Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Kiel (P) THW Kiel (P) | 34 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1098:917 | 181 | 59:9 | |
| 2 |
 |
Magdeburg (M) SC Magdeburg (M) | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1124:982 | 142 | 57:11 | |
| 3 |
 |
Berlin Füchse Berlin | 34 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 1103:990 | 113 | 51:17 | |
| 4 |
 |
Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 34 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 1062:929 | 133 | 49:19 | |
| 5 |
 |
R-N Löwen Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 34 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 1133:1025 | 108 | 45:23 | |
| 6 |
 |
Hannover TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 34 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 994:978 | 16 | 38:30 | |
| 7 |
 |
Hamburg Handball Sport Verein Hamburg | 34 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 1028:1010 | 18 | 36:32 | |
| 8 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 34 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 1013:1010 | 3 | 35:33 | |
| 9 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 910:923 | -13 | 34:34 | |
| 10 |
 |
Gummersbach (N) VfL Gummersbach (N) | 34 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 1036:1038 | -2 | 33:35 | |
| 11 |
 |
Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 999:1013 | -14 | 31:37 | |
| 12 |
 |
Bergischer HC Bergischer HC | 34 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 955:997 | -42 | 30:38 | |
| 13 |
 |
Erlangen HC Erlangen | 34 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 1009:1061 | -52 | 30:38 | |
| 14 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 955:989 | -34 | 23:45 | |
| 15 |
 |
Stuttgart TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 912:1003 | -91 | 23:45 | |
| 16 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 34 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 886:991 | -105 | 17:51 | |
| 17 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 34 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 932:1093 | -161 | 13:55 | |
| 18 |
 |
Hamm-Westfalen (N) ASV Hamm-Westfalen (N) | 34 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 891:1091 | -200 | 8:60 |