Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Kiel (M) THW Kiel (M) | 28 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1010:793 | 217 | 52:4 | |
| 2 |
 |
Flensburg (P) SG Flensburg-Handewitt (P) | 29 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 997:825 | 172 | 50:8 | |
| 3 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 29 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 877:765 | 112 | 48:10 | |
| 4 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 29 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 936:819 | 117 | 46:12 | |
| 5 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 28 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 915:790 | 125 | 42:14 | |
| 6 |
 |
Nordhorn HSG Nordhorn | 29 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 875:839 | 36 | 32:26 | |
| 7 |
 |
Großwallstadt TV Großwallstadt | 29 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 838:822 | 16 | 32:26 | |
| 8 |
 |
HSV Hamburg HSV Hamburg | 29 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 853:817 | 36 | 31:27 | |
| 9 |
 |
Krona/Östr. (N) SG Kronau/Östringen (N) | 28 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 796:784 | 12 | 30:26 | |
| 10 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 29 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 848:849 | -1 | 30:28 | |
| 11 |
 |
N-Lübbecke TuS N-Lübbecke | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 867:890 | -23 | 22:36 | |
| 12 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 29 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 802:866 | -64 | 19:39 | |
| 13 |
 |
Melsungen (N) MT Melsungen (N) | 29 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 825:913 | -88 | 19:39 | |
| 14 |
 |
Düsseldorf HSG Düsseldorf | 28 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 763:893 | -130 | 15:41 | |
| 15 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 29 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 805:907 | -102 | 15:43 | |
| 16 |
 |
Wilhelmshaven Wilhelmshavener HV | 29 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 747:855 | -108 | 15:43 | |
| 17 |
 |
VfL Pfullingen VfL Pfullingen | 29 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 770:876 | -106 | 12:46 | |
| 18 |
 |
Delitzsch (N) 1.SV Concordia Delitzsch (N) | 29 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 707:928 | -221 | 8:50 |