Tabelle1981/198217. Spieltag
| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Tore | Diff. | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Köln | 17 | 35:13 | 22 | 25:9 | |
| 2 | Bayern | 17 | 38:26 | 12 | 24:10 | |
| 3 | Hamburg | 17 | 50:22 | 28 | 23:11 | |
| 4 | M'gladbach | 17 | 33:25 | 8 | 23:11 | |
| 5 | Bremen | 17 | 29:28 | 1 | 21:13 | |
| 6 | Frankfurt | 17 | 45:32 | 13 | 20:14 | |
| 7 | Dortmund | 17 | 28:21 | 7 | 18:16 | |
| 8 | Braunschweig | 17 | 30:27 | 3 | 18:16 | |
| 9 | K'lautern | 17 | 34:34 | 0 | 16:18 | |
| 10 | VfL Bochum | 17 | 27:27 | 0 | 16:18 | |
| 11 | Stuttgart | 17 | 22:26 | -4 | 16:18 | |
| 12 | Bielefeld | 17 | 18:25 | -7 | 13:21 | |
| 13 | Nürnberg | 17 | 25:35 | -10 | 13:21 | |
| 14 | Düsseldorf | 17 | 26:38 | -12 | 13:21 | |
| 15 | Leverkusen | 17 | 22:36 | -14 | 13:21 | |
| 16 | Karlsruhe | 17 | 26:36 | -10 | 12:22 | |
| 17 | Darmstadt | 17 | 20:38 | -18 | 12:22 | |
| 18 | Duisburg | 17 | 23:42 | -19 | 10:24 |
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