Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 24 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 735:614 | 121 | 44:4 | |
| 2 |
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Kiel (M) THW Kiel (M) | 25 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 766:641 | 125 | 40:10 | |
| 3 |
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Berlin Füchse Berlin | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 707:617 | 90 | 39:9 | |
| 4 |
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Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 700:604 | 96 | 37:11 | |
| 5 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 696:666 | 30 | 29:21 | |
| 6 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 630:625 | 5 | 27:21 | |
| 7 |
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Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 657:672 | -15 | 27:19 | |
| 8 |
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Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 625:607 | 18 | 26:22 | |
| 9 |
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Lemgo (P) TBV Lemgo Lippe (P) | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 670:686 | -16 | 24:24 | |
| 10 |
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R-N Löwen Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 680:683 | -3 | 21:27 | |
| 11 |
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Bergischer HC Bergischer HC | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 629:660 | -31 | 21:29 | |
| 12 |
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Hamburg (N) Handball Sport Verein Hamburg (N) | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 627:634 | -7 | 20:26 | |
| 13 |
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Erlangen HC Erlangen | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 615:650 | -35 | 17:31 | |
| 14 |
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Hannover TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 584:614 | -30 | 16:28 | |
| 15 |
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Stuttgart TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 677:756 | -79 | 12:36 | |
| 16 |
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Minden TSV GWD Minden | 25 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 624:704 | -80 | 11:39 | |
| 17 |
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N-Lübbecke (N) TuS N-Lübbecke (N) | 23 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 541:613 | -72 | 10:36 | |
| 18 |
 |
Balingen HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 23 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 558:675 | -117 | 9:37 |