Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Kiel THW Kiel | 30 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 976:820 | 156 | 54:6 | |
| 2 |
 |
Flensburg (M, P) SG Flensburg-Handewitt (M, P) | 31 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 987:804 | 183 | 54:8 | |
| 3 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 30 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 991:884 | 107 | 43:17 | |
| 4 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 31 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 976:852 | 124 | 42:20 | |
| 5 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 31 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 898:822 | 76 | 39:23 | |
| 6 |
 |
Essen TUSEM Essen | 31 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 891:834 | 57 | 39:23 | |
| 7 |
 |
Nordhorn HSG Nordhorn | 31 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 935:885 | 50 | 38:24 | |
| 8 |
 |
HSV Hamburg * HSV Hamburg * | 31 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 862:834 | 28 | 36:26 | |
| 9 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 849:829 | 20 | 34:26 | |
| 10 |
 |
SG Wallau/M. SG Wallau/Massenheim | 31 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 917:942 | -25 | 31:31 | |
| 11 |
 |
Wilhelmshaven Wilhelmshavener HV | 31 | 12 | 1 | 18 | 818:889 | -71 | 25:37 | |
| 12 |
 |
Großwallstadt TV Großwallstadt | 31 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 806:862 | -56 | 23:39 | |
| 13 |
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N-Lübbecke (N) TuS N-Lübbecke (N) | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 924:982 | -58 | 22:40 | |
| 14 |
 |
Düsseldorf (N) HSG Düsseldorf (N) | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 808:894 | -86 | 19:43 | |
| 15 |
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Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 840:939 | -99 | 19:43 | |
| 16 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 825:902 | -77 | 18:42 | |
| 17 |
 |
VfL Pfullingen VfL Pfullingen | 31 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 802:930 | -128 | 11:51 | |
| 18 |
 |
SV Post Schweri (N) SV Post Schwerin (N) | 31 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 798:999 | -201 | 7:55 |