Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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1. VfL Potsdam 1. VfL Potsdam | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1082:934 | 148 | 58:10 | |
| 2 |
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Bietigheim SG BBM Bietigheim | 34 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 1080:957 | 123 | 52:16 | |
| 3 |
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Hamm-Westfalen (A) ASV Hamm-Westfalen (A) | 34 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 1096:1039 | 57 | 45:23 | |
| 4 |
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Dresden HC Elbflorenz Dresden | 34 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 1036:979 | 57 | 42:26 | |
| 5 |
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N-Lübbecke TuS N-Lübbecke | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 984:949 | 35 | 42:26 | |
| 6 |
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Coburg HSC 2000 Coburg | 34 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 985:936 | 49 | 39:29 | |
| 7 |
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Hagen VfL Eintracht Hagen | 34 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 1080:1048 | 32 | 39:29 | |
| 8 |
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Die Eulen Die Eulen Ludwigshafen | 34 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 1073:1070 | 3 | 33:35 | |
| 9 |
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Lüb.-Schwartau VfL Lübeck-Schwartau | 34 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 985:1009 | -24 | 32:36 | |
| 10 |
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Nordhorn HSG Nordhorn-Lingen | 34 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 997:1024 | -27 | 32:36 | |
| 11 |
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Essen TUSEM Essen | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 911:926 | -15 | 30:38 | |
| 12 |
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Hüttenberg TV Hüttenberg | 34 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 1000:1021 | -21 | 30:38 | |
| 13 |
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Dessau-Roßlau Dessau-Roßlauer HV | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 1022:1048 | -26 | 30:38 | |
| 14 |
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Großwallstadt TV Großwallstadt | 34 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 998:1051 | -53 | 30:38 | |
| 15 |
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Minden (A) TSV GWD Minden (A) | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 982:1005 | -23 | 27:41 | |
| 16 |
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Dormagen TSV Bayer Dormagen | 34 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 968:1021 | -53 | 22:46 | |
| 17 |
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Vinnhorst (N) TuS Vinnhorst (N) | 34 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 904:1018 | -114 | 17:51 | |
| 18 |
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Aue (N) EHV Aue (N) | 34 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 922:1070 | -148 | 12:56 |