Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 34 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1135:927 | 208 | 62:6 | |
| 2 |
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Berlin Füchse Berlin | 34 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 1107:996 | 111 | 56:12 | |
| 3 |
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Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 1107:981 | 126 | 50:18 | |
| 4 |
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Kiel (M) THW Kiel (M) | 34 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 1089:987 | 102 | 47:21 | |
| 5 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 973:935 | 38 | 44:24 | |
| 6 |
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Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 34 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 1060:1020 | 40 | 43:25 | |
| 7 |
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Hannover TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 1000:994 | 6 | 39:29 | |
| 8 |
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Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 34 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 995:978 | 17 | 33:35 | |
| 9 |
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Hamburg Handball Sport Verein Hamburg | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 1013:1077 | -64 | 30:38 | |
| 10 |
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Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 978:978 | 0 | 28:40 | |
| 11 |
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Stuttgart TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 34 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 996:1048 | -52 | 26:42 | |
| 12 |
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R-N Löwen (P) Rhein-Neckar Löwen (P) | 34 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 961:1022 | -61 | 26:42 | |
| 13 |
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Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 34 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 924:999 | -75 | 26:42 | |
| 14 |
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Eisenach (N) ThSV Eisenach (N) | 34 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 951:1012 | -61 | 24:44 | |
| 15 |
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Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 965:1019 | -54 | 23:45 | |
| 16 |
 |
Erlangen HC Erlangen | 34 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 901:972 | -71 | 22:46 | |
| 17 |
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Bergischer HC Bergischer HC | 34 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 965:1047 | -82 | 20:48 | |
| 18 |
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Balingen (N) HBW Balingen-Weilstetten (N) | 34 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 903:1031 | -128 | 13:55 |