Meisterschaft und Spielplan
3. Liga – Tabelle
| P | Mannschaft | Sp. | + | + - | - | Tore | Diff. | Punkte |
| 1 | HG Saarlouis | 27 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 895:703 | 192 | 48:6 |
| 2 | TV Gelnhausen | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 837:708 | 129 | 43:9 |
| 3 | HSG Hanau | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 819:753 | 66 | 40:12 |
| 4 | Longericher SC | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 889:782 | 107 | 37:15 |
| 5 | TSG Münster | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 821:770 | 51 | 33:19 |
| 6 | HSG Dutenhofen-M. II | 26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 762:740 | 22 | 32:20 |
| 7 | HSG Rodgau Nieder-Roden | 27 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 884:847 | 37 | 30:24 |
| 8 | Interaktiv.Handball | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 728:755 | -27 | 26:26 |
| 9 | TV Kirchzell | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 780:826 | -46 | 22:30 |
| 10 | TuS 82 Opladen | 28 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 806:820 | -14 | 22:34 |
| 11 | HLZ Friesenheim-Hochdorf II | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 733:796 | -63 | 21:31 |
| 12 | Bergische Panther | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 828:830 | -2 | 20:32 |
| 13 | MT Melsungen II | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 713:788 | -75 | 17:35 |
| 14 | SGSH Dragons | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 809:876 | -67 | 15:37 |
| 15 | TSG Haßloch | 26 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 708:877 | -169 | 8:44 |
| 16 | TV Homburg | 26 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 731:872 | -141 | 6:46 |