SG Flensburg Handewitt are the new-old German champions! Team of Maik Machulla saved the advantage ahead of THW Kiel in the last match of the season against Bergischer 27:24. This is the third Championship title for the team from the German-Danish border.

The second place is won by THW Kiel, who will take back the place at VELUX EHF Champions League.

SC Magdeburg, Rhein Neckar Lowen, MT Melsungen and Fuchse Berlin will play at EHF Cup.

Very interesting was in the relegation battle won by Ludvigshafen, the team who won 7 points in the last four matches and stay safe at the end after draw between Bietegheim and VfL Gummersbach 25:25, which put these two teams under the line.

Bergischer – Flensburg-H. 24:27

Bietigheim-Metterzimmern – Gummersbach 25:25

Fuchse Berlin – HSG Wetzlar 25:27

Goppingen – SC Magdeburg 24:31

Kiel – Hannover-Burgdorf 30:26

Leipzig – Rhein-Neckar 28:26

Ludwigshafen – Minden 31:30

MT Melsungen – Lemgo 31:27

Stuttgart – Erlangen 27:28

STANDING

1. Flensburg-H. 34 32 0 2 958:768 64 2. Kiel 34 31 0 3 1018:806 62 3. SC Magdeburg 34 27 0 7 1010:867 54 4. Rhein-Neckar 34 24 2 8 960:851 50 5. MT Melsungen 34 21 0 13 922:900 42 6. Fuchse Berlin 34 19 0 15 923:898 38 7. Bergischer 34 18 2 14 891:880 38 8. Goppingen 34 17 2 15 901:899 36 9. Erlangen 34 14 2 18 853:882 30 10. HSG Wetzlar 34 14 1 19 859:883 29 11. Leipzig 34 12 3 19 861:871 27 12. Lemgo 34 11 4 19 861:885 26 13. Hannover-Burgdorf 34 12 2 20 935:960 26 14. Minden 34 12 1 21 941:976 25 15. Stuttgart 34 10 3 21 912:998 23 16. Ludwigshafen 34 5 4 25 802:955 14 17. Gummersbach 34 6 2 26 809:963 14 18. Bietigheim-Metterzimmern 34 6 2 26 809:983 14

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