| Verbandsliga Niederrhein 1988/89 |
| 1. | Sportfreunde Katernberg (N) | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 56:26 | 45:15 |
| 2. | Fortuna Düsseldorf A | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 66:28 | 44:16 |
| 3. | Bayer Uerdingen A | 30 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 39:21 | 38:22 |
| 4. | Borussia Mönchengladbach A | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 48:36 | 37:23 |
| 5. | VfB Homberg | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 58:41 | 36:24 |
| 6. | SV Schwafheim (N) | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 34:31 | 35:25 |
| 7. | TuRU Düsseldorf (N) | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 48:42 | 33:27 |
| 8. | SC Schiefbahn | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 50:52 | 29:31 |
| 9. | Olympia Bocholt (A) | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 43:45 | 28:32 |
| 10. | SSVg Velbert | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 38:46 | 26:34 |
| 11. | SC Kleve 63 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 28:40 | 26:34 |
| 12. | Viktoria Goch | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 45:58 | 26:34 |
| 13. | VfL Rhede (A) | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 38:57 | 21:39 |
| 14. | VfB Speldorf | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 38:61 | 20:40 |
| 15. | SV Lintfort | 30 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 35:61 | 20:40 |
| 16. | BV Altenessen | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 32:51 | 16:44 |
Aus der Oberliga: Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, SV Wermelskirchen, VfB Langenfeld
Aufsteiger: FC Kray, Preußen Krefeld, VfB Lohberg