Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Berlin Füchse Berlin | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 391:350 | 41 | 21:5 | |
| 2 |
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R-N Löwen (M) Rhein-Neckar Löwen (M) | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 338:274 | 64 | 20:2 | |
| 3 |
 |
Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 346:295 | 51 | 19:5 | |
| 4 |
 |
Hannover TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 338:322 | 16 | 17:7 | |
| 5 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 328:313 | 15 | 17:7 | |
| 6 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 406:371 | 35 | 16:10 | |
| 7 |
 |
Kiel (P) THW Kiel (P) | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 348:312 | 36 | 15:9 | |
| 8 |
 |
Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 357:354 | 3 | 15:11 | |
| 9 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 321:324 | -3 | 13:11 | |
| 10 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 306:318 | -12 | 11:13 | |
| 11 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 308:303 | 5 | 10:14 | |
| 12 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 331:336 | -5 | 9:15 | |
| 13 |
 |
Stuttgart TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 295:325 | -30 | 9:15 | |
| 14 |
 |
Die Eulen (N) Die Eulen Ludwigshafen (N) | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 291:321 | -30 | 6:18 | |
| 15 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 307:340 | -33 | 6:18 | |
| 16 |
 |
Erlangen HC Erlangen | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 282:336 | -54 | 6:18 | |
| 17 |
 |
Hüttenberg (N) TV Hüttenberg (N) | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 310:339 | -29 | 5:19 | |
| 18 |
 |
N-Lübbecke (N) TuS N-Lübbecke (N) | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 258:328 | -70 | 3:21 |