| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rostock | 20 | 43:17 | 26 | 29:11 | |
| 2 | St. Pauli | 20 | 36:16 | 20 | 26:14 | |
| 3 | Meppen | 20 | 35:20 | 15 | 25:15 | |
| 4 | Düsseldorf | 20 | 32:24 | 8 | 25:15 | |
| 5 | Mannheim | 20 | 30:23 | 7 | 25:15 | |
| 6 | Saarbrücken | 20 | 28:24 | 4 | 23:17 | |
| 7 | Wolfsburg | 20 | 25:27 | -2 | 23:17 | |
| 8 | Chemnitz | 20 | 32:26 | 6 | 22:18 | |
| 9 | VfB Leipzig | 20 | 27:21 | 6 | 21:19 | |
| 10 | Fortuna Köln | 20 | 35:33 | 2 | 21:19 | |
| 11 | Hannover | 20 | 31:26 | 5 | 19:21 | |
| 12 | Mainz | 20 | 31:31 | 0 | 18:22 | |
| 13 | Wattenscheid | 20 | 26:30 | -4 | 18:22 | |
| 14 | Nürnberg | 20 | 17:25 | -8 | 16:24 | |
| 15 | Zwickau | 20 | 14:31 | -17 | 16:24 | |
| 16 | Hertha BSC | 20 | 25:33 | -8 | 15:25 | |
| 17 | Homburg | 20 | 19:42 | -23 | 9:31 | |
| 18 | FSV Frankfurt | 20 | 24:61 | -37 | 9:31 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 16 bis 18 steigen in die Regionalliga ab