Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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R-N Löwen (M) Rhein-Neckar Löwen (M) | 28 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 876:680 | 196 | 48:8 | |
| 2 |
 |
Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 29 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 856:730 | 126 | 46:12 | |
| 3 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 29 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 878:778 | 100 | 44:14 | |
| 4 |
 |
Berlin Füchse Berlin | 28 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 805:728 | 77 | 43:13 | |
| 5 |
 |
Kiel (P) THW Kiel (P) | 29 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 842:732 | 110 | 41:17 | |
| 6 |
 |
Hannover TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 29 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 813:766 | 47 | 41:17 | |
| 7 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 29 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 803:759 | 44 | 33:25 | |
| 8 |
 |
Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 29 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 755:730 | 25 | 33:25 | |
| 9 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 29 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 765:755 | 10 | 27:31 | |
| 10 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 774:791 | -17 | 27:31 | |
| 11 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 748:800 | -52 | 27:31 | |
| 12 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 770:834 | -64 | 22:36 | |
| 13 |
 |
Erlangen HC Erlangen | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 713:789 | -76 | 21:37 | |
| 14 |
 |
Stuttgart TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 29 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 721:801 | -80 | 18:40 | |
| 15 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 29 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 730:827 | -97 | 14:44 | |
| 16 |
 |
N-Lübbecke (N) TuS N-Lübbecke (N) | 29 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 668:787 | -119 | 12:46 | |
| 17 |
 |
Hüttenberg (N) TV Hüttenberg (N) | 29 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 717:844 | -127 | 12:46 | |
| 18 |
 |
Die Eulen (N) Die Eulen Ludwigshafen (N) | 29 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 688:791 | -103 | 11:47 |