Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Kiel (M) THW Kiel (M) | 36 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 1095:854 | 241 | 65:7 | |
| 2 |
 |
R-N Löwen Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 36 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1093:876 | 217 | 63:9 | |
| 3 |
 |
Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 36 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 1025:887 | 138 | 54:18 | |
| 4 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 36 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 1074:994 | 80 | 48:24 | |
| 5 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 36 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 976:961 | 15 | 42:30 | |
| 6 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 36 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 1060:997 | 63 | 40:32 | |
| 7 |
 |
Berlin (P) Füchse Berlin (P) | 36 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 997:1004 | -7 | 40:32 | |
| 8 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 958:952 | 6 | 34:38 | |
| 9 |
 |
HSV Hamburg HSV Hamburg | 36 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 992:1006 | -14 | 34:38 | |
| 10 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 36 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 979:1007 | -28 | 34:38 | |
| 11 |
 |
Balingen HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 36 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 900:990 | -90 | 31:41 | |
| 12 |
 |
N-Lübbecke TuS N-Lübbecke | 36 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 996:1018 | -22 | 29:43 | |
| 13 |
 |
Hannover TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 981:1019 | -38 | 29:43 | |
| 14 |
 |
Bergischer HC Bergischer HC | 36 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 982:1064 | -82 | 28:44 | |
| 15 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 1042:1037 | 5 | 27:45 | |
| 16 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 36 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 950:1003 | -53 | 25:47 | |
| 17 |
 |
Die Eulen (N) Die Eulen Ludwigshafen (N) | 36 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 920:1064 | -144 | 25:47 | |
| 18 |
 |
Erlangen (N) HC Erlangen (N) | 36 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 901:1008 | -107 | 23:49 | |
| 19 |
 |
Bietigheim (N) SG BBM Bietigheim (N) | 36 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 917:1097 | -180 | 13:59 |