Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 23 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 639:550 | 89 | 38:8 | |
| 2 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 572:482 | 90 | 35:11 | |
| 3 |
 |
Kiel (M, P) THW Kiel (M, P) | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 597:501 | 96 | 33:11 | |
| 4 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 544:481 | 63 | 33:13 | |
| 5 |
 |
Nordhorn (N) HSG Nordhorn (N) | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 545:467 | 78 | 32:10 | |
| 6 |
 |
Großwallstadt TV Großwallstadt | 23 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 546:524 | 22 | 28:18 | |
| 7 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 23 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 588:551 | 37 | 27:19 | |
| 8 |
 |
Essen TUSEM Essen | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 566:541 | 25 | 27:19 | |
| 9 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 533:551 | -18 | 22:22 | |
| 10 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 23 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 564:567 | -3 | 22:24 | |
| 11 |
 |
Lübeck Handball Sport Verein Lübeck | 23 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 536:553 | -17 | 22:24 | |
| 12 |
 |
Nettelstedt TuS Nettelstedt | 23 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 568:599 | -31 | 19:27 | |
| 13 |
 |
Eisenach ThSV Eisenach | 23 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 540:583 | -43 | 19:27 | |
| 14 |
 |
Frankfurt * SG W/M Frankfurt - Die Panther * | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 506:509 | -3 | 18:26 | |
| 15 |
 |
Dormagen (N) TSV Bayer Dormagen (N) | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 472:521 | -49 | 13:31 | |
| 16 |
 |
HC Wuppertal HC Wuppertal | 23 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 519:590 | -71 | 10:36 | |
| 17 |
 |
TV Willstätt (N) TV Willstätt (N) | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 482:610 | -128 | 6:38 | |
| 18 |
 |
Schutterwald TuS Schutterwald | 22 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 433:570 | -137 | 2:42 |