Handball Regional League West 1997/98

The 1997/1998 season of the men 's regional handball league was the 28th in its history. A total of 27 teams in a north and a south relay played for the West German championship. The four best-placed teams of their squadron played for the title of West German champion in 1998 after 24 and 26 match days respectively. This was achieved by HSG Mülheim-Kärlich / Bassenheim .

Four teams had to be relegated to the top leagues: TV Schwitten (Westphalia), HSV Rheydt (Middle Rhine), Spvgg Andernach (Lower Rhine) and HSG Biewer-Pfalzel / Trier (Rhineland-Palatinate).

The TuS Spenge joins with the TV Lenzinghausen for HSG Spenge-Lenzinghausen together.

table

North season

Pl.	society	Sp	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	HC 93 Bad Salzuflen (M)	24	619: 576	+43	34:14
2.	TV Brechte	24	517: 450	+67	34:14
3.	TuS Jöllenbeck (N)	24	585: 533	+52	34:14
4th	Borussia Monchengladbach	24	519: 570	−51	29:19
5.	HSG Spenge-Lenzinghausen	24	552: 525	+27	29:19
6th	Schalksmühler TV	24	564: 539	+25	29:19
7th	HSG Schwerte-Westhofen	24	518: 485	+33	28:20
8th.	TuRa Bergkamen (N)	24	536: 539	−3	26:22
9.	Ahlener SG	24	590: 590	± 0	21:27
10.	LTV / WSV Wuppertal 2	24	578: 584	−6	18:30
11.	TV Korschenbroich	24	506: 566	−60	14:34
12.	TV Schwitten	24	430: 487	−57	9:39
13.	HSV Rheydt (N)	24	483: 625	−142	7:41

Season south

Pl.	society	Sp	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	HSG Mülheim-Kärlich / Bassenheim	26th	724: 648	+76	41:11
2.	DJK Unitas Haan	26th	584: 561	+23	33:19
3.	TuS Niederpleis (M)	26th	602: 565	+37	33:19
4th	HSG Römerwall	26th	691: 658	+33	30:22
5.	TV Jahn Wahn (N)	26th	590: 572	+18	29:23
6th	TV Vallendar	26th	596: 607	−11	29:24
7th	VfL Gummersbach Juniors (N)	26th	659: 640	+19	26:26
8th.	TV Forsbach	26th	604: 583	+21	25:27
9.	HSG Irmenach-Kleinich	26th	591: 582	+9	25:27
10.	TV willows	26th	623: 622	+1	24:28
11.	TuS Weibern (N)	26th	634: 633	+1	22:30
12.	TS Bendorf	26th	566: 595	−29	22:30
13.	Spvgg Andernach (N)	26th	590: 623	−33	19:33
14th	HSG Biewer-Pfalzel / Trier (N)	26th	554: 720	−166	6:46