Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Kiel (M) THW Kiel (M) | 27 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 985:770 | 215 | 50:4 | |
| 2 |
 |
Flensburg (P) SG Flensburg-Handewitt (P) | 28 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 961:795 | 166 | 48:8 | |
| 3 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 28 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 849:738 | 111 | 46:10 | |
| 4 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 28 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 901:791 | 110 | 44:12 | |
| 5 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 27 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 885:772 | 113 | 40:14 | |
| 6 |
 |
Nordhorn HSG Nordhorn | 28 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 847:804 | 43 | 32:24 | |
| 7 |
 |
HSV Hamburg HSV Hamburg | 28 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 823:781 | 42 | 31:25 | |
| 8 |
 |
Großwallstadt TV Großwallstadt | 28 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 808:796 | 12 | 30:26 | |
| 9 |
 |
Krona/Östr. (N) SG Kronau/Östringen (N) | 28 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 796:784 | 12 | 30:26 | |
| 10 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 28 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 820:821 | -1 | 29:27 | |
| 11 |
 |
N-Lübbecke TuS N-Lübbecke | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 835:864 | -29 | 20:36 | |
| 12 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 28 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 776:836 | -60 | 19:37 | |
| 13 |
 |
Melsungen (N) MT Melsungen (N) | 28 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 807:883 | -76 | 19:37 | |
| 14 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 28 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 779:875 | -96 | 15:41 | |
| 15 |
 |
Wilhelmshaven Wilhelmshavener HV | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 724:830 | -106 | 15:41 | |
| 16 |
 |
Düsseldorf HSG Düsseldorf | 28 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 763:893 | -130 | 15:41 | |
| 17 |
 |
VfL Pfullingen VfL Pfullingen | 28 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 743:848 | -105 | 12:44 | |
| 18 |
 |
Delitzsch (N) 1.SV Concordia Delitzsch (N) | 28 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 679:900 | -221 | 7:49 |