1. Fussball Bundesliga 1980/81 Liga
| # | Team | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | Diff | Pkt | Form | Tend. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VfB Stuttgart | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 45:19 | +26 | 31:3 | – | |
| 2 | FC Bayern München | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 57:18 | +39 | 30:4 | – | |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 42:17 | +25 | 30:4 | – | |
| 4 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 39:18 | +21 | 28:6 | – | |
| 5 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 36:20 | +16 | 25:9 | – | |
| 6 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 40:28 | +12 | 24:10 | – | |
| 7 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 34:17 | +17 | 23:11 | – | |
| 8 | 1. FC Köln | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 38:23 | +15 | 22:14 | ▲ | |
| 9 | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 33:20 | +13 | 22:12 | ▲ | |
| 10 | Borussia Dortmund | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 42:30 | +12 | 22:10 | ▼ | |
| 11 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 34:27 | +7 | 20:14 | ▲ | |
| 12 | MSV Duisburg | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 30:24 | +6 | 20:14 | ▼ | |
| 13 | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 28:25 | +3 | 19:15 | – | |
| 14 | TSV 1860 München | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 27:24 | +3 | 19:15 | – | |
| 15 | Bayer 05 Uerdingen | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 28:26 | +2 | 19:15 | – | |
| 16 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 25:20 | +5 | 18:16 | – | |
| 17 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 24:21 | +3 | 18:16 | – | |
| 18 | FC Schalke 04 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25:34 | -9 | 17:17 | – |