Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Berlin Füchse Berlin | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 728:644 | 84 | 39:5 | |
| 2 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 692:568 | 124 | 36:6 | |
| 3 |
 |
Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 713:625 | 88 | 33:11 | |
| 4 |
 |
Kiel (M) THW Kiel (M) | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 732:636 | 96 | 32:12 | |
| 5 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 656:626 | 30 | 29:15 | |
| 6 |
 |
Hannover TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 652:660 | -8 | 25:19 | |
| 7 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 665:670 | -5 | 24:20 | |
| 8 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 23 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 615:665 | -50 | 21:25 | |
| 9 |
 |
R-N Löwen (P) Rhein-Neckar Löwen (P) | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 630:657 | -27 | 20:24 | |
| 10 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 655:671 | -16 | 19:27 | |
| 11 |
 |
Stuttgart TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 680:709 | -29 | 18:28 | |
| 12 |
 |
Erlangen HC Erlangen | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 574:616 | -42 | 17:27 | |
| 13 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 654:677 | -23 | 17:29 | |
| 14 |
 |
Hamburg Handball Sport Verein Hamburg | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 656:699 | -43 | 16:28 | |
| 15 |
 |
Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 579:595 | -16 | 15:25 | |
| 16 |
 |
Bergischer HC Bergischer HC | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 636:683 | -47 | 13:31 | |
| 17 |
 |
Eisenach (N) ThSV Eisenach (N) | 23 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 632:693 | -61 | 13:33 | |
| 18 |
 |
Balingen (N) HBW Balingen-Weilstetten (N) | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 588:643 | -55 | 11:33 |