| Rank | Team | Pts. | Yellow cards | Second yellow cards | Straight red cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 30 | 24 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | FC Schalke 04 | 34 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Prussia Munster | 40 | 37 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | TSG Sprockhovel | 43 | 35 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 1. FC Cologne | 43 | 32 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Wuppertaler SV | 47 | 39 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 49 | 41 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 1. FC Monchengladbach | 50 | 44 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MSV Duisburg | 53 | 50 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 55 | 37 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Borussia Monchengladbach | 60 | 50 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | VfL Bochum | 61 | 44 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | Fortuna Cologne | 64 | 43 | 2 | 3 |