| # | Group A | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rhein-Neckar | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 205:192 | 8 | |
| 2. | Vardar 1961 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 182:171 | 8 | |
| 3. | Barcelona | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 203:193 | 7 | |
| 4. | Nantes | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 196:197 | 7 | |
| 5. | Szeged | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 213:210 | 6 | |
| 6. | Wisla Plock | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 192:199 | 4 | |
| 7. | Kristianstad | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 177:213 | 3 | |
| 8. | RK Zagreb | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 174:204 | 1 | |
| # | Group B | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | PSG | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 205:189 | 10 | |
| 2. | Kiel | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 187:188 | 9 | |
| 3. | Flensburg-H. | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 184:181 | 8 | |
| 4. | Telekom Veszprem | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 205:204 | 6 | |
| 5. | Kielce | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 202:214 | 5 | |
| 6. | Meshkov Brest | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 187:222 | 3 | |
| 7. | Celje | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 191:218 | 2 | |
| 8. | Aalborg | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 183:201 | 1 | |
| # | Group C | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Skjern | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 152:132 | 6 | |
| 2. | Ademar | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 129:128 | 6 | |
| 3. | Elverum | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 140:160 | 4 | |
| 4. | Gorenje | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 127:149 | 2 | |
| 5. | Kadetten Schaffhausen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 121:143 | 0 | |
| 6. | Din. Bucuresti | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 143:171 | 0 | |
| # | Group D | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Montpellier | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 154:137 | 8 | |
| 2. | Motor Zaporozhye | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 139:131 | 6 | |
| 3. | Besiktas | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 142:144 | 6 | |
| 4. | Met. Skopje | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 138:149 | 3 | |
| 5. | Sporting | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 145:149 | 2 | |
| 6. | Chekhovskiye Medvedi | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 134:160 | 2 |