Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 31 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 997:851 | 146 | 50:12 | |
| 2 |
 |
Hamm-Westfalen ASV Hamm-Westfalen | 31 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 901:866 | 35 | 41:21 | |
| 3 |
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Nordhorn (A) HSG Nordhorn-Lingen (A) | 30 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 810:786 | 24 | 40:20 | |
| 4 |
 |
Hüttenberg TV Hüttenberg | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 882:868 | 14 | 35:25 | |
| 5 |
 |
Essen (A) TUSEM Essen (A) | 31 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 876:860 | 16 | 35:27 | |
| 6 |
 |
Eisenach ThSV Eisenach | 31 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 865:861 | 4 | 35:27 | |
| 7 |
 |
Bietigheim SG BBM Bietigheim | 30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 860:809 | 51 | 34:26 | |
| 8 |
 |
Dresden HC Elbflorenz Dresden | 32 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 891:885 | 6 | 33:31 | |
| 9 |
 |
Rimpar DJK Rimpar Wölfe | 32 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 855:873 | -18 | 32:32 | |
| 10 |
 |
Hagen (N) VfL Eintracht Hagen (N) | 31 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 897:886 | 11 | 31:31 | |
| 11 |
 |
Lüb.-Schwartau VfL Lübeck-Schwartau | 32 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 888:895 | -7 | 31:33 | |
| 12 |
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Die Eulen (A) Die Eulen Ludwigshafen (A) | 29 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 777:766 | 11 | 29:29 | |
| 13 |
 |
Rostock (N) HC Empor Rostock (N) | 32 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 881:929 | -48 | 29:35 | |
| 14 |
 |
Coburg (A) HSC 2000 Coburg (A) | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 833:834 | -1 | 28:32 | |
| 15 |
 |
Dessau-Roßlau Dessau-Roßlauer HV | 29 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 817:846 | -29 | 25:33 | |
| 16 |
 |
Ferndorf TuS Ferndorf | 31 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 825:858 | -33 | 24:38 | |
| 17 |
 |
Dormagen TSV Bayer Dormagen | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 732:786 | -54 | 22:38 | |
| 18 |
 |
Großwallstadt TV Großwallstadt | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 831:860 | -29 | 21:39 | |
| 19 |
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Emsdetten TV Emsdetten | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 789:825 | -36 | 20:40 | |
| 20 |
 |
Aue EHV Aue | 32 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 865:928 | -63 | 19:45 |