Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Kiel THW Kiel | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 505:418 | 87 | 28:4 | |
| 2 |
 |
Flensburg (M, P) SG Flensburg-Handewitt (M, P) | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 496:400 | 96 | 27:5 | |
| 3 |
 |
HSV Hamburg * HSV Hamburg * | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 448:417 | 31 | 25:7 | |
| 4 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 486:407 | 79 | 24:8 | |
| 5 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 533:473 | 60 | 24:8 | |
| 6 |
 |
Nordhorn HSG Nordhorn | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 465:432 | 33 | 23:9 | |
| 7 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 469:420 | 49 | 18:14 | |
| 8 |
 |
Essen TUSEM Essen | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 428:421 | 7 | 18:14 | |
| 9 |
 |
Wilhelmshaven Wilhelmshavener HV | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 446:477 | -31 | 17:15 | |
| 10 |
 |
SG Wallau/M. SG Wallau/Massenheim | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 455:466 | -11 | 15:17 | |
| 11 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 440:448 | -8 | 14:18 | |
| 12 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 441:487 | -46 | 14:18 | |
| 13 |
 |
N-Lübbecke (N) TuS N-Lübbecke (N) | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 471:484 | -13 | 13:19 | |
| 14 |
 |
Großwallstadt TV Großwallstadt | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 407:456 | -49 | 8:24 | |
| 15 |
 |
Düsseldorf (N) HSG Düsseldorf (N) | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 403:451 | -48 | 7:25 | |
| 16 |
 |
VfL Pfullingen VfL Pfullingen | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 405:472 | -67 | 7:25 | |
| 17 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 428:498 | -70 | 4:28 | |
| 18 |
 |
SV Post Schweri (N) SV Post Schwerin (N) | 16 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 397:496 | -99 | 2:30 |