Handball Bundesliga (women) 1980/81

The 1980/81 season of the women's handball league is the sixth in its history. 20 teams played in two seasons for the German championship. Champion was the PSV Green White Frankfurt . VfL Oldenburg won the DHB Cup .

North season

	society	Sp	Gates	Diff.	Points
1	Bayer Leverkusen (M, P)	18th	328: 215	+113	31: 50
2	VfL Oldenburg (N)	18th	295: 227	+68	28: 80
3	VfL Engelskirchen	18th	298: 231	+67	28: 80
4th	Holstein Kiel	18th	267: 204	+63	24:12
5	SC Greven 09	18th	219: 249	−30	16:20
6th	SC Union 03 Hamburg	18th	228: 260	−32	15:21
7th	Pulheimer SC	18th	167: 234	−67	12:24
8th	SV Friedrichsfeld (N)	18th	188: 251	−63	11:25
9	VfL Bad Schwartau	18th	232: 253	−21	10:26
10	TuS Eintracht Minden	18th	200: 298	−98	05:31

Relegated to the regional leagues: VfL Bad Schwartau and TuS Eintracht Minden .
Newcomers from the regional leagues: MTV Herzhorn and SSC Südwest Berlin .

	society	Sp	Gates	Diff.	Points
1	PSV Grünweiß Frankfurt	18th	313: 209	+104	32: 40
2	TSV GutsMuths Berlin	18th	253: 181	+72	27: 90
3	VfL Waiblingen	18th	215: 207	+8	24:12
4th	TSV Malsch	18th	237: 204	+33	21:15
5	Reinickendorfer Foxes (N)	18th	246: 228	+18	21:15
6th	Red and white Auerbach	18th	204: 204	0	19:17
7th	VfB Giessen	18th	198: 207	−9	16:20
8th	DJK Würzburg	18th	238: 257	−19	14:22
9	SV St. Ingbert (N)	18th	202: 296	−94	05:31
10	FC Bayern Munich	18th	183: 286	−103	01:35

Relegated to the regional leagues: SV St. Ingbert and FC Bayern Munich .
Newcomers from the regional leagues: 1. FC Nürnberg and Südwest Ludwigshafen .

PSV Grünweiß Frankfurt - TSV GutsMuths Berlin 21:17 (11: 8)
(The final took place in Hagen / Westphalia in front of 700 spectators)

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