Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Flensburg (M) SG Flensburg-Handewitt (M) | 30 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 845:682 | 163 | 56:4 | |
| 2 |
 |
Kiel THW Kiel | 31 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 915:735 | 180 | 56:6 | |
| 3 |
 |
R-N Löwen (P) Rhein-Neckar Löwen (P) | 30 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 842:733 | 109 | 48:12 | |
| 4 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 30 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 904:778 | 126 | 46:14 | |
| 5 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 30 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 814:794 | 20 | 36:24 | |
| 6 |
 |
Berlin Füchse Berlin | 31 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 846:812 | 34 | 36:26 | |
| 7 |
 |
Bergischer HC (N) Bergischer HC (N) | 31 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 810:798 | 12 | 36:26 | |
| 8 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 802:789 | 13 | 34:26 | |
| 9 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 763:772 | -9 | 26:34 | |
| 10 |
 |
Erlangen HC Erlangen | 30 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 749:779 | -30 | 26:34 | |
| 11 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 30 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 836:845 | -9 | 25:35 | |
| 12 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 31 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 782:813 | -31 | 23:39 | |
| 13 |
 |
Hannover TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 824:850 | -26 | 22:38 | |
| 14 |
 |
Stuttgart TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 819:891 | -72 | 22:38 | |
| 15 |
 |
Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 753:766 | -13 | 21:39 | |
| 16 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 30 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 714:853 | -139 | 13:47 | |
| 17 |
 |
Bietigheim (N) SG BBM Bietigheim (N) | 30 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 715:885 | -170 | 11:49 | |
| 18 |
 |
Die Eulen Die Eulen Ludwigshafen | 30 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 696:854 | -158 | 7:53 |