Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
R-N Löwen (M) Rhein-Neckar Löwen (M) | 32 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 954:782 | 172 | 59:5 | |
| 2 |
 |
Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 32 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 978:782 | 196 | 54:10 | |
| 3 |
 |
Kiel THW Kiel | 32 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 905:805 | 100 | 49:15 | |
| 4 |
 |
Berlin Füchse Berlin | 32 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 925:835 | 90 | 47:17 | |
| 5 |
 |
Magdeburg (P) SC Magdeburg (P) | 32 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 914:846 | 68 | 47:17 | |
| 6 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 32 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 836:799 | 37 | 39:25 | |
| 7 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 32 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 891:865 | 26 | 36:28 | |
| 8 |
 |
Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 32 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 829:811 | 18 | 35:29 | |
| 9 |
 |
Erlangen (N) HC Erlangen (N) | 32 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 841:878 | -37 | 28:36 | |
| 10 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 32 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 886:912 | -26 | 25:39 | |
| 11 |
 |
Hannover TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 32 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 888:895 | -7 | 24:40 | |
| 12 |
 |
Minden (N) TSV GWD Minden (N) | 32 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 791:890 | -99 | 24:40 | |
| 13 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 32 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 814:880 | -66 | 21:43 | |
| 14 |
 |
Bergischer HC Bergischer HC | 32 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 807:889 | -82 | 20:44 | |
| 15 |
 |
Stuttgart TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 32 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 813:898 | -85 | 20:44 | |
| 16 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 32 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 867:934 | -67 | 19:45 | |
| 17 |
 |
Balingen HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 32 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 773:882 | -109 | 17:47 | |
| 18 |
 |
Coburg (N) HSC 2000 Coburg (N) | 32 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 807:936 | -129 | 12:52 |