Tabelle1980/198121. Spieltag
| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Tore | Diff. | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamburg | 21 | 50:23 | 27 | 33:9 | |
| 2 | Bayern | 21 | 50:28 | 22 | 32:10 | |
| 3 | K'lautern | 21 | 41:25 | 16 | 27:15 | |
| 4 | Stuttgart | 21 | 41:29 | 12 | 26:16 | |
| 5 | Frankfurt | 21 | 40:34 | 6 | 25:17 | |
| 6 | Dortmund | 21 | 44:37 | 7 | 22:20 | |
| 7 | VfL Bochum | 21 | 35:28 | 7 | 22:20 | |
| 8 | Köln | 21 | 36:33 | 3 | 22:20 | |
| 9 | M'gladbach | 21 | 37:41 | -4 | 21:21 | |
| 10 | Karlsruhe | 21 | 30:38 | -8 | 20:22 | |
| 11 | Duisburg | 21 | 28:34 | -6 | 19:23 | |
| 12 | Leverkusen | 21 | 29:34 | -5 | 17:25 | |
| 13 | Düsseldorf | 21 | 37:45 | -8 | 17:25 | |
| 14 | TSV 1860 | 21 | 31:41 | -10 | 17:25 | |
| 15 | Nürnberg | 21 | 32:38 | -6 | 16:26 | |
| 16 | Uerdingen | 21 | 31:43 | -12 | 15:27 | |
| 17 | Schalke | 21 | 31:57 | -26 | 15:27 | |
| 18 | Bielefeld | 21 | 29:44 | -15 | 12:30 |
Ein Vorbild, nicht nur, was den Haarwuchs betrifft.
— KSC-Coach Edmund ,,Ede" Becker über Werder Bremens Trainer Thomas Schaaf.