Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 29 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 959:788 | 171 | 52:6 | |
| 2 |
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Berlin Füchse Berlin | 31 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1019:914 | 105 | 52:10 | |
| 3 |
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Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 971:859 | 112 | 46:14 | |
| 4 |
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Kiel (M) THW Kiel (M) | 29 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 942:839 | 103 | 42:16 | |
| 5 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 31 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 897:867 | 30 | 41:21 | |
| 6 |
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Hannover TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 31 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 916:911 | 5 | 36:26 | |
| 7 |
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Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 922:905 | 17 | 35:25 | |
| 8 |
 |
Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 871:860 | 11 | 29:31 | |
| 9 |
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Hamburg Handball Sport Verein Hamburg | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 893:931 | -38 | 28:32 | |
| 10 |
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Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 31 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 883:891 | -8 | 25:37 | |
| 11 |
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R-N Löwen (P) Rhein-Neckar Löwen (P) | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 860:902 | -42 | 24:36 | |
| 12 |
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Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 31 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 884:922 | -38 | 23:39 | |
| 13 |
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Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 31 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 835:909 | -74 | 23:39 | |
| 14 |
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Stuttgart TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 914:968 | -54 | 22:40 | |
| 15 |
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Eisenach (N) ThSV Eisenach (N) | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 867:921 | -54 | 22:40 | |
| 16 |
 |
Erlangen HC Erlangen | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 825:890 | -65 | 20:42 | |
| 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) | 30 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 783:891 | -108 | 11:49 |