| # | Group A | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vardar 1961 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 390:341 | 21 | |
| 2. | Barcelona | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 408:377 | 20 | |
| 3. | Nantes | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 402:382 | 20 | |
| 4. | Rhein-Neckar | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 416:391 | 17 | |
| 5. | Szeged | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 421:411 | 13 | |
| 6. | Kristianstad | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 355:415 | 8 | |
| 7. | Wisla Plock | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 380:408 | 7 | |
| 8. | RK Zagreb | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 349:396 | 6 | |
| # | Group B | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | PSG | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 424:378 | 23 | |
| 2. | Telekom Veszprem | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 407:378 | 18 | |
| 3. | Flensburg-H. | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 410:391 | 18 | |
| 4. | Kiel | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 366:361 | 16 | |
| 5. | Kielce | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 418:408 | 15 | |
| 6. | Meshkov Brest | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 374:406 | 10 | |
| 7. | Celje | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 398:434 | 7 | |
| 8. | Aalborg | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 364:405 | 5 | |
| # | Group C | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Skjern | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 326:252 | 16 | |
| 2. | Ademar | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 270:270 | 12 | |
| 3. | Gorenje | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 271:271 | 12 | |
| 4. | Elverum | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 287:304 | 10 | |
| 5. | Kadetten Schaffhausen | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 263:274 | 8 | |
| 6. | Din. Bucuresti | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 278:324 | 2 | |
| # | Group D | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Montpellier | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 309:267 | 16 | |
| 2. | Motor Zaporozhye | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 294:263 | 15 | |
| 3. | Besiktas | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 293:296 | 11 | |
| 4. | Sporting | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 293:297 | 8 | |
| 5. | Met. Skopje | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 262:293 | 5 | |
| 6. | Chekhovskiye Medvedi | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 271:306 | 5 |