Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
R-N Löwen Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 563:496 | 67 | 36:4 | |
| 2 |
 |
Kiel (M, P) THW Kiel (M, P) | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 663:511 | 152 | 35:5 | |
| 3 |
 |
Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 625:516 | 109 | 32:8 | |
| 4 |
 |
Berlin Füchse Berlin | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 571:517 | 54 | 30:10 | |
| 5 |
 |
HSV Hamburg HSV Hamburg | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 606:557 | 49 | 28:12 | |
| 6 |
 |
Hannover TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 607:593 | 14 | 27:13 | |
| 7 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 569:559 | 10 | 23:17 | |
| 8 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 590:554 | 36 | 22:18 | |
| 9 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 583:571 | 12 | 22:18 | |
| 10 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 551:563 | -12 | 18:22 | |
| 11 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 554:556 | -2 | 16:24 | |
| 12 |
 |
N-Lübbecke TuS N-Lübbecke | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 561:574 | -13 | 15:25 | |
| 13 |
 |
Balingen HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 560:599 | -39 | 15:25 | |
| 14 |
 |
Minden (N) TSV GWD Minden (N) | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 528:594 | -66 | 11:29 | |
| 15 |
 |
Neuhausen/Erms (N) TV Neuhausen/Erms (N) | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 528:614 | -86 | 11:29 | |
| 16 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 528:614 | -86 | 10:30 | |
| 17 |
 |
Großwallstadt TV Großwallstadt | 20 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 505:563 | -58 | 7:33 | |
| 18 |
 |
Essen (N) TUSEM Essen (N) | 20 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 494:635 | -141 | 2:38 |