Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Kiel (P) THW Kiel (P) | 33 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1064:890 | 174 | 57:9 | |
| 2 |
 |
Magdeburg (M) SC Magdeburg (M) | 33 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 1089:952 | 137 | 55:11 | |
| 3 |
 |
Berlin Füchse Berlin | 33 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 1071:955 | 116 | 51:15 | |
| 4 |
 |
Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 33 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 1028:898 | 130 | 47:19 | |
| 5 |
 |
R-N Löwen Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 33 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 1102:991 | 111 | 45:21 | |
| 6 |
 |
Hannover TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 33 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 960:947 | 13 | 36:30 | |
| 7 |
 |
Hamburg Handball Sport Verein Hamburg | 33 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 995:982 | 13 | 34:32 | |
| 8 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 33 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 882:890 | -8 | 34:32 | |
| 9 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 33 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 978:978 | 0 | 33:33 | |
| 10 |
 |
Gummersbach (N) VfL Gummersbach (N) | 33 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 998:1000 | -2 | 32:34 | |
| 11 |
 |
Bergischer HC Bergischer HC | 33 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 926:967 | -41 | 30:36 | |
| 12 |
 |
Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 33 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 966:985 | -19 | 29:37 | |
| 13 |
 |
Erlangen HC Erlangen | 33 | 13 | 2 | 18 | 979:1032 | -53 | 28:38 | |
| 14 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 33 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 928:955 | -27 | 23:43 | |
| 15 |
 |
Stuttgart TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 33 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 881:969 | -88 | 23:43 | |
| 16 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 33 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 856:956 | -100 | 17:49 | |
| 17 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 33 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 894:1055 | -161 | 12:54 | |
| 18 |
 |
Hamm-Westfalen (N) ASV Hamm-Westfalen (N) | 33 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 863:1058 | -195 | 8:58 |