Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Kiel (M, P) THW Kiel (M, P) | 23 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 764:623 | 141 | 40:6 | |
| 2 |
 |
Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 759:613 | 146 | 37:7 | |
| 3 |
 |
HSV Hamburg HSV Hamburg | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 686:587 | 99 | 36:8 | |
| 4 |
 |
Nordhorn HSG Nordhorn | 23 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 735:645 | 90 | 34:12 | |
| 5 |
 |
R-N Löwen Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 777:690 | 87 | 33:15 | |
| 6 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 684:629 | 55 | 30:14 | |
| 7 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 619:594 | 25 | 24:18 | |
| 8 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 631:624 | 7 | 22:24 | |
| 9 |
 |
Großwallstadt TV Großwallstadt | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 622:668 | -46 | 19:25 | |
| 10 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 616:650 | -34 | 19:27 | |
| 11 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 23 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 742:794 | -52 | 19:27 | |
| 12 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 21 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 632:623 | 9 | 17:25 | |
| 13 |
 |
Reinickendorf (N) Reinickendorfer Füchse (N) | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 654:713 | -59 | 17:31 | |
| 14 |
 |
Balingen HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 632:701 | -69 | 16:30 | |
| 15 |
 |
Wilhelmshaven Wilhelmshavener HV | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 578:684 | -106 | 12:34 | |
| 16 |
 |
Essen (N) TUSEM Essen (N) | 23 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 627:713 | -86 | 11:35 | |
| 17 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 23 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 587:678 | -91 | 11:35 | |
| 18 |
 |
N-Lübbecke TuS N-Lübbecke | 23 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 562:678 | -116 | 11:35 |