Tabelle1982/198321. Spieltag
| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Tore | Diff. | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Offenbach | 21 | 46:24 | 22 | 30:12 | |
| 2 | Mannheim | 21 | 41:19 | 22 | 30:12 | |
| 3 | Uerdingen | 21 | 39:21 | 18 | 30:12 | |
| 4 | Fortuna Köln | 21 | 48:29 | 19 | 27:15 | |
| 5 | Kassel | 21 | 44:27 | 17 | 26:16 | |
| 6 | Freiburg | 21 | 34:27 | 7 | 26:16 | |
| 7 | Darmstadt | 21 | 36:33 | 3 | 24:18 | |
| 8 | Aachen | 21 | 30:27 | 3 | 23:19 | |
| 9 | St. Kickers | 21 | 40:32 | 8 | 22:20 | |
| 10 | Duisburg | 21 | 27:26 | 1 | 21:21 | |
| 11 | Osnabrück | 21 | 38:37 | 1 | 20:22 | |
| 12 | SpVgg Fürth | 21 | 36:42 | -6 | 20:22 | |
| 13 | Hannover | 21 | 40:40 | 0 | 19:23 | |
| 14 | Remscheid | 21 | 33:44 | -11 | 17:25 | |
| 15 | Solingen | 21 | 32:43 | -11 | 17:25 | |
| 16 | RW Essen | 21 | 28:35 | -7 | 16:26 | |
| 17 | Augsburg | 21 | 15:30 | -15 | 16:26 | |
| 18 | FSV Frankfurt | 21 | 32:55 | -23 | 15:27 | |
| 19 | Wattenscheid | 21 | 26:43 | -17 | 12:30 | |
| 20 | Neuhaus | 21 | 23:54 | -31 | 9:33 |
Der beste Nationaltrainer, den England nie hatte.
— Die Neue Zürcher Zeitung über Brian Clough, Erfolgstrainer von Nottingham Forest und Derby County.