Handball Bundesliga (women) 1979/80

The 1979/80 season of the women's handball league is the fifth in its history. 20 teams played in two seasons for the German championship. Master was Bayer Leverkusen . Bayer Leverkusen also won the DHB Cup .

North season

	society	Sp	Gates	Diff.	Points
1	Bayer Leverkusen	18th	343: 205	+138	34: 20
2	VfL Engelskirchen (N)	18th	289: 245	+44	28: 80
3	TuS Eintracht Minden (M)	18th	253: 218	+35	27: 90
4th	SC Greven 09	18th	258: 245	+13	21:15
5	Holstein Kiel	18th	230: 200	+30	20:16
6th	VfL Bad Schwartau (N)	18th	213: 211	+2	20:16
7th	SC Union 03 Hamburg	18th	215: 273	−58	10:26
8th	Pulheimer SC	18th	176: 241	−65	09:27
9	SC Germania List	18th	221: 293	−72	06:30
10	UTG Witten	18th	218: 285	−67	05:31

Relegated to the regional leagues : SC Germania List and UTG Witten .
Newcomers from the regional leagues: SV Friedrichsfeld and VfL Oldenburg .

	society	Sp	Gates	Diff.	Points
1	TSV GutsMuths Berlin	18th	292: 176	+116	31: 50
2	VfL Waiblingen	18th	269: 178	+91	29: 70
3	PSV Grünweiß Frankfurt	18th	277: 210	+67	28: 80
4th	TSV Rot-Weiß Auerbach	18th	240: 197	+43	23:13
5	VfB Giessen	18th	229: 226	+3	15:21
6th	DJK Würzburg	18th	222: 232	−10	15:21
7th	FC Bayern Munich	18th	215: 215	0	16:20
8th	TSV Malsch (N)	18th	222: 238	−16	13:23
9	TSG Oberursel (N)	18th	179: 246	−67	10:26
10	TSG Weinheim	18th	131: 358	−227	00:36

Relegated to the regional leagues: TSG Oberursel and TSG Weinheim .
Newcomers from the regional leagues: Reinickendorfer Füchse and SV St. Ingbert .

Bayer Leverkusen - TSV GutsMuths Berlin 16:10

	German champions
	Relegated to the regional league
(M)	Last season champions
(P)	Cup winner last season
(N)	Newcomer / climber last season