| 24/01/1981 | 14:30 | FC Schalke 04 | - | Bor. Mönchengladbach | 2:2 (1:2) | |
| 14:30 | Arminia Bielefeld | - | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1:1 (0:1) | ||
| 14:30 | SV Bayer 04 Leverkusen | - | 1. FC Köln | 1:1 (0:0) | ||
| 14:30 | VfB Stuttgart | - | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1:0 (0:0) | ||
| 14:30 | Hamburger SV | - | 1. FC Nürnberg | 1:0 (1:0) | ||
| 14:30 | TSV 1860 München | - | MSV Duisburg | 1:3 (0:0) | ||
| 14:30 | Karlsruher SC | - | VfL Bochum | 0:0 (0:0) | ||
| 14:30 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | - | Bayer 05 Uerdingen | 4:2 (2:0) | ||
| 03/02/1981 | 19:00 | Borussia Dortmund | - | Bayern München | 2:2 (1:1) |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Hamburger SV | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 46:21 | 25 | 30:8 |
| 2 |
|
Bayern München | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 45:24 | 21 | 29:9 |
| 3 |
|
1. FC Kaiserslautern | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 38:22 | 16 | 25:13 |
| 4 |
|
VfB Stuttgart | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 39:25 | 14 | 25:13 |
| 5 |
|
Eintracht Frankfurt | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 37:33 | 4 | 22:16 |
| 6 |
|
Borussia Dortmund | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 39:32 | 7 | 20:18 |
| 7 |
|
1. FC Köln | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 33:30 | 3 | 20:18 |
| 8 |
|
MSV Duisburg | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 28:29 | -1 | 19:19 |
| 9 |
|
VfL Bochum | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 28:28 | 0 | 18:20 |
| 10 |
|
SV Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 28:27 | 1 | 17:21 |
| 11 |
|
Bor. Mönchengladbach | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 28:38 | -10 | 17:21 |
| 12 |
|
Karlsruher SC | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 25:35 | -10 | 17:21 |
| 13 |
|
1. FC Nürnberg | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 31:32 | -1 | 16:22 |
| 14 |
|
Fortuna Düsseldorf | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 33:40 | -7 | 16:22 |
| 15 |
|
Bayer 05 Uerdingen | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 29:37 | -8 | 15:23 |
| 16 |
|
TSV 1860 München | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 28:39 | -11 | 14:24 |
| 17 |
|
FC Schalke 04 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 26:54 | -28 | 12:26 |
| 18 |
|
Arminia Bielefeld | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 24:39 | -15 | 10:28 |