Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
R-N Löwen (M) Rhein-Neckar Löwen (M) | 24 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 758:582 | 176 | 42:6 | |
| 2 |
 |
Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 25 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 737:629 | 108 | 40:10 | |
| 3 |
 |
Berlin Füchse Berlin | 24 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 688:629 | 59 | 38:10 | |
| 4 |
 |
Hannover TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 25 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 707:664 | 43 | 37:13 | |
| 5 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 25 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 745:675 | 70 | 36:14 | |
| 6 |
 |
Kiel (P) THW Kiel (P) | 25 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 736:646 | 90 | 33:17 | |
| 7 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 25 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 699:658 | 41 | 31:19 | |
| 8 |
 |
Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 25 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 664:639 | 25 | 29:21 | |
| 9 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 682:664 | 18 | 25:27 | |
| 10 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 674:682 | -8 | 22:28 | |
| 11 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 644:690 | -46 | 22:28 | |
| 12 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 669:709 | -40 | 21:29 | |
| 13 |
 |
Erlangen HC Erlangen | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 597:681 | -84 | 16:34 | |
| 14 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 25 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 633:709 | -76 | 14:36 | |
| 15 |
 |
Stuttgart TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 25 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 620:700 | -80 | 14:36 | |
| 16 |
 |
N-Lübbecke (N) TuS N-Lübbecke (N) | 25 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 573:670 | -97 | 11:39 | |
| 17 |
 |
Hüttenberg (N) TV Hüttenberg (N) | 25 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 623:726 | -103 | 10:40 | |
| 18 |
 |
Die Eulen (N) Die Eulen Ludwigshafen (N) | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 610:706 | -96 | 9:43 |