Tabelle1978/197921. Spieltag
| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Tore | Diff. | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K'lautern | 21 | 43:25 | 18 | 31:11 | |
| 2 | Stuttgart | 21 | 40:20 | 20 | 29:13 | |
| 3 | Hamburg | 21 | 43:22 | 21 | 27:15 | |
| 4 | Frankfurt | 21 | 32:26 | 6 | 26:16 | |
| 5 | Bayern | 21 | 41:31 | 10 | 22:20 | |
| 6 | Düsseldorf | 21 | 41:35 | 6 | 22:20 | |
| 7 | Köln | 21 | 29:25 | 4 | 22:20 | |
| 8 | Schalke | 21 | 41:34 | 7 | 21:21 | |
| 9 | VfL Bochum | 21 | 35:34 | 1 | 21:21 | |
| 10 | M'gladbach | 21 | 30:26 | 4 | 20:22 | |
| 11 | Duisburg | 21 | 30:39 | -9 | 20:22 | |
| 12 | Hertha BSC | 21 | 27:30 | -3 | 19:23 | |
| 13 | Braunschweig | 21 | 31:39 | -8 | 19:23 | |
| 14 | Dortmund | 21 | 38:50 | -12 | 19:23 | |
| 15 | Bremen | 21 | 31:39 | -8 | 18:24 | |
| 16 | Bielefeld | 21 | 25:36 | -11 | 18:24 | |
| 17 | Darmstadt | 21 | 24:43 | -19 | 12:30 | |
| 18 | Nürnberg | 21 | 18:45 | -27 | 12:30 |
Wir müssen wieder volkstümlicher werden.
— Hans-Joachim (Aki) Watzke über die deutsche Nationalmannschaft.