Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Flensburg (M) SG Flensburg-Handewitt (M) | 28 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 800:641 | 159 | 54:2 | |
| 2 |
 |
Kiel THW Kiel | 28 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 838:673 | 165 | 50:6 | |
| 3 |
 |
R-N Löwen (P) Rhein-Neckar Löwen (P) | 28 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 786:695 | 91 | 44:12 | |
| 4 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 28 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 843:727 | 116 | 42:14 | |
| 5 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 28 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 764:746 | 18 | 34:22 | |
| 6 |
 |
Berlin Füchse Berlin | 28 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 760:737 | 23 | 32:24 | |
| 7 |
 |
Bergischer HC (N) Bergischer HC (N) | 28 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 728:719 | 9 | 31:25 | |
| 8 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 28 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 747:741 | 6 | 30:26 | |
| 9 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 719:717 | 2 | 26:30 | |
| 10 |
 |
Erlangen HC Erlangen | 28 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 705:724 | -19 | 26:30 | |
| 11 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 28 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 778:787 | -9 | 23:33 | |
| 12 |
 |
Hannover TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 28 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 771:790 | -19 | 22:34 | |
| 13 |
 |
Stuttgart TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 28 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 761:831 | -70 | 22:34 | |
| 14 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 28 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 704:733 | -29 | 21:35 | |
| 15 |
 |
Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 28 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 707:714 | -7 | 20:36 | |
| 16 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 28 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 666:804 | -138 | 11:45 | |
| 17 |
 |
Bietigheim (N) SG BBM Bietigheim (N) | 28 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 671:828 | -157 | 9:47 | |
| 18 |
 |
Die Eulen Die Eulen Ludwigshafen | 28 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 654:795 | -141 | 7:49 |