| Rank | Team | Pts. | Yellow cards | Second yellow cards | Straight red cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wuppertaler SV | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | FC Schalke 04 | 37 | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 43 | 40 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Bonner SC | 44 | 34 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 1. FC Monchengladbach | 44 | 33 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 46 | 37 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MSV Duisburg | 47 | 39 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Viktoria Cologne | 48 | 42 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Prussia Munster | 52 | 44 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Arminia Bielefeld | 52 | 44 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 1. FC Cologne | 61 | 34 | 4 | 3 |
| 12 | VfL Bochum | 64 | 51 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Borussia Dortmund | 70 | 56 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Borussia Monchengladbach | 70 | 59 | 2 | 1 |