Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Kiel (P) THW Kiel (P) | 29 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 928:785 | 143 | 49:9 | |
| 2 |
 |
Magdeburg (M) SC Magdeburg (M) | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 984:867 | 117 | 49:11 | |
| 3 |
 |
Berlin Füchse Berlin | 30 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 974:863 | 111 | 47:13 | |
| 4 |
 |
Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 937:805 | 132 | 45:15 | |
| 5 |
 |
R-N Löwen Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 29 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 958:884 | 74 | 37:21 | |
| 6 |
 |
Hamburg Handball Sport Verein Hamburg | 29 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 871:854 | 17 | 32:26 | |
| 7 |
 |
Hannover TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 30 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 863:867 | -4 | 32:28 | |
| 8 |
 |
Bergischer HC Bergischer HC | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 837:862 | -25 | 30:30 | |
| 9 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 774:779 | -5 | 28:30 | |
| 10 |
 |
Gummersbach (N) VfL Gummersbach (N) | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 896:903 | -7 | 28:32 | |
| 11 |
 |
Erlangen HC Erlangen | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 902:924 | -22 | 28:32 | |
| 12 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 886:899 | -13 | 27:33 | |
| 13 |
 |
Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 867:895 | -28 | 25:35 | |
| 14 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 848:875 | -27 | 21:39 | |
| 15 |
 |
Stuttgart TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 799:879 | -80 | 21:39 | |
| 16 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 779:853 | -74 | 17:43 | |
| 17 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 30 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 810:937 | -127 | 12:48 | |
| 18 |
 |
Hamm-Westfalen (N) ASV Hamm-Westfalen (N) | 30 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 782:964 | -182 | 8:52 |