| # | Group A | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vardar 1961 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 208:170 | 13 | |
| 2. | Nantes | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 206:185 | 13 | |
| 3. | Barcelona | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 205:184 | 13 | |
| 4. | Rhein-Neckar | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 211:199 | 9 | |
| 5. | Szeged | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 208:201 | 7 | |
| 6. | RK Zagreb | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 175:192 | 5 | |
| 7. | Kristianstad | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 178:202 | 5 | |
| 8. | Wisla Plock | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 188:209 | 3 | |
| # | Group B | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | PSG | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 219:189 | 13 | |
| 2. | Telekom Veszprem | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 202:174 | 12 | |
| 3. | Kielce | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 216:194 | 10 | |
| 4. | Flensburg-H. | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 226:210 | 10 | |
| 5. | Kiel | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 179:173 | 7 | |
| 6. | Meshkov Brest | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 187:184 | 7 | |
| 7. | Celje | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 207:216 | 5 | |
| 8. | Aalborg | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 181:204 | 4 | |
| # | Group C | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Skjern | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 174:120 | 10 | |
| 2. | Gorenje | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 144:122 | 10 | |
| 3. | Kadetten Schaffhausen | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 142:131 | 8 | |
| 4. | Elverum | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 147:144 | 6 | |
| 5. | Ademar | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 141:142 | 6 | |
| 6. | Din. Bucuresti | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 135:153 | 2 | |
| # | Group D | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Motor Zaporozhye | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 155:132 | 9 | |
| 2. | Montpellier | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 155:130 | 8 | |
| 3. | Sporting | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 148:148 | 6 | |
| 4. | Besiktas | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 151:152 | 5 | |
| 5. | Chekhovskiye Medvedi | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 137:146 | 3 | |
| 6. | Met. Skopje | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 124:144 | 2 |