Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 25 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 692:596 | 96 | 42:8 | |
| 2 |
 |
Kiel (M, P) THW Kiel (M, P) | 24 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 653:551 | 102 | 37:11 | |
| 3 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 25 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 621:534 | 87 | 37:13 | |
| 4 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 597:524 | 73 | 37:13 | |
| 5 |
 |
Nordhorn (N) HSG Nordhorn (N) | 23 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 595:519 | 76 | 34:12 | |
| 6 |
 |
Großwallstadt TV Großwallstadt | 25 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 607:572 | 35 | 32:18 | |
| 7 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 25 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 639:591 | 48 | 31:19 | |
| 8 |
 |
Essen TUSEM Essen | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 619:589 | 30 | 30:20 | |
| 9 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 25 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 625:617 | 8 | 26:24 | |
| 10 |
 |
Lübeck Handball Sport Verein Lübeck | 25 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 583:598 | -15 | 24:26 | |
| 11 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 576:609 | -33 | 22:26 | |
| 12 |
 |
Frankfurt * SG W/M Frankfurt - Die Panther * | 25 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 562:561 | 1 | 21:29 | |
| 13 |
 |
Nettelstedt TuS Nettelstedt | 25 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 621:661 | -40 | 19:31 | |
| 14 |
 |
Eisenach ThSV Eisenach | 25 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 588:643 | -55 | 19:31 | |
| 15 |
 |
Dormagen (N) TSV Bayer Dormagen (N) | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 511:570 | -59 | 13:35 | |
| 16 |
 |
HC Wuppertal HC Wuppertal | 25 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 564:636 | -72 | 11:39 | |
| 17 |
 |
TV Willstätt (N) TV Willstätt (N) | 24 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 535:666 | -131 | 6:42 | |
| 18 |
 |
Schutterwald TuS Schutterwald | 25 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 473:624 | -151 | 3:47 |