Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Kiel (M) THW Kiel (M) | 31 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1128:875 | 253 | 54:8 | |
| 2 |
 |
HSV Hamburg (P) HSV Hamburg (P) | 31 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1017:861 | 156 | 54:8 | |
| 3 |
 |
Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 31 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 1033:911 | 122 | 47:15 | |
| 4 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 31 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 989:862 | 127 | 46:16 | |
| 5 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 31 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 1065:963 | 102 | 46:16 | |
| 6 |
 |
Nordhorn HSG Nordhorn | 31 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 958:871 | 87 | 46:16 | |
| 7 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 31 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 987:915 | 72 | 42:20 | |
| 8 |
 |
Krona/Östr. SG Kronau/Östringen | 31 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 898:863 | 35 | 36:26 | |
| 9 |
 |
Großwallstadt TV Großwallstadt | 31 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 840:837 | 3 | 33:29 | |
| 10 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 31 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 910:913 | -3 | 30:32 | |
| 11 |
 |
Wilhelmshaven Wilhelmshavener HV | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 873:957 | -84 | 22:40 | |
| 12 |
 |
Balingen (N) HBW Balingen-Weilstetten (N) | 31 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 819:926 | -107 | 18:44 | |
| 13 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 773:901 | -128 | 17:45 | |
| 14 |
 |
Düsseldorf HSG Düsseldorf | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 811:940 | -129 | 17:45 | |
| 15 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 857:960 | -103 | 16:46 | |
| 16 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 31 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 814:957 | -143 | 14:48 | |
| 17 |
 |
N-Lübbecke TuS N-Lübbecke | 31 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 863:985 | -122 | 11:51 | |
| 18 |
 |
Hildesheim (N) Eintracht Hildesheim (N) | 31 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 843:981 | -138 | 9:53 |