1. Fussball Bundesliga 1980/81 Liga
| # | Team | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | Diff | Pkt | Form | Tend. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 34 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 89:41 | +48 | 53:15 | – | |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 73:43 | +30 | 49:19 | – | |
| 3 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 70:44 | +26 | 46:22 | – | |
| 4 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 60:37 | +23 | 44:24 | – | |
| 5 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 68:64 | +4 | 37:31 | ▲ | |
| 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 60:57 | +3 | 37:31 | ▼ | |
| 7 | 1. FC Köln | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 59:56 | +3 | 36:36 | ▲ | |
| 8 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 53:44 | +9 | 34:34 | ▼ | |
| 9 | Borussia Dortmund | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 64:58 | +6 | 33:31 | – | |
| 10 | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 56:63 | -7 | 32:36 | – | |
| 11 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 52:53 | -1 | 30:38 | – | |
| 12 | MSV Duisburg | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 45:58 | -13 | 29:39 | – | |
| 13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 57:64 | -7 | 28:40 | – | |
| 14 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 47:57 | -10 | 28:40 | – | |
| 15 | Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 46:65 | -19 | 26:42 | – | |
| 16 | TSV 1860 München | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 49:67 | -18 | 25:43 | – | |
| 17 | FC Schalke 04 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 43:88 | -45 | 23:45 | – | |
| 18 | Bayer 05 Uerdingen | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 47:79 | -32 | 22:46 | – |