1980–81 2. Bundesliga
The 1980–81 2. Bundesliga season was the seventh season of the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system. It was played in two regional divisions, Nord and Süd. This was the final season of the original two region 2. Bundesliga, as the DFB sought to integrate the Nord and Süd divisions into a single division for the next campaign. This meant 22 teams faced the drop to the Oberliga. There were three promotion spots to the Bundesliga on offer, while the remaining teams would enter the new single league 2. Bundesliga in the next season.
Werder Bremen, Eintracht Braunschweig and SV Darmstadt 98 were promoted to the Bundesliga while twenty two clubs were relegated to the Oberligas.
Nord
The 1980–81 season saw 1. FC Bocholt, Göttingen 05, SpVgg Erkenschwick and VfB Oldenburg promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Oberligas while Hertha BSC, Werder Bremen and Eintracht Braunschweig had been relegated to the 2. Bundesliga Nord from the Bundesliga.League table
Results
Top scorers
Goals | Player | Team |
40 | ![]() | Rot-Weiss Essen |
36 | ![]() | Hertha BSC Berlin |
30 | ![]() | VfL Osnabrück |
30 | ![]() | Eintracht Braunschweig |
29 | ![]() | SV Werder Bremen |
27 | ![]() | Hannover 96 |
22 | ![]() | Hertha BSC Berlin |
21 | ![]() | SG Union Solingen/OSV Hannover |
20 | ![]() | SG Union Solingen |
20 | ![]() | 1. SC Göttingen 05 |
Süd
The 1980–81 season saw Borussia Neunkirchen, FC Augsburg, Hessen Kassel and VfB Eppingen promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Oberligas while no club had been relegated to the 2. Bundesliga Süd from the Bundesliga.League table
Results
Top scorers
The league's top scorers:Goals | Player | Team |
26 | ![]() | SV Darmstadt 98 |
25 | ![]() | Kickers Offenbach |
23 | ![]() | ESV Ingolstadt |
22 | ![]() | Freiburger FC |
22 | ![]() | VfR Wormatia Worms |
19 | ![]() | Eintracht Trier |
19 | ![]() | 1. FC Saarbrücken |
18 | ![]() | FC 08 Homburg |
18 | ![]() | FC Augsburg |
17 | ![]() | SV Darmstadt 98 |
17 | ![]() | FSV Frankfurt |
17 | ![]() | Stuttgarter Kickers |