Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 29 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 762:605 | 157 | 46:12 | |
| 2 |
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Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 29 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 791:704 | 87 | 45:13 | |
| 3 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 29 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 730:664 | 66 | 44:14 | |
| 4 |
 |
SG Wallau/M. SG Wallau/Massenheim | 29 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 765:707 | 58 | 40:18 | |
| 5 |
 |
Großwallstadt TV Großwallstadt | 29 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 722:694 | 28 | 37:21 | |
| 6 |
 |
Lübeck Handball Sport Verein Lübeck | 29 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 696:676 | 20 | 37:21 | |
| 7 |
 |
Kiel (M, P) THW Kiel (M, P) | 29 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 773:708 | 65 | 36:22 | |
| 8 |
 |
Essen TUSEM Essen | 29 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 730:714 | 16 | 36:22 | |
| 9 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 29 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 746:741 | 5 | 30:28 | |
| 10 |
 |
Nordhorn HSG Nordhorn | 29 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 757:711 | 46 | 29:29 | |
| 11 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 29 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 739:724 | 15 | 29:29 | |
| 12 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 29 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 728:719 | 9 | 28:30 | |
| 13 |
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SG Solingen (N) SG Solingen (N) | 29 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 753:763 | -10 | 28:30 | |
| 14 |
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SG Willstätt/Sc SG Willstätt/Schutterwald | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 728:759 | -31 | 22:36 | |
| 15 |
 |
Nettelstedt TuS Nettelstedt | 29 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 736:783 | -47 | 22:36 | |
| 16 |
 |
Eisenach ThSV Eisenach | 28 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 663:711 | -48 | 21:35 | |
| 17 |
 |
VfL/BHW Hameln (N) VfL/BHW Hameln (N) | 29 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 691:753 | -62 | 20:38 | |
| 18 |
 |
Dormagen TSV Bayer Dormagen | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 680:774 | -94 | 17:43 | |
| 19 |
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HC Wuppertal HC Wuppertal | 29 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 627:750 | -123 | 6:52 | |
| 20 |
 |
Hildesheim (N) Eintracht Hildesheim (N) | 27 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 596:753 | -157 | 5:49 |