Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Kiel (P) THW Kiel (P) | 24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 764:652 | 112 | 40:8 | |
| 2 |
 |
Berlin Füchse Berlin | 24 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 769:678 | 91 | 39:9 | |
| 3 |
 |
Magdeburg (M) SC Magdeburg (M) | 24 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 783:690 | 93 | 38:10 | |
| 4 |
 |
Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 746:634 | 112 | 37:11 | |
| 5 |
 |
R-N Löwen Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 25 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 835:736 | 99 | 37:13 | |
| 6 |
 |
Hannover TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 25 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 721:710 | 11 | 30:20 | |
| 7 |
 |
Hamburg Handball Sport Verein Hamburg | 24 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 719:705 | 14 | 26:22 | |
| 8 |
 |
Bergischer HC Bergischer HC | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 651:671 | -20 | 24:24 | |
| 9 |
 |
Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 25 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 726:738 | -12 | 24:26 | |
| 10 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 690:703 | -13 | 24:28 | |
| 11 |
 |
Erlangen HC Erlangen | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 701:700 | 1 | 22:24 | |
| 12 |
 |
Gummersbach (N) VfL Gummersbach (N) | 25 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 732:746 | -14 | 22:28 | |
| 13 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 721:748 | -27 | 21:29 | |
| 14 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 688:718 | -30 | 17:33 | |
| 15 |
 |
Stuttgart TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 680:762 | -82 | 16:36 | |
| 16 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 25 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 645:718 | -73 | 11:39 | |
| 17 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 23 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 610:707 | -97 | 9:37 | |
| 18 |
 |
Hamm-Westfalen (N) ASV Hamm-Westfalen (N) | 25 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 641:806 | -165 | 5:45 |