Handball Bundesliga (women) 1978/79

The 1978/79 season of the women's handball league is the fourth in its history. 20 teams played in two seasons for the German championship. Master was Bayer Leverkusen . TSV GutsMuths Berlin won the DHB Cup .

North season

	society	Sp	Gates	Diff.	Points
1	TuS Eintracht Minden (M, P)	18th	324: 216	+108	31: 50
2	Bayer Leverkusen	18th	310: 222	+88	30: 60
3	SC Greven 09	18th	288: 218	+70	28: 80
4th	Holstein Kiel	18th	244: 180	+64	27: 90
5	SC Union 03 Hamburg	18th	210: 240	−30	17:19
6th	SC Germania List (N)	18th	221: 251	−30	11:25
7th	Pulheimer SC	18th	165: 226	−61	11:25
8th	UTG Witten	18th	211: 262	−51	10:26
9	OSC 04 Rheinhausen (N)	18th	170: 246	−76	08:28
10	OSC Berlin	18th	189: 271	−82	07:29

Relegated to the regional leagues: OSC 04 Rheinhausen and OSC Berlin .
Newcomers from the regional leagues: VfL Engelskirchen and VfL Bad Schwartau .

	society	Sp	Gates	Diff.	Points
1	TSV GutsMuths Berlin	18th	333: 186	+147	31: 50
2	PSV Grünweiß Frankfurt	18th	303: 207	+96	28: 80
3	DJK Würzburg	18th	288: 244	+44	26:10
4th	VfL Waiblingen (N)	18th	229: 203	+26	22:14
5	TSV Rot-Weiß Auerbach	18th	228: 182	+46	21:15
6th	FC Bayern Munich	18th	211: 218	−7	19:17
7th	VfB Giessen (N)	18th	221: 238	−17	15:21
8th	TSG Weinheim	18th	204: 245	−41	12:24
9	SG 09 churchyard	18th	200: 270	−70	06:30
10	VfR Mannheim	18th	111: 335	−224	00:36

Relegated to the regional leagues: SG 09 Kirchhof and VfR Mannheim .
Newcomers from the regional leagues: TSV Malsch and TSG Oberursel .

Bayer Leverkusen - TuS Eintracht Minden 15:14

	German champions
	Relegated to the regional league
(M)	Last season champions
(P)	Cup winner last season
(N)	Newcomer / climber last season