Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Flensburg (P) SG Flensburg-Handewitt (P) | 34 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 1126:908 | 218 | 58:10 | |
| 2 |
 |
Kiel THW Kiel | 34 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 1105:903 | 202 | 56:12 | |
| 3 |
 |
Lemgo (M) TBV Lemgo Lippe (M) | 34 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 1097:940 | 157 | 52:16 | |
| 4 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 34 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 1039:918 | 121 | 51:17 | |
| 5 |
 |
HSV Hamburg HSV Hamburg | 34 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 952:875 | 77 | 49:19 | |
| 6 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 34 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 965:904 | 61 | 44:24 | |
| 7 |
 |
Essen TUSEM Essen | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 922:875 | 47 | 42:26 | |
| 8 |
 |
Großwallstadt TV Großwallstadt | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 837:885 | -48 | 33:35 | |
| 9 |
 |
SG Wallau/M. SG Wallau/Massenheim | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 1021:1033 | -12 | 32:36 | |
| 10 |
 |
Nordhorn HSG Nordhorn | 34 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 998:1025 | -27 | 27:41 | |
| 11 |
 |
Wilhelmshaven Wilhelmshavener HV | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 906:942 | -36 | 26:42 | |
| 12 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 870:945 | -75 | 25:43 | |
| 13 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 897:1016 | -119 | 23:45 | |
| 14 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 34 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 890:954 | -64 | 20:48 | |
| 15 |
 |
VfL Pfullingen VfL Pfullingen | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 890:989 | -99 | 20:48 | |
| 16 |
 |
Krona/Östr. (N) SG Kronau/Östringen (N) | 34 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 906:1015 | -109 | 18:50 | |
| 17 |
 |
Eisenach ThSV Eisenach | 34 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 857:990 | -133 | 18:50 | |
| 18 |
 |
Stralsunder HV (N) Stralsunder HV (N) | 34 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 784:945 | -161 | 18:50 |