Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 30 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 991:815 | 176 | 54:6 | |
| 2 |
 |
Berlin Füchse Berlin | 32 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1047:939 | 108 | 54:10 | |
| 3 |
 |
Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 32 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 1039:917 | 122 | 48:16 | |
| 4 |
 |
Kiel (M) THW Kiel (M) | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 968:869 | 99 | 42:18 | |
| 5 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 32 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 918:890 | 28 | 41:23 | |
| 6 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 31 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 953:931 | 22 | 37:25 | |
| 7 |
 |
Hannover TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 32 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 941:939 | 2 | 36:28 | |
| 8 |
 |
Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 31 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 910:887 | 23 | 31:31 | |
| 9 |
 |
Hamburg Handball Sport Verein Hamburg | 32 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 950:1011 | -61 | 28:36 | |
| 10 |
 |
Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 32 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 914:922 | -8 | 26:38 | |
| 11 |
 |
R-N Löwen (P) Rhein-Neckar Löwen (P) | 32 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 916:959 | -43 | 26:38 | |
| 12 |
 |
Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 32 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 858:930 | -72 | 25:39 | |
| 13 |
 |
Stuttgart TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 32 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 944:995 | -51 | 24:40 | |
| 14 |
 |
Eisenach (N) ThSV Eisenach (N) | 32 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 895:948 | -53 | 24:40 | |
| 15 |
 |
Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 31 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 884:922 | -38 | 23:39 | |
| 16 |
 |
Erlangen HC Erlangen | 32 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 852:922 | -70 | 20:44 | |
| 17 |
 |
Bergischer HC Bergischer HC | 32 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 905:978 | -73 | 18:46 | |
| 18 |
 |
Balingen (N) HBW Balingen-Weilstetten (N) | 31 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 810:921 | -111 | 11:51 |