Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Flensburg (M) SG Flensburg-Handewitt (M) | 31 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 875:706 | 169 | 58:4 | |
| 2 |
 |
Kiel THW Kiel | 31 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 915:735 | 180 | 56:6 | |
| 3 |
 |
R-N Löwen (P) Rhein-Neckar Löwen (P) | 30 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 842:733 | 109 | 48:12 | |
| 4 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 31 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 927:800 | 127 | 48:14 | |
| 5 |
 |
Berlin Füchse Berlin | 31 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 846:812 | 34 | 36:26 | |
| 6 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 31 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 838:824 | 14 | 36:26 | |
| 7 |
 |
Bergischer HC (N) Bergischer HC (N) | 31 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 810:798 | 12 | 36:26 | |
| 8 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 31 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 824:813 | 11 | 34:28 | |
| 9 |
 |
Erlangen HC Erlangen | 31 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 776:804 | -28 | 28:34 | |
| 10 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 31 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 785:795 | -10 | 26:36 | |
| 11 |
 |
Minden TSV GWD Minden | 31 | 12 | 1 | 18 | 860:871 | -11 | 25:37 | |
| 12 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 32 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 806:835 | -29 | 25:39 | |
| 13 |
 |
Hannover TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 31 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 854:874 | -20 | 24:38 | |
| 14 |
 |
Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 31 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 779:790 | -11 | 23:39 | |
| 15 |
 |
Stuttgart TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 31 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 842:914 | -72 | 23:39 | |
| 16 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 31 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 738:883 | -145 | 13:49 | |
| 17 |
 |
Bietigheim (N) SG BBM Bietigheim (N) | 31 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 740:912 | -172 | 11:51 | |
| 18 |
 |
Die Eulen Die Eulen Ludwigshafen | 31 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 719:877 | -158 | 8:54 |