1. Fussball Bundesliga 1980/81 Liga
| # | Team | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | Diff | Pkt | Form | Tend. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 33 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 85:41 | +44 | 51:15 | – | |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 33 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 71:42 | +29 | 47:19 | – | |
| 3 | VfB Stuttgart | 33 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 68:44 | +24 | 44:22 | – | |
| 4 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 33 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 59:37 | +22 | 42:24 | – | |
| 5 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 58:55 | +3 | 36:30 | – | |
| 6 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 65:64 | +1 | 35:31 | – | |
| 7 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 33 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 52:42 | +10 | 34:32 | ▲ | |
| 8 | 1. FC Köln | 35 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 57:55 | +2 | 34:36 | ▼ | |
| 9 | Borussia Dortmund | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 64:55 | +9 | 33:29 | – | |
| 10 | Karlsruher SC | 33 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 49:61 | -12 | 30:36 | ▲ | |
| 11 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 51:52 | -1 | 29:37 | ▲ | |
| 12 | MSV Duisburg | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 45:56 | -11 | 29:37 | ▼ | |
| 13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 55:62 | -7 | 27:39 | ▲ | |
| 14 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 33 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 46:56 | -10 | 27:39 | ▲ | |
| 15 | Arminia Bielefeld | 33 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 46:64 | -18 | 26:40 | ▼ | |
| 16 | TSV 1860 München | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 47:60 | -13 | 25:41 | – | |
| 17 | FC Schalke 04 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 42:86 | -44 | 23:43 | – | |
| 18 | Bayer 05 Uerdingen | 33 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 47:75 | -28 | 22:44 | – |