Tabelle1978/19799. Spieltag
| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Tore | Diff. | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K'lautern | 9 | 21:9 | 12 | 14:4 | |
| 2 | Bayern | 9 | 24:10 | 14 | 13:5 | |
| 3 | Hamburg | 9 | 19:9 | 10 | 12:6 | |
| 4 | Stuttgart | 9 | 18:15 | 3 | 11:7 | |
| 5 | Frankfurt | 9 | 16:15 | 1 | 11:7 | |
| 6 | Braunschweig | 9 | 16:16 | 0 | 11:7 | |
| 7 | Düsseldorf | 9 | 20:15 | 5 | 10:8 | |
| 8 | Schalke | 9 | 16:12 | 4 | 10:8 | |
| 9 | VfL Bochum | 9 | 15:13 | 2 | 9:9 | |
| 10 | Köln | 9 | 11:11 | 0 | 9:9 | |
| 11 | M'gladbach | 9 | 16:14 | 2 | 8:10 | |
| 12 | Dortmund | 9 | 13:19 | -6 | 8:10 | |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 9 | 15:16 | -1 | 7:11 | |
| 14 | Duisburg | 9 | 16:24 | -8 | 7:11 | |
| 15 | Bremen | 9 | 10:17 | -7 | 6:12 | |
| 16 | Nürnberg | 9 | 10:23 | -13 | 6:12 | |
| 17 | Bielefeld | 9 | 9:17 | -8 | 5:13 | |
| 18 | Darmstadt | 9 | 15:25 | -10 | 5:13 |
Früher hatte er Mühe, Hamlet von Omelett zu unterscheiden.
— Max Merkel über Goethe-Fan Otto Rehhagel.