| # | Group A | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Aalborg | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 453:410 | 22 | |
| 2. | Kiel | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 427:395 | 21 | |
| 3. | Szeged | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 412:392 | 19 | |
| 4. | Montpellier | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 424:409 | 17 | |
| 5. | Vardar 1961 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 379:368 | 13 | |
| 6. | Elverum | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 417:449 | 8 | |
| 7. | RK Zagreb | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 351:385 | 8 | |
| 8. | Meshkov Brest | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 342:397 | 4 | |
| # | Group B | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Kielce | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 449:415 | 20 | |
| 2. | Barcelona | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 420:369 | 20 | |
| 3. | PSG | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 452:396 | 18 | |
| 4. | Telekom Veszprem | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 449:423 | 17 | |
| 5. | Porto | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 375:408 | 11 | |
| 6. | Flensburg-H. | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 381:401 | 10 | |
| 7. | Din. Bucuresti | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 415:470 | 8 | |
| 8. | Motor Zaporozhye | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 312:371 | 8 |