Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 28 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 925:760 | 165 | 50:6 | |
| 2 |
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Berlin Füchse Berlin | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 990:888 | 102 | 50:10 | |
| 3 |
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Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 29 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 932:828 | 104 | 44:14 | |
| 4 |
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Kiel (M) THW Kiel (M) | 28 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 913:812 | 101 | 40:16 | |
| 5 |
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Melsungen MT Melsungen | 30 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 866:836 | 30 | 40:20 | |
| 6 |
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Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 29 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 896:876 | 20 | 35:23 | |
| 7 |
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Hannover TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 887:884 | 3 | 34:26 | |
| 8 |
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Hamburg Handball Sport Verein Hamburg | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 893:931 | -38 | 28:32 | |
| 9 |
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Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 29 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 841:833 | 8 | 27:31 | |
| 10 |
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Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 855:857 | -2 | 25:35 | |
| 11 |
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R-N Löwen (P) Rhein-Neckar Löwen (P) | 29 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 833:873 | -40 | 24:34 | |
| 12 |
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Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 857:892 | -35 | 23:37 | |
| 13 |
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Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 30 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 808:880 | -72 | 23:37 | |
| 14 |
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Stuttgart TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 883:929 | -46 | 22:38 | |
| 15 |
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Eisenach (N) ThSV Eisenach (N) | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 833:900 | -67 | 20:40 | |
| 16 |
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Erlangen HC Erlangen | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 794:859 | -65 | 19:41 | |
| 17 |
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Bergischer HC Bergischer HC | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 874:947 | -73 | 17:45 | |
| 18 |
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Balingen (N) HBW Balingen-Weilstetten (N) | 29 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 762:857 | -95 | 11:47 |