Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Kiel THW Kiel | 28 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 893:757 | 136 | 50:6 | |
| 2 |
 |
Flensburg (M, P) SG Flensburg-Handewitt (M, P) | 29 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 909:743 | 166 | 50:8 | |
| 3 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 29 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 949:853 | 96 | 41:17 | |
| 4 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 29 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 911:789 | 122 | 40:18 | |
| 5 |
 |
Essen TUSEM Essen | 29 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 829:770 | 59 | 37:21 | |
| 6 |
 |
Nordhorn HSG Nordhorn | 29 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 865:809 | 56 | 36:22 | |
| 7 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 29 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 837:772 | 65 | 35:23 | |
| 8 |
 |
HSV Hamburg * HSV Hamburg * | 29 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 810:783 | 27 | 34:24 | |
| 9 |
 |
SG Wallau/M. SG Wallau/Massenheim | 29 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 855:865 | -10 | 31:27 | |
| 10 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 28 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 791:776 | 15 | 30:26 | |
| 11 |
 |
Wilhelmshaven Wilhelmshavener HV | 29 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 771:844 | -73 | 23:35 | |
| 12 |
 |
N-Lübbecke (N) TuS N-Lübbecke (N) | 29 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 864:911 | -47 | 22:36 | |
| 13 |
 |
Großwallstadt TV Großwallstadt | 29 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 751:807 | -56 | 21:37 | |
| 14 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 29 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 788:876 | -88 | 19:39 | |
| 15 |
 |
Düsseldorf (N) HSG Düsseldorf (N) | 29 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 754:837 | -83 | 17:41 | |
| 16 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 28 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 757:849 | -92 | 14:42 | |
| 17 |
 |
VfL Pfullingen VfL Pfullingen | 28 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 720:836 | -116 | 11:45 | |
| 18 |
 |
SV Post Schweri (N) SV Post Schwerin (N) | 29 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 745:922 | -177 | 7:51 |