Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 19 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 524:437 | 87 | 32:6 | |
| 2 |
 |
Kiel (M, P) THW Kiel (M, P) | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 540:458 | 82 | 29:11 | |
| 3 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 470:405 | 65 | 28:10 | |
| 4 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 449:391 | 58 | 28:10 | |
| 5 |
 |
Nordhorn (N) HSG Nordhorn (N) | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 456:396 | 60 | 26:10 | |
| 6 |
 |
Großwallstadt TV Großwallstadt | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 457:425 | 32 | 26:12 | |
| 7 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 482:455 | 27 | 23:15 | |
| 8 |
 |
Essen TUSEM Essen | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 472:451 | 21 | 23:15 | |
| 9 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 456:467 | -11 | 20:18 | |
| 10 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 452:461 | -9 | 18:20 | |
| 11 |
 |
Frankfurt * SG W/M Frankfurt - Die Panther * | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 438:437 | 1 | 17:21 | |
| 12 |
 |
Nettelstedt TuS Nettelstedt | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 465:482 | -17 | 17:21 | |
| 13 |
 |
Lübeck Handball Sport Verein Lübeck | 19 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 427:461 | -34 | 16:22 | |
| 14 |
 |
Eisenach ThSV Eisenach | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 433:488 | -55 | 13:25 | |
| 15 |
 |
Dormagen (N) TSV Bayer Dormagen (N) | 19 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 406:443 | -37 | 11:27 | |
| 16 |
 |
HC Wuppertal HC Wuppertal | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 432:480 | -48 | 10:28 | |
| 17 |
 |
TV Willstätt (N) TV Willstätt (N) | 19 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 406:525 | -119 | 4:34 | |
| 18 |
 |
Schutterwald TuS Schutterwald | 19 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 382:485 | -103 | 1:37 |