Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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R-N Löwen Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 592:519 | 73 | 38:4 | |
| 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 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 603:542 | 61 | 32:10 | |
| 5 |
 |
Hannover TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 640:622 | 18 | 29:13 | |
| 6 |
 |
HSV Hamburg HSV Hamburg | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 606:557 | 49 | 28:12 | |
| 7 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 635:626 | 9 | 24:20 | |
| 8 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 21 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 619:583 | 36 | 23:19 | |
| 9 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 595:588 | 7 | 23:19 | |
| 10 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 21 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 578:589 | -11 | 20:22 | |
| 11 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 580:583 | -3 | 16:26 | |
| 12 |
 |
N-Lübbecke TuS N-Lübbecke | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 590:603 | -13 | 16:26 | |
| 13 |
 |
Balingen HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 21 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 586:626 | -40 | 15:27 | |
| 14 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 555:640 | -85 | 12:30 | |
| 15 |
 |
Minden (N) TSV GWD Minden (N) | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 528:594 | -66 | 11:29 | |
| 16 |
 |
Neuhausen/Erms (N) TV Neuhausen/Erms (N) | 21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 557:647 | -90 | 11:31 | |
| 17 |
 |
Großwallstadt TV Großwallstadt | 20 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 505:563 | -58 | 7:33 | |
| 18 |
 |
Essen (N) TUSEM Essen (N) | 21 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 519:667 | -148 | 2:40 |