| Verbandsliga Niederrhein 1978/79 |
| 1. | Bayer Uerdingen A (N) | 30 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 49:26 | 43:17 |
| 2. | BV Lüttringhausen (N) | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 53:31 | 40:20 |
| 3. | VfL Rhede (N) | 30 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 61:44 | 38:22 |
| 4. | Fortuna Düsseldorf A | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 79:50 | 36:24 |
| 5. | Sportfreunde Hamborn 07 (N) | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 53:49 | 33:27 |
| 6. | SpVgg Sterkrade 06/07 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 57:48 | 32:28 |
| 7. | VfB Bottrop | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 59:57 | 30:30 |
| 8. | VfB Lohberg (N) | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 67:62 | 29:31 |
| 9. | VfL Benrath (N) | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 55:58 | 29:31 |
| 10. | SSVg Velbert | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 51:50 | 28:32 |
| 11. | VfR Neuss | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 43:49 | 28:32 |
| 12. | TuS Grevenbroich | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 46:50 | 27:33 |
| 13. | Rheydter SV (N) | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 52:68 | 27:33 |
| 14. | TuS Geldern 09 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 48:61 | 24:36 |
| 15. | Wuppertaler SV A (N) | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 37:63 | 20:40 |
| 16. | TSV Aufderhöhe (N) | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 27:71 | 16:44 |
Aus der Oberliga: 1. FC Viersen
Aufsteiger: 1. FC Mülheim, BV 04 Düsseldorf, Viktoria Goch