| # | Group A | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Barcelona | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 173:117 | 10 | |
| 2. | RK Zagreb | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 137:131 | 8 | |
| 3. | Kadetten Schaffhausen | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 144:151 | 2 | |
| 4. | Chambery Savoie | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 125:134 | 2 | |
| 5. | Savehof | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 150:160 | 2 | |
| 6. | Bosna S. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 95:177 | 0 | |
| # | Group B | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Atletico Madrid | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 160:146 | 7 | |
| 2. | Telekom Veszprem | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 137:134 | 6 | |
| 3. | Kielce | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 145:135 | 5 | |
| 4. | Fuchse Berlin | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 150:144 | 5 | |
| 5. | Chekhovskiye Medvedi | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 141:136 | 4 | |
| 6. | Bjerringbro/Silkeborg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 131:158 | 0 | |
| # | Group C | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Hamburg | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 149:123 | 10 | |
| 2. | Koper | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 137:131 | 6 | |
| 3. | Wisla Plock | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 141:134 | 4 | |
| 4. | Met. Skopje | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 115:119 | 4 | |
| 5. | St. Petersburg | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 113:148 | 2 | |
| 6. | CSM Constanta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 121:146 | 0 | |
| # | Group D | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Kiel | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 159:133 | 8 | |
| 2. | AG Kobenhavn | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 148:139 | 6 | |
| 3. | Montpellier | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 146:141 | 4 | |
| 4. | Ademar | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 154:160 | 4 | |
| 5. | Szeged | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 128:153 | 2 | |
| 6. | Partizan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 127:165 | 0 |