A tough derby loss for WSV, which drops them further out. Trier's stunning loss at home to Erkenschwick gave the leaders Homburg and Oberhausen a golden opportunity. Both clubs were up to the challenge, giving themselves some space over Trier. And RWO discovered that the DFB has ruled that the 0-1 loss to Kaiserslautern be rated as a 2-0 victory, due to irregularities by the Amateurs. The ruling is on appeal, but if it stands, RWO will pick up another 3 pts. At the bottom, Teveren put in a good effort, but came up empty, and another loss for Essen keeps them as a doormat. Bonn and Salmrohr drew in a critical match, and Verl got clobbered at home to get further drawn into the relegation battle.
Remscheid - Wuppertal 3:2 Teveren - Kaisersl. Am. 2:3 Aachen - Siegen 1:3 RW Essen - Ahlen 1:3 Trier - Erkenschwick 0:1 Homburg - Paderborn 3:0 Bonn - Salmrohr 1:1 Muenster - Oberhausen 1:2 Verl - Saarbruecken 0:3 GP GF:GA Pts. 1. FC Homburg 16 41:14 36 2. RW Oberhausen 16 27:13 35 ------------------------------------------ 3. Eintracht Trier 16 27:16 32 4. SpFr Siegen 16 29:20 27 5. SC Paderborn 16 30:13 26 6. 1.FC Kaisersl. Am. 16 24:15 24 7. Alemannia Aachen 16 31:23 24 8. 1.FC Saarbruecken 16 25:23 23 9. FC Remscheid 16 25:24 21 10. LR Ahlen 16 26:27 21 11. WUPPERTALER SV 16 24:27 21 12. Preussen Muenster 16 24:24 17 13. SpVgg Erkenschwick 16 21:29 17 14. SC Verl 16 20:21 16 ------------------------------------------ 15. Bonner SC 16 16:31 14 16. FSV Salmrohr 16 12:31 14 17. RW Essen 16 14:41 13 18. Germannia Teveren 16 11:34 8 Relegated from 2.Liga: RW Essen Promoted from 4.Liga: Siegen, Kaisersl., Bonn