| Pos | Mannschaft | Sp. | g. | u. | v. | Tore | Pkt. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THW Kiel | 34 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1226:955 | 65:3 |
| 2 | HSV Hamburg | 34 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 1084:906 | 52:16 |
| 3 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 34 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 1125:985 | 50:18 |
| 4 | TBV Lemgo | 34 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 1032:930 | 47:21 |
| 5 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 34 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 1108:981 | 44:24 |
| 6 | FA Göppingen | 34 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 1015:921 | 42:26 |
| 7 | SC Magdeburg | 34 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 978:906 | 42:26 |
| 8 | HSG Nordhorn | 34 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 1071:983 | 41:23 |
| 9 | VfL Gummersbach | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 1052:993 | 40:28 |
| 10 | Füchse Berlin | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 1023:1039 | 30:38 |
| 11 | MT Melsungen | 34 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 1093:1112 | 30:38 |
| 12 | TV Großwallstadt | 34 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 1034:1018 | 26:42 |
| 13 | GWD Minden | 34 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 914:1017 | 25:43 |
| 14 | HSG Wetzlar | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 927:975 | 23:45 |
| 15 | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 949:1006 | 23:45 |
| 16 | TSV Dormagen | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 871:1027 | 19:49 |
| 17 | Stralsunder HV | 34 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 801:1196 | 6:62 |
| 18 | Tusem Essen | 34 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 849:1202 | 3:65 |