Four matches before the end of “United” 2. German Bundesliga, both traditional handball teams, GWD Minden and TUSEM Essen are back to Toyota Handball Bundesliga. Third team in Elite division of German and European Handball will be TV 1893 Neuhausen, but still seven more teams have chances for that “third tickets”.
LEAGUE TABLE:
| 1 | GWD Minden | 31 | 974:817 | 48:14 |
| 2 | TuSEM Essen | 30 | 819:762 | 41:19 |
| 3 | HC Erlangen | 31 | 795:740 | 38:24 |
| 4 | TV Neuhausen/Erms | 31 | 889:854 | 37:25 |
| 5 | TV Emsdetten | 31 | 858:842 | 36:26 |
| 6 | SC DHfK Leipzig | 31 | 887:879 | 36:26 |
| 7 | ThSV Eisenach | 31 | 891:837 | 35:27 |
| 8 | HSG Nordhorn-Lingen | 31 | 895:871 | 34:28 |
| 9 | ASV Hamm | 31 | 884:818 | 33:29 |
| 10 | SG BBM Bietigheim | 30 | 889:909 | 31:29 |
| 11 | TSG Friesenheim | 32 | 847:873 | 31:33 |
| 12 | TV Bittenfeld | 31 | 882:894 | 30:32 |
| 13 | VfL Bad Schwartau | 31 | 864:882 | 29:33 |
| 14 | SV Post Schwerin | 30 | 802:834 | 28:32 |
| 15 | HG Saarlouis | 31 | 920:959 | 27:35 |
| 16 | DHC Rheinland | 31 | 788:820 | 23:39 |
| 17 | 1. VfL Potsdam | 31 | 858:917 | 23:39 |
| 18 | HC Empor Rostock | 30 | 835:915 | 22:38 |
| 19 | TV Korschenbroich | 32 | 915:978 | 19:45 |
| 20 | HSG Düsseldorf | 31 | 782:873 | 17:45 |
