Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Berlin Füchse Berlin | 23 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 767:676 | 91 | 41:5 | |
| 2 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 730:598 | 132 | 38:6 | |
| 3 |
 |
Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 744:655 | 89 | 35:11 | |
| 4 |
 |
Kiel (M) THW Kiel (M) | 23 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 768:665 | 103 | 34:12 | |
| 5 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 710:684 | 26 | 31:17 | |
| 6 |
 |
Hannover TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 685:690 | -5 | 27:19 | |
| 7 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 23 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 695:708 | -13 | 24:22 | |
| 8 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 645:696 | -51 | 21:27 | |
| 9 |
 |
R-N Löwen (P) Rhein-Neckar Löwen (P) | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 664:693 | -29 | 20:26 | |
| 10 |
 |
Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 644:644 | 0 | 19:25 | |
| 11 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 686:703 | -17 | 19:29 | |
| 12 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 681:703 | -22 | 19:29 | |
| 13 |
 |
Hamburg Handball Sport Verein Hamburg | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 692:733 | -41 | 18:28 | |
| 14 |
 |
Stuttgart TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 710:742 | -32 | 18:30 | |
| 15 |
 |
Erlangen HC Erlangen | 23 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 606:655 | -49 | 17:29 | |
| 16 |
 |
Bergischer HC Bergischer HC | 23 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 658:716 | -58 | 13:33 | |
| 17 |
 |
Eisenach (N) ThSV Eisenach (N) | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 658:720 | -62 | 13:35 | |
| 18 |
 |
Balingen (N) HBW Balingen-Weilstetten (N) | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 617:679 | -62 | 11:35 |