Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Kiel (M, P) THW Kiel (M, P) | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 734:595 | 139 | 38:6 | |
| 2 |
 |
Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 731:583 | 148 | 37:5 | |
| 3 |
 |
HSV Hamburg HSV Hamburg | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 659:565 | 94 | 34:8 | |
| 4 |
 |
Nordhorn HSG Nordhorn | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 704:618 | 86 | 32:12 | |
| 5 |
 |
R-N Löwen Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 708:630 | 78 | 29:15 | |
| 6 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 651:599 | 52 | 28:14 | |
| 7 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 594:565 | 29 | 24:16 | |
| 8 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 601:590 | 11 | 22:22 | |
| 9 |
 |
Großwallstadt TV Großwallstadt | 21 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 595:637 | -42 | 19:23 | |
| 10 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 601:590 | 11 | 17:23 | |
| 11 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 586:626 | -40 | 17:27 | |
| 12 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 708:764 | -56 | 17:27 | |
| 13 |
 |
Balingen HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 602:668 | -66 | 16:28 | |
| 14 |
 |
Reinickendorf (N) Reinickendorfer Füchse (N) | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 586:642 | -56 | 15:29 | |
| 15 |
 |
N-Lübbecke TuS N-Lübbecke | 21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 519:625 | -106 | 11:31 | |
| 16 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 565:651 | -86 | 11:33 | |
| 17 |
 |
Wilhelmshaven Wilhelmshavener HV | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 527:635 | -108 | 10:32 | |
| 18 |
 |
Essen (N) TUSEM Essen (N) | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 597:685 | -88 | 9:35 |