In the 1997/98 season , the 3-point rule was also applied in the hall : for a win there were now three instead of two points, for a draw there was only one point for both teams. The counterpoints were no longer noted in the table.
Legend:
The winners of the regional leagues qualified for the promotion: Braunschweiger THC (north) and HC Essen 99 (west) in the north group, Cöthener HC (east) and 1. Hanauer THC (south) in the south group.
1996/97 | 1997/98 | 1998/99 | 1999/2000 | 2000/01 | 2001/02 | 2002/03 | 2003/04 | 2004/05 | 2005/06 | 2006/07 | 2007/08 | 2008/09 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21