Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Kiel THW Kiel | 34 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1117:936 | 181 | 62:6 | |
| 2 |
 |
Flensburg (M, P) SG Flensburg-Handewitt (M, P) | 34 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 1084:887 | 197 | 60:8 | |
| 3 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 34 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 1114:984 | 130 | 49:19 | |
| 4 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 34 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 1067:941 | 126 | 46:22 | |
| 5 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 34 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 1011:910 | 101 | 45:23 | |
| 6 |
 |
Nordhorn HSG Nordhorn | 34 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 1033:984 | 49 | 41:27 | |
| 7 |
 |
Essen TUSEM Essen | 34 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 971:930 | 41 | 39:29 | |
| 8 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 34 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 978:963 | 15 | 36:32 | |
| 9 |
 |
HSV Hamburg * HSV Hamburg * | 34 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 954:920 | 34 | 33:27 | |
| 10 |
 |
SG Wallau/M. SG Wallau/Massenheim | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 1016:1062 | -46 | 31:37 | |
| 11 |
 |
N-Lübbecke (N) TuS N-Lübbecke (N) | 34 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 1019:1073 | -54 | 27:41 | |
| 12 |
 |
Wilhelmshaven Wilhelmshavener HV | 34 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 898:973 | -75 | 27:41 | |
| 13 |
 |
Großwallstadt TV Großwallstadt | 34 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 890:958 | -68 | 25:43 | |
| 14 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 34 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 934:1031 | -97 | 22:46 | |
| 15 |
 |
Düsseldorf (N) HSG Düsseldorf (N) | 34 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 890:985 | -95 | 21:47 | |
| 16 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 34 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 931:1016 | -85 | 18:50 | |
| 17 |
 |
VfL Pfullingen VfL Pfullingen | 34 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 893:1029 | -136 | 13:55 | |
| 18 |
 |
SV Post Schweri (N) SV Post Schwerin (N) | 34 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 890:1108 | -218 | 9:59 |