Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Kiel (M) THW Kiel (M) | 35 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1062:825 | 237 | 63:7 | |
| 2 |
 |
R-N Löwen Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 35 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1061:849 | 212 | 61:9 | |
| 3 |
 |
Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 35 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 993:858 | 135 | 52:18 | |
| 4 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 35 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 1047:962 | 85 | 48:22 | |
| 5 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 35 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 952:932 | 20 | 42:28 | |
| 6 |
 |
Berlin (P) Füchse Berlin (P) | 35 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 968:972 | -4 | 40:30 | |
| 7 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 35 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 1031:971 | 60 | 38:32 | |
| 8 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 35 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 948:975 | -27 | 34:36 | |
| 9 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 35 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 929:928 | 1 | 32:38 | |
| 10 |
 |
HSV Hamburg HSV Hamburg | 35 | 15 | 2 | 18 | 960:975 | -15 | 32:38 | |
| 11 |
 |
Balingen HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 36 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 900:990 | -90 | 31:41 | |
| 12 |
 |
Hannover TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 35 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 955:990 | -35 | 29:41 | |
| 13 |
 |
Bergischer HC Bergischer HC | 35 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 957:1032 | -75 | 28:42 | |
| 14 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 35 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 1013:1004 | 9 | 27:43 | |
| 15 |
 |
N-Lübbecke TuS N-Lübbecke | 35 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 968:995 | -27 | 27:43 | |
| 16 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 35 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 926:975 | -49 | 25:45 | |
| 17 |
 |
Erlangen (N) HC Erlangen (N) | 35 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 878:980 | -102 | 23:47 | |
| 18 |
 |
Die Eulen (N) Die Eulen Ludwigshafen (N) | 35 | 11 | 1 | 23 | 892:1040 | -148 | 23:47 | |
| 19 |
 |
Bietigheim (N) SG BBM Bietigheim (N) | 35 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 885:1072 | -187 | 11:59 |