Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Berlin Füchse Berlin | 27 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 898:799 | 99 | 47:7 | |
| 2 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 26 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 853:700 | 153 | 46:6 | |
| 3 |
 |
Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 843:739 | 104 | 41:11 | |
| 4 |
 |
Kiel (M) THW Kiel (M) | 25 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 822:725 | 97 | 36:14 | |
| 5 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 783:760 | 23 | 35:19 | |
| 6 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 795:790 | 5 | 30:22 | |
| 7 |
 |
Hannover TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 779:778 | 1 | 30:22 | |
| 8 |
 |
Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 725:717 | 8 | 23:27 | |
| 9 |
 |
Hamburg Handball Sport Verein Hamburg | 25 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 748:780 | -32 | 22:28 | |
| 10 |
 |
R-N Löwen (P) Rhein-Neckar Löwen (P) | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 748:786 | -38 | 22:30 | |
| 11 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 27 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 769:780 | -11 | 21:33 | |
| 12 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 27 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 772:800 | -28 | 21:33 | |
| 13 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 27 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 723:786 | -63 | 21:33 | |
| 14 |
 |
Stuttgart TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 27 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 789:830 | -41 | 20:34 | |
| 15 |
 |
Erlangen HC Erlangen | 27 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 716:771 | -55 | 19:35 | |
| 16 |
 |
Eisenach (N) ThSV Eisenach (N) | 27 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 745:815 | -70 | 16:38 | |
| 17 |
 |
Bergischer HC Bergischer HC | 26 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 735:804 | -69 | 13:39 | |
| 18 |
 |
Balingen (N) HBW Balingen-Weilstetten (N) | 27 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 716:799 | -83 | 11:43 |