Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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R-N Löwen Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 744:631 | 113 | 37:7 | |
| 2 |
 |
Berlin Füchse Berlin | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 702:609 | 93 | 37:7 | |
| 3 |
 |
Kiel (P) THW Kiel (P) | 21 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 675:578 | 97 | 34:8 | |
| 4 |
 |
Magdeburg (M) SC Magdeburg (M) | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 648:573 | 75 | 33:7 | |
| 5 |
 |
Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 648:551 | 97 | 32:10 | |
| 6 |
 |
Hannover TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 21 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 600:589 | 11 | 25:17 | |
| 7 |
 |
Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 598:608 | -10 | 22:20 | |
| 8 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 618:627 | -9 | 22:24 | |
| 9 |
 |
Hamburg Handball Sport Verein Hamburg | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 624:617 | 7 | 21:21 | |
| 10 |
 |
Gummersbach (N) VfL Gummersbach (N) | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 610:607 | 3 | 20:22 | |
| 11 |
 |
Erlangen HC Erlangen | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 636:635 | 1 | 20:22 | |
| 12 |
 |
Bergischer HC Bergischer HC | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 561:588 | -27 | 20:22 | |
| 13 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 626:654 | -28 | 17:27 | |
| 14 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 597:636 | -39 | 13:31 | |
| 15 |
 |
Stuttgart TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 23 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 596:682 | -86 | 13:33 | |
| 16 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 568:635 | -67 | 9:35 | |
| 17 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 533:626 | -93 | 6:34 | |
| 18 |
 |
Hamm-Westfalen (N) ASV Hamm-Westfalen (N) | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 561:699 | -138 | 5:39 |