Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Kiel (P) THW Kiel (P) | 28 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 891:755 | 136 | 47:9 | |
| 2 |
 |
Magdeburg (M) SC Magdeburg (M) | 29 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 947:832 | 115 | 47:11 | |
| 3 |
 |
Berlin Füchse Berlin | 28 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 905:799 | 106 | 45:11 | |
| 4 |
 |
Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 28 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 865:752 | 113 | 41:15 | |
| 5 |
 |
R-N Löwen Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 28 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 923:847 | 76 | 37:19 | |
| 6 |
 |
Hamburg Handball Sport Verein Hamburg | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 843:822 | 21 | 32:24 | |
| 7 |
 |
Hannover TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 29 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 834:834 | 0 | 32:26 | |
| 8 |
 |
Gummersbach (N) VfL Gummersbach (N) | 29 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 870:872 | -2 | 28:30 | |
| 9 |
 |
Bergischer HC Bergischer HC | 29 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 803:832 | -29 | 28:30 | |
| 10 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 746:758 | -12 | 26:30 | |
| 11 |
 |
Erlangen HC Erlangen | 28 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 839:856 | -17 | 26:30 | |
| 12 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 29 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 854:871 | -17 | 25:33 | |
| 13 |
 |
Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 29 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 837:861 | -24 | 25:33 | |
| 14 |
 |
Stuttgart TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 29 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 769:842 | -73 | 21:37 | |
| 15 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 814:845 | -31 | 19:39 | |
| 16 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 29 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 750:829 | -79 | 15:43 | |
| 17 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 28 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 762:868 | -106 | 12:44 | |
| 18 |
 |
Hamm-Westfalen (N) ASV Hamm-Westfalen (N) | 29 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 758:935 | -177 | 8:50 |