Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Kiel (M, P) THW Kiel (M, P) | 23 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 771:599 | 172 | 41:5 | |
| 2 |
 |
R-N Löwen Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 23 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 646:574 | 72 | 40:6 | |
| 3 |
 |
Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 677:562 | 115 | 35:9 | |
| 4 |
 |
Berlin Füchse Berlin | 23 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 671:607 | 64 | 34:12 | |
| 5 |
 |
Hannover TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 23 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 695:673 | 22 | 32:14 | |
| 6 |
 |
HSV Hamburg HSV Hamburg | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 666:611 | 55 | 31:13 | |
| 7 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 23 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 662:656 | 6 | 24:22 | |
| 8 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 646:643 | 3 | 24:22 | |
| 9 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 23 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 634:637 | -3 | 24:22 | |
| 10 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 23 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 669:648 | 21 | 23:23 | |
| 11 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 644:635 | 9 | 20:26 | |
| 12 |
 |
Balingen HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 23 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 649:679 | -30 | 19:27 | |
| 13 |
 |
N-Lübbecke TuS N-Lübbecke | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 644:664 | -20 | 18:28 | |
| 14 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 23 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 607:699 | -92 | 12:34 | |
| 15 |
 |
Minden (N) TSV GWD Minden (N) | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 608:690 | -82 | 11:35 | |
| 16 |
 |
Neuhausen/Erms (N) TV Neuhausen/Erms (N) | 23 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 607:711 | -104 | 11:35 | |
| 17 |
 |
Großwallstadt TV Großwallstadt | 23 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 567:641 | -74 | 7:39 | |
| 18 |
 |
Essen (N) TUSEM Essen (N) | 23 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 579:713 | -134 | 6:40 |