Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Flensburg (M) SG Flensburg-Handewitt (M) | 29 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 827:662 | 165 | 56:2 | |
| 2 |
 |
Kiel THW Kiel | 29 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 868:694 | 174 | 52:6 | |
| 3 |
 |
R-N Löwen (P) Rhein-Neckar Löwen (P) | 29 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 816:710 | 106 | 46:12 | |
| 4 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 29 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 874:753 | 121 | 44:14 | |
| 5 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 29 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 791:768 | 23 | 36:22 | |
| 6 |
 |
Bergischer HC (N) Bergischer HC (N) | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 785:773 | 12 | 35:25 | |
| 7 |
 |
Berlin Füchse Berlin | 30 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 814:792 | 22 | 34:26 | |
| 8 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 29 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 777:766 | 11 | 32:26 | |
| 9 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 29 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 744:747 | -3 | 26:32 | |
| 10 |
 |
Erlangen HC Erlangen | 29 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 726:754 | -28 | 26:32 | |
| 11 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 29 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 805:815 | -10 | 23:35 | |
| 12 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 29 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 734:756 | -22 | 23:35 | |
| 13 |
 |
Hannover TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 29 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 797:821 | -24 | 22:36 | |
| 14 |
 |
Stuttgart TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 29 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 789:860 | -71 | 22:36 | |
| 15 |
 |
Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 29 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 728:741 | -13 | 20:38 | |
| 16 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 29 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 689:834 | -145 | 11:47 | |
| 17 |
 |
Bietigheim (N) SG BBM Bietigheim (N) | 29 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 686:858 | -172 | 9:49 | |
| 18 |
 |
Die Eulen Die Eulen Ludwigshafen | 29 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 676:822 | -146 | 7:51 |