Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 626:516 | 110 | 34:4 | |
| 2 |
 |
Berlin Füchse Berlin | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 635:557 | 78 | 34:4 | |
| 3 |
 |
Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 615:543 | 72 | 28:10 | |
| 4 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 570:528 | 42 | 27:11 | |
| 5 |
 |
Kiel (M) THW Kiel (M) | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 633:548 | 85 | 26:12 | |
| 6 |
 |
Hannover TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 595:607 | -12 | 21:19 | |
| 7 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 547:588 | -41 | 19:21 | |
| 8 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 583:594 | -11 | 18:20 | |
| 9 |
 |
R-N Löwen (P) Rhein-Neckar Löwen (P) | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 546:558 | -12 | 18:20 | |
| 10 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 560:577 | -17 | 17:23 | |
| 11 |
 |
Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 550:565 | -15 | 15:23 | |
| 12 |
 |
Erlangen HC Erlangen | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 493:529 | -36 | 15:23 | |
| 13 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 572:596 | -24 | 15:25 | |
| 14 |
 |
Hamburg Handball Sport Verein Hamburg | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 565:606 | -41 | 14:24 | |
| 15 |
 |
Stuttgart TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 581:614 | -33 | 14:26 | |
| 16 |
 |
Bergischer HC Bergischer HC | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 559:594 | -35 | 13:25 | |
| 17 |
 |
Eisenach (N) ThSV Eisenach (N) | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 550:601 | -51 | 13:27 | |
| 18 |
 |
Balingen (N) HBW Balingen-Weilstetten (N) | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 506:565 | -59 | 7:31 |