bonner SC | 54 | 35 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 61 | 45 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 66 | 48 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | Borussia Dortmund | 66 | 56 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 70 | 54 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | VfL Bochum | 76 | 55 | 2 | 3 |