Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Kiel (M, P) THW Kiel (M, P) | 32 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 871:736 | 135 | 50:14 | |
| 2 |
 |
Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 32 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 869:758 | 111 | 48:16 | |
| 3 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 769:676 | 93 | 46:18 | |
| 4 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 32 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 794:695 | 99 | 45:19 | |
| 5 |
 |
Nordhorn (N) HSG Nordhorn (N) | 32 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 827:739 | 88 | 43:21 | |
| 6 |
 |
Großwallstadt TV Großwallstadt | 32 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 772:730 | 42 | 42:22 | |
| 7 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 32 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 815:761 | 54 | 40:24 | |
| 8 |
 |
Essen TUSEM Essen | 32 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 780:740 | 40 | 39:25 | |
| 9 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 32 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 807:796 | 11 | 34:30 | |
| 10 |
 |
Lübeck Handball Sport Verein Lübeck | 32 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 759:769 | -10 | 32:32 | |
| 11 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 32 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 771:800 | -29 | 32:32 | |
| 12 |
 |
Frankfurt * SG W/M Frankfurt - Die Panther * | 32 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 729:738 | -9 | 27:37 | |
| 13 |
 |
Eisenach ThSV Eisenach | 32 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 731:788 | -57 | 26:38 | |
| 14 |
 |
Nettelstedt TuS Nettelstedt | 32 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 777:838 | -61 | 22:42 | |
| 15 |
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Dormagen (N) TSV Bayer Dormagen (N) | 32 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 686:763 | -77 | 18:46 | |
| 16 |
 |
HC Wuppertal HC Wuppertal | 32 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 737:813 | -76 | 17:47 | |
| 17 |
 |
TV Willstätt (N) TV Willstätt (N) | 32 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 724:858 | -134 | 11:53 | |
| 18 |
 |
Schutterwald TuS Schutterwald | 32 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 605:825 | -220 | 4:60 |