DDR-OberligaJahrestabelle 1981 der DDR-Oberliga
| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Tore | Diff. | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BFC Dynamo | 23 | 69:27 | 42 | 34:12 | |
| 2 | FC Carl Zeiss | 23 | 42:18 | 24 | 30:16 | |
| 3 | Vorw. Frankfurt | 23 | 43:27 | 16 | 30:16 | |
| 4 | RW Erfurt | 23 | 50:35 | 15 | 29:17 | |
| 5 | Magdeburg | 23 | 44:40 | 4 | 28:18 | |
| 6 | Lok Leipzig | 23 | 31:24 | 7 | 26:20 | |
| 7 | Dresden | 23 | 44:32 | 12 | 25:21 | |
| 8 | Halle | 23 | 34:36 | -2 | 23:23 | |
| 9 | Aue | 23 | 41:47 | -6 | 22:24 | |
| 10 | KMS | 23 | 37:46 | -9 | 20:26 | |
| 11 | Rostock | 23 | 34:45 | -11 | 19:27 | |
| 12 | Zwickau | 23 | 26:44 | -18 | 17:29 | |
| 13 | Riesa | 10 | 16:22 | -6 | 8:12 | |
| 14 | Böhlen | 10 | 11:21 | -10 | 5:15 | |
| 15 | Schkopau | 13 | 10:44 | -34 | 4:22 | |
| 16 | Cottbus | 13 | 6:30 | -24 | 2:24 |
Wenn du keine Abwehr hast, hast du keine Mannschaft.
— Lucien Favre