Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Berlin Füchse Berlin | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 549:474 | 75 | 29:5 | |
| 2 |
 |
Kiel (P) THW Kiel (P) | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 540:464 | 76 | 28:6 | |
| 3 |
 |
R-N Löwen Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 565:499 | 66 | 27:7 | |
| 4 |
 |
Magdeburg (M) SC Magdeburg (M) | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 483:426 | 57 | 25:5 | |
| 5 |
 |
Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 518:448 | 70 | 24:10 | |
| 6 |
 |
Hannover TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 455:451 | 4 | 19:13 | |
| 7 |
 |
Hamburg Handball Sport Verein Hamburg | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 502:494 | 8 | 19:15 | |
| 8 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 469:462 | 7 | 18:16 | |
| 9 |
 |
Gummersbach (N) VfL Gummersbach (N) | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 499:503 | -4 | 16:18 | |
| 10 |
 |
Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 480:489 | -9 | 16:18 | |
| 11 |
 |
Erlangen HC Erlangen | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 514:517 | -3 | 15:19 | |
| 12 |
 |
Bergischer HC Bergischer HC | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 425:443 | -18 | 14:18 | |
| 13 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 497:513 | -16 | 14:20 | |
| 14 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 464:499 | -35 | 10:24 | |
| 15 |
 |
Stuttgart TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 438:503 | -65 | 10:24 | |
| 16 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 443:472 | -29 | 9:25 | |
| 17 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 443:516 | -73 | 6:28 | |
| 18 |
 |
Hamm-Westfalen (N) ASV Hamm-Westfalen (N) | 17 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 428:539 | -111 | 3:31 |