Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Kiel (M) THW Kiel (M) | 29 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1046:812 | 234 | 54:4 | |
| 2 |
 |
Flensburg (P) SG Flensburg-Handewitt (P) | 30 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1022:855 | 167 | 50:10 | |
| 3 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 30 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 908:790 | 118 | 50:10 | |
| 4 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 30 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 965:846 | 119 | 48:12 | |
| 5 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 29 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 945:815 | 130 | 44:14 | |
| 6 |
 |
Nordhorn HSG Nordhorn | 30 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 900:870 | 30 | 32:28 | |
| 7 |
 |
Großwallstadt TV Großwallstadt | 30 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 863:849 | 14 | 32:28 | |
| 8 |
 |
HSV Hamburg HSV Hamburg | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 880:846 | 34 | 31:29 | |
| 9 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 874:875 | -1 | 31:29 | |
| 10 |
 |
Krona/Östr. (N) SG Kronau/Östringen (N) | 29 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 824:815 | 9 | 30:28 | |
| 11 |
 |
N-Lübbecke TuS N-Lübbecke | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 893:916 | -23 | 23:37 | |
| 12 |
 |
Melsungen (N) MT Melsungen (N) | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 856:941 | -85 | 21:39 | |
| 13 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 822:887 | -65 | 19:41 | |
| 14 |
 |
Düsseldorf HSG Düsseldorf | 29 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 792:915 | -123 | 17:41 | |
| 15 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 832:932 | -100 | 17:43 | |
| 16 |
 |
Wilhelmshaven Wilhelmshavener HV | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 768:875 | -107 | 17:43 | |
| 17 |
 |
VfL Pfullingen VfL Pfullingen | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 789:912 | -123 | 12:48 | |
| 18 |
 |
Delitzsch (N) 1.SV Concordia Delitzsch (N) | 30 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 729:957 | -228 | 8:52 |