Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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R-N Löwen (M) Rhein-Neckar Löwen (M) | 31 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 926:763 | 163 | 57:5 | |
| 2 |
 |
Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 31 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 951:751 | 200 | 54:8 | |
| 3 |
 |
Kiel THW Kiel | 31 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 886:777 | 109 | 49:13 | |
| 4 |
 |
Berlin Füchse Berlin | 31 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 898:807 | 91 | 47:15 | |
| 5 |
 |
Magdeburg (P) SC Magdeburg (P) | 31 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 890:822 | 68 | 46:16 | |
| 6 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 31 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 810:770 | 40 | 39:23 | |
| 7 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 31 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 863:839 | 24 | 34:28 | |
| 8 |
 |
Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 31 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 805:787 | 18 | 34:28 | |
| 9 |
 |
Erlangen (N) HC Erlangen (N) | 32 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 841:878 | -37 | 28:36 | |
| 10 |
 |
Minden (N) TSV GWD Minden (N) | 31 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 765:862 | -97 | 24:38 | |
| 11 |
 |
Hannover TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 31 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 861:868 | -7 | 23:39 | |
| 12 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 31 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 855:885 | -30 | 23:39 | |
| 13 |
 |
Bergischer HC Bergischer HC | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 781:861 | -80 | 20:42 | |
| 14 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 786:853 | -67 | 19:43 | |
| 15 |
 |
Stuttgart TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 785:872 | -87 | 18:44 | |
| 16 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 31 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 838:908 | -70 | 17:45 | |
| 17 |
 |
Balingen HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 32 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 773:882 | -109 | 17:47 | |
| 18 |
 |
Coburg (N) HSC 2000 Coburg (N) | 31 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 780:909 | -129 | 11:51 |