Tabelle1981/198218. Spieltag
| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Tore | Diff. | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern | 18 | 40:26 | 14 | 26:10 | |
| 2 | Köln | 18 | 35:14 | 21 | 25:11 | |
| 3 | M'gladbach | 18 | 34:25 | 9 | 25:11 | |
| 4 | Hamburg | 18 | 51:24 | 27 | 23:13 | |
| 5 | Bremen | 18 | 29:29 | 0 | 21:15 | |
| 6 | Frankfurt | 18 | 47:38 | 9 | 20:16 | |
| 7 | Dortmund | 18 | 29:21 | 8 | 20:16 | |
| 8 | Braunschweig | 18 | 32:28 | 4 | 20:16 | |
| 9 | K'lautern | 18 | 40:36 | 4 | 18:18 | |
| 10 | Stuttgart | 18 | 25:28 | -3 | 18:18 | |
| 11 | VfL Bochum | 18 | 28:29 | -1 | 16:20 | |
| 12 | Nürnberg | 18 | 27:36 | -9 | 15:21 | |
| 13 | Karlsruhe | 18 | 28:36 | -8 | 14:22 | |
| 14 | Darmstadt | 18 | 21:38 | -17 | 14:22 | |
| 15 | Bielefeld | 18 | 18:26 | -8 | 13:23 | |
| 16 | Düsseldorf | 18 | 28:41 | -13 | 13:23 | |
| 17 | Leverkusen | 18 | 22:38 | -16 | 13:23 | |
| 18 | Duisburg | 18 | 23:44 | -21 | 10:26 |
Ich verbiete keine Träume.
— Gladbach-Coach Dieter Hecking, nachdem die Borussia auf Rang drei vorgerückt war.