Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 665:540 | 125 | 36:4 | |
| 2 |
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Berlin Füchse Berlin | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 667:587 | 80 | 36:4 | |
| 3 |
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Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 647:568 | 79 | 30:10 | |
| 4 |
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Kiel (M) THW Kiel (M) | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 662:573 | 89 | 28:12 | |
| 5 |
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Melsungen MT Melsungen | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 594:567 | 27 | 27:13 | |
| 6 |
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Hannover TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 595:607 | -12 | 21:19 | |
| 7 |
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Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 609:618 | -9 | 20:20 | |
| 8 |
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Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 21 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 572:618 | -46 | 19:23 | |
| 9 |
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R-N Löwen (P) Rhein-Neckar Löwen (P) | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 571:591 | -20 | 18:22 | |
| 10 |
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Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 605:621 | -16 | 17:25 | |
| 11 |
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Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 589:607 | -18 | 17:25 | |
| 12 |
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Stuttgart TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 611:639 | -28 | 16:26 | |
| 13 |
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Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 550:565 | -15 | 15:23 | |
| 14 |
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Erlangen HC Erlangen | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 518:561 | -43 | 15:25 | |
| 15 |
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Hamburg Handball Sport Verein Hamburg | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 595:638 | -43 | 14:26 | |
| 16 |
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Bergischer HC Bergischer HC | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 584:623 | -39 | 13:27 | |
| 17 |
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Eisenach (N) ThSV Eisenach (N) | 21 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 574:627 | -53 | 13:29 | |
| 18 |
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Balingen (N) HBW Balingen-Weilstetten (N) | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 536:594 | -58 | 9:31 |