Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 34 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 993:851 | 142 | 56:12 | |
| 2 |
 |
R-N Löwen (M) Rhein-Neckar Löwen (M) | 34 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 1043:838 | 205 | 55:13 | |
| 3 |
 |
Berlin Füchse Berlin | 34 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 968:875 | 93 | 53:15 | |
| 4 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 34 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 1037:927 | 110 | 50:18 | |
| 5 |
 |
Kiel (P) THW Kiel (P) | 34 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 989:854 | 135 | 49:19 | |
| 6 |
 |
Hannover TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 34 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 953:900 | 53 | 47:21 | |
| 7 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 34 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 952:887 | 65 | 41:27 | |
| 8 |
 |
Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 867:854 | 13 | 37:31 | |
| 9 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 882:932 | -50 | 34:34 | |
| 10 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 903:909 | -6 | 31:37 | |
| 11 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 896:884 | 12 | 30:38 | |
| 12 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 896:968 | -72 | 26:42 | |
| 13 |
 |
Erlangen HC Erlangen | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 844:932 | -88 | 25:43 | |
| 14 |
 |
Stuttgart TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 852:959 | -107 | 20:48 | |
| 15 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 34 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 841:950 | -109 | 16:52 | |
| 16 |
 |
Die Eulen (N) Die Eulen Ludwigshafen (N) | 34 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 828:946 | -118 | 15:53 | |
| 17 |
 |
N-Lübbecke (N) TuS N-Lübbecke (N) | 34 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 778:913 | -135 | 14:54 | |
| 18 |
 |
Hüttenberg (N) TV Hüttenberg (N) | 34 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 845:988 | -143 | 13:55 |