Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Magdeburg SC Magdeburg | 28 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 925:760 | 165 | 50:6 | |
| 2 |
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Berlin Füchse Berlin | 29 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 962:858 | 104 | 50:8 | |
| 3 |
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Flensburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 28 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 897:796 | 101 | 42:14 | |
| 4 |
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Kiel (M) THW Kiel (M) | 28 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 913:812 | 101 | 40:16 | |
| 5 |
 |
Melsungen MT Melsungen | 29 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 836:808 | 28 | 38:20 | |
| 6 |
 |
Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach | 28 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 861:848 | 13 | 33:23 | |
| 7 |
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Hannover TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 29 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 854:858 | -4 | 32:26 | |
| 8 |
 |
Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig | 28 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 809:798 | 11 | 27:29 | |
| 9 |
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Hamburg Handball Sport Verein Hamburg | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 835:866 | -31 | 26:30 | |
| 10 |
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R-N Löwen (P) Rhein-Neckar Löwen (P) | 29 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 833:873 | -40 | 24:34 | |
| 11 |
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Lemgo TBV Lemgo Lippe | 29 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 825:832 | -7 | 23:35 | |
| 12 |
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Göppingen Frisch Auf Göppingen | 29 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 831:859 | -28 | 23:35 | |
| 13 |
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Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar | 29 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 780:845 | -65 | 23:35 | |
| 14 |
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Stuttgart TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 29 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 848:903 | -55 | 20:38 | |
| 15 |
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Eisenach (N) ThSV Eisenach (N) | 29 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 808:870 | -62 | 20:38 | |
| 16 |
 |
Erlangen HC Erlangen | 29 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 769:831 | -62 | 19:39 | |
| 17 |
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Bergischer HC Bergischer HC | 29 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 816:890 | -74 | 15:43 | |
| 18 |
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Balingen (N) HBW Balingen-Weilstetten (N) | 29 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 762:857 | -95 | 11:47 |