A great result for Wuppertal, perhaps the best of the season. Trier, having knocked off European champ Borussia Dortmund and UEFA Cup winner Schalke in Cup matches, defended it's lead with a tough 1-0 victory. With Homburg's good form however, they have no breathing room. With Oberhausen's victory, it is now a 3 team race, at least temporarily. This round is noticeable for some of the tailenders to recover and win. Surprising is Essen's victory over Siegen, but both Salmrohr and Bonn got the good results also. Teveren, on the other hand, is in danger of falling too far behind.
Wuppertal - Saarbruecken 3:1 Homburg - Aachen 2:0 Teveren - Oberhausen 0:1 Kaisersl. Am. - Remscheid 1:1 RW Essen - Siegen 4:3 Trier - Paderborn 1:0 Bonn - Ahlen 2:0 Muenster - Erkenschwick 1:1 Verl - Salmrohr 0:1 GP GF:GA Pts. 1. Eintracht Trier 14 26:14 31 2. FC Homburg 14 37:14 30 ------------------------------------------ 3. RW Oberhausen 14 22:10 29 4. SpFr Siegen 14 26:18 24 5. SC Paderborn 14 24:10 23 6. Alemannia Aachen 14 27:19 21 7. 1.FC Kaisersl. Am. 14 20:12 20 8. WUPPERTALER SV 14 21:23 20 9. FC Remscheid 14 20:18 17 10. LR Ahlen 14 22:25 17 11. 1.FC Saarbruecken 14 20:23 17 12. SC Verl 14 18:15 16 13. Preussen Muenster 14 23:22 16 14. Bonner SC 14 13:27 13 ------------------------------------------ 15. RW Essen 14 13:32 13 16. FSV Salmrohr 14 11:30 12 17. SpVgg Erkenschwick 14 17:27 11 18. Germannia Teveren 14 9:29 8 Relegated from 2.Liga: RW Essen Promoted from 4.Liga: Siegen, Kaisersl., Bonn