Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Berlin Füchse Berlin | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 866:769 | 97 | 45:7 | |
| 2 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 25 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 818:675 | 143 | 44:6 | |
| 3 |
 |
Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 25 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 812:711 | 101 | 39:11 | |
| 4 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 26 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 761:731 | 30 | 35:17 | |
| 5 |
 |
Kiel (M) THW Kiel (M) | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 794:698 | 96 | 34:14 | |
| 6 |
 |
Hannover TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 751:747 | 4 | 30:20 | |
| 7 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 25 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 761:759 | 2 | 28:22 | |
| 8 |
 |
Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 700:700 | 0 | 21:27 | |
| 9 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 742:752 | -10 | 21:31 | |
| 10 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 743:767 | -24 | 21:31 | |
| 11 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 693:754 | -61 | 21:31 | |
| 12 |
 |
Hamburg Handball Sport Verein Hamburg | 24 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 719:758 | -39 | 20:28 | |
| 13 |
 |
R-N Löwen (P) Rhein-Neckar Löwen (P) | 25 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 715:757 | -42 | 20:30 | |
| 14 |
 |
Erlangen HC Erlangen | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 685:737 | -52 | 19:33 | |
| 15 |
 |
Stuttgart TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 762:804 | -42 | 18:34 | |
| 16 |
 |
Eisenach (N) ThSV Eisenach (N) | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 720:780 | -60 | 16:36 | |
| 17 |
 |
Bergischer HC Bergischer HC | 25 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 709:777 | -68 | 13:37 | |
| 18 |
 |
Balingen (N) HBW Balingen-Weilstetten (N) | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 699:774 | -75 | 11:41 |