Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 20 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 554:466 | 88 | 34:6 | |
| 2 |
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Kiel (M, P) THW Kiel (M, P) | 21 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 572:479 | 93 | 31:11 | |
| 3 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 501:423 | 78 | 30:10 | |
| 4 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 468:410 | 58 | 29:11 | |
| 5 |
 |
Nordhorn (N) HSG Nordhorn (N) | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 481:416 | 65 | 28:10 | |
| 6 |
 |
Großwallstadt TV Großwallstadt | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 476:444 | 32 | 27:13 | |
| 7 |
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Minden TSV GWD Minden | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 511:485 | 26 | 23:17 | |
| 8 |
 |
Essen TUSEM Essen | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 491:473 | 18 | 23:17 | |
| 9 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 480:490 | -10 | 22:18 | |
| 10 |
 |
Frankfurt * SG W/M Frankfurt - Die Panther * | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 464:459 | 5 | 19:21 | |
| 11 |
 |
Nettelstedt TuS Nettelstedt | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 502:507 | -5 | 19:21 | |
| 12 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 475:485 | -10 | 18:22 | |
| 13 |
 |
Lübeck Handball Sport Verein Lübeck | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 445:492 | -47 | 16:24 | |
| 14 |
 |
Eisenach ThSV Eisenach | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 458:525 | -67 | 13:27 | |
| 15 |
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Dormagen (N) TSV Bayer Dormagen (N) | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 426:468 | -42 | 11:29 | |
| 16 |
 |
HC Wuppertal HC Wuppertal | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 454:506 | -52 | 10:30 | |
| 17 |
 |
TV Willstätt (N) TV Willstätt (N) | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 428:544 | -116 | 6:34 | |
| 18 |
 |
Schutterwald TuS Schutterwald | 20 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 403:517 | -114 | 1:39 |