| # | Group 1 | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kiel | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 191:160 | 10 | |
| 2. | Chekhovskiye Medvedi | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 183:176 | 6 | |
| 3. | Ademar | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 173:171 | 6 | |
| 4. | Ivry | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 173:213 | 2 | |
| # | Group 2 | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Atletico Madrid | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 167:148 | 10 | |
| 2. | Gummersbach | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 179:170 | 6 | |
| 3. | Montpellier | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 175:179 | 6 | |
| 4. | Gorenje | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 156:180 | 2 | |
| # | Group 3 | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Hamburg | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 187:180 | 8 | |
| 2. | AMAYA San Antonio | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 179:172 | 6 | |
| 3. | RK Zagreb | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 170:177 | 6 | |
| 4. | Flensburg-H. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 176:183 | 4 | |
| # | Group 4 | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Barcelona | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 194:174 | 8 | |
| 2. | GOG | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 184:184 | 7 | |
| 3. | Szeged | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 169:176 | 6 | |
| 4. | Celje | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 172:185 | 3 |