Handball Regional League West 1980/81
The season 1980/1981 of the Handball -Regionalliga West of the men was the 11th in their history. A total of 28 teams in a north and a south relay played for the West German championship. The respective winners of their season played for the title of West German champions in 1981 after 26 match days. This was achieved by OSC Dortmund in the final against TB Wülfrath .
This season also served to qualify for the newly created 2nd Bundesliga .
TV 05 Mülheim merged with TV Kärlich to form HSG Mülheim-Kärlich .
Three teams had to be relegated to the upper leagues: TS St. Tönis (Lower Rhine), TuS Thomasberg (Middle Rhine) and TV Güls (Rhineland-Palatinate).
table
North season
| Pl. | society | Sp | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | OSC Dortmund | 26th | 422: 338 | +86 | 38:14 |
| 2. | TBV Lemgo (N) | 26th | 482: 413 | +69 | 37:15 |
| 3. | DSC Wanne-Eickel | 26th | 512: 476 | +36 | 34:18 |
| 4th | TV oppum | 26th | 503: 472 | +31 | 33:19 |
| 5. | VfL Eintracht Hagen | 26th | 463: 450 | +13 | 32:20 |
| 6th | TuS Wellinghofen | 26th | 494: 460 | +34 | 29:23 |
| 7th | SV Lintfort | 26th | 434: 439 | −5 | 28:24 |
| 8th. | OSC 04 Rheinhausen | 26th | 444: 427 | +17 | 26:26 |
| 9. | Green-white Dankersen 2 | 26th | 464: 456 | +8 | 23:29 |
| 10. | Hamborn 07 | 26th | 450: 474 | −24 | 22:30 |
| 11. | SC Herford | 26th | 426: 471 | −45 | 20:32 |
| 12. | TuS Spenge | 26th | 459: 511 | −52 | 20:32 |
| 13. | TV Angermund | 26th | 434: 497 | −63 | 15:37 |
| 14th | TS St. Tönis | 26th | 429: 534 | −95 | 7:45 |
Season south
| Pl. | society | Sp | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | TB Wuelfrath | 26th | 547: 420 | +127 | 47: 5 |
| 2. | TuS Derschlag (M) | 26th | 538: 425 | +113 | 40:12 |
| 3. | VfL Gummersbach 2 (N) | 26th | 543: 452 | +91 | 38:14 |
| 4th | LTV Wuppertal (N) | 26th | 519: 459 | +60 | 35:17 |
| 5. | HSG Mülheim-Kärlich | 26th | 476: 445 | +31 | 34:18 |
| 6th | TV Vallendar (N) | 26th | 467: 475 | −8 | 30:22 |
| 7th | TSV Bayer Dormagen | 26th | 430: 419 | +11 | 27:25 |
| 8th. | Alemannia Aachen | 26th | 480: 503 | −23 | 23:29 |
| 9. | SG Düren 99 | 26th | 492: 517 | −25 | 21:31 |
| 10. | TSC Euskirchen | 26th | 433: 486 | −53 | 20:32 |
| 11. | TuS 04 Bayer Leverkusen | 26th | 471: 484 | −13 | 18:34 |
| 12. | TuS Niederpleis | 26th | 420: 480 | −60 | 18:34 |
| 13. | TuS Thomasberg | 26th | 408: 521 | −114 | 9:43 |
| 14th | TV Güls | 26th | 444: 582 | −138 | 4:48 |
final
West German champion + promoted to the 1st Bundesliga :
Runner-up + qualification for the new 2nd Bundesliga :
decisions
| Qualification finals for the West German Championship | |
| Qualification new 2nd Bundesliga | |
| Relegation to the major leagues | |
| (M) | Relay winner last season |
|---|---|
| (N) | Promoted last season |
Newcomers from the major leagues :