Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Kiel (M, P) THW Kiel (M, P) | 34 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1151:926 | 225 | 61:7 | |
| 2 |
 |
Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 34 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 1160:950 | 210 | 54:14 | |
| 3 |
 |
HSV Hamburg HSV Hamburg | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 1093:923 | 170 | 54:14 | |
| 4 |
 |
R-N Löwen Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 34 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 1095:960 | 135 | 52:16 | |
| 5 |
 |
Nordhorn HSG Nordhorn | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 1065:970 | 95 | 50:18 | |
| 6 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 34 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 1074:1018 | 56 | 41:27 | |
| 7 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 34 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 1028:982 | 46 | 39:29 | |
| 8 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 34 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 1036:972 | 64 | 37:31 | |
| 9 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 953:958 | -5 | 31:37 | |
| 10 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 34 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 1087:1175 | -88 | 29:39 | |
| 11 |
 |
Großwallstadt TV Großwallstadt | 34 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 970:1061 | -91 | 26:42 | |
| 12 |
 |
Reinickendorf (N) Reinickendorfer Füchse (N) | 34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 941:1018 | -77 | 25:43 | |
| 13 |
 |
Balingen HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 34 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 938:1027 | -89 | 24:44 | |
| 14 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 903:986 | -83 | 21:47 | |
| 15 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 34 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 893:1009 | -116 | 18:50 | |
| 16 |
 |
Essen (N) TUSEM Essen (N) | 34 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 931:1057 | -126 | 18:50 | |
| 17 |
 |
N-Lübbecke TuS N-Lübbecke | 34 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 874:1019 | -145 | 18:50 | |
| 18 |
 |
Wilhelmshaven Wilhelmshavener HV | 34 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 866:1047 | -181 | 14:54 |