Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 666:576 | 90 | 40:8 | |
| 2 |
 |
Kiel (M, P) THW Kiel (M, P) | 23 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 627:527 | 100 | 35:11 | |
| 3 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 595:512 | 83 | 35:13 | |
| 4 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 571:504 | 67 | 35:13 | |
| 5 |
 |
Nordhorn (N) HSG Nordhorn (N) | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 575:493 | 82 | 34:10 | |
| 6 |
 |
Großwallstadt TV Großwallstadt | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 578:545 | 33 | 30:18 | |
| 7 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 612:574 | 38 | 29:19 | |
| 8 |
 |
Essen TUSEM Essen | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 597:567 | 30 | 29:19 | |
| 9 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 594:590 | 4 | 24:24 | |
| 10 |
 |
Lübeck Handball Sport Verein Lübeck | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 559:572 | -13 | 24:24 | |
| 11 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 554:583 | -29 | 22:24 | |
| 12 |
 |
Nettelstedt TuS Nettelstedt | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 594:630 | -36 | 19:29 | |
| 13 |
 |
Eisenach ThSV Eisenach | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 566:613 | -47 | 19:29 | |
| 14 |
 |
Frankfurt * SG W/M Frankfurt - Die Panther * | 23 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 532:539 | -7 | 18:28 | |
| 15 |
 |
Dormagen (N) TSV Bayer Dormagen (N) | 23 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 491:544 | -53 | 13:33 | |
| 16 |
 |
HC Wuppertal HC Wuppertal | 24 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 542:614 | -72 | 10:38 | |
| 17 |
 |
TV Willstätt (N) TV Willstätt (N) | 23 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 508:637 | -129 | 6:40 | |
| 18 |
 |
Schutterwald TuS Schutterwald | 23 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 456:597 | -141 | 2:44 |