Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 475:390 | 85 | 30:4 | |
| 2 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 423:357 | 66 | 27:7 | |
| 3 |
 |
Kiel (M, P) THW Kiel (M, P) | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 459:382 | 77 | 25:9 | |
| 4 |
 |
Nordhorn (N) HSG Nordhorn (N) | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 433:376 | 57 | 24:10 | |
| 5 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 399:348 | 51 | 24:10 | |
| 6 |
 |
Großwallstadt TV Großwallstadt | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 410:375 | 35 | 24:10 | |
| 7 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 430:403 | 27 | 21:13 | |
| 8 |
 |
Essen TUSEM Essen | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 422:403 | 19 | 21:13 | |
| 9 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 405:412 | -7 | 18:16 | |
| 10 |
 |
Nettelstedt TuS Nettelstedt | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 417:430 | -13 | 17:17 | |
| 11 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 400:414 | -14 | 14:20 | |
| 12 |
 |
Lübeck Handball Sport Verein Lübeck | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 376:412 | -36 | 14:20 | |
| 13 |
 |
Frankfurt * SG W/M Frankfurt - Die Panther * | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 387:388 | -1 | 13:21 | |
| 14 |
 |
Eisenach ThSV Eisenach | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 390:440 | -50 | 12:22 | |
| 15 |
 |
Dormagen (N) TSV Bayer Dormagen (N) | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 365:397 | -32 | 9:25 | |
| 16 |
 |
HC Wuppertal HC Wuppertal | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 379:436 | -57 | 8:26 | |
| 17 |
 |
TV Willstätt (N) TV Willstätt (N) | 17 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 358:472 | -114 | 4:30 | |
| 18 |
 |
Schutterwald TuS Schutterwald | 17 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 346:439 | -93 | 1:33 |