| # | Group A | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kiel | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 322:259 | 18 | |
| 2. | PSG | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 297:266 | 12 | |
| 3. | RK Zagreb | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 241:248 | 12 | |
| 4. | La Rioja | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 305:305 | 9 | |
| 5. | Meshkov Brest | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 267:293 | 6 | |
| 6. | Met. Skopje | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 233:294 | 3 | |
| # | Group B | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Barcelona | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 338:280 | 17 | |
| 2. | Kolding | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 292:273 | 14 | |
| 3. | Wisla Plock | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 288:280 | 13 | |
| 4. | Flensburg-H. | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 288:277 | 12 | |
| 5. | Alingsas | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 252:298 | 2 | |
| 6. | Besiktas | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 253:303 | 2 | |
| # | Group C | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Telekom Veszprem | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 300:262 | 18 | |
| 2. | Vardar 1961 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 313:289 | 15 | |
| 3. | Rhein-Neckar | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 302:282 | 12 | |
| 4. | Montpellier | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 293:317 | 8 | |
| 5. | Celje | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 284:293 | 6 | |
| 6. | Chekhovskiye Medvedi | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 300:349 | 1 | |
| # | Group D | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Kielce | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 312:271 | 20 | |
| 2. | Szeged | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 276:264 | 13 | |
| 3. | Dunkerque | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 257:263 | 8 | |
| 4. | Aalborg | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 256:269 | 7 | |
| 5. | Motor Zaporozhye | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 283:284 | 6 | |
| 6. | Kadetten Schaffhausen | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 264:297 | 6 |