| Competition: | Bundesliga |
| Season: | 1981–82 |
| Dates: | 8 August 1981 – 29 May 1982 |
| Winners: | Hamburger SV 2nd Bundesliga title 5th German title |
| Relegated: | SV Darmstadt 98 MSV Duisburg |
| Continentalcup1: | European Cup |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Hamburger SV |
| Continentalcup2: | Cup Winners' Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | FC Bayern Munich |
| Continentalcup3: | UEFA Cup |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | 1. FC Köln 1. FC Kaiserslautern SV Werder Bremen Borussia Dortmund |
| League Topscorer: | Horst Hrubesch (27) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Frankfurt 9–2 Bremen (14 November 1981) Hamburg 7–0 Duisburg (26 September 1981) FC Bayern 7–0 Düsseldorf (6 February 1982) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Darmstadt 2–6 Karlsruhe (19 September 1981) |
| Highest Scoring: | Frankfurt 9–2 Bremen (11 goals) (14 November 1981) |
| Total Goals: | 1067 |
| Prevseason: | 1980–81 |
| Nextseason: | 1982–83 |
The 1981–82 Bundesliga was the 19th season of the Bundesliga, West Germany's premier football league. It began on 8 August 1981[1] and ended on 29 May 1982.[2] Bayern Munich were the defending champions.
Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal difference and, if still tied, by goals scored. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the two teams with the fewest points were relegated to 2. Bundesliga. The third-to-last team had to compete in a two-legged relegation/promotion play-off against the third-placed team from 2. Bundesliga.
TSV 1860 Munich, FC Schalke 04 and Bayer 05 Uerdingen were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga after finishing in the last three places. They were replaced by SV Werder Bremen, winners of the 2. Bundesliga Northern Division, SV Darmstadt 98, winners of the Southern Division and Eintracht Braunschweig, who won a two-legged promotion play-off against Kickers Offenbach.
| Club | Location | Ground[3] | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bielefeld | Stadion Alm | 35,000 | ||
| Bochum | Ruhrstadion | 40,000 | ||
| Braunschweig | Eintracht-Stadion | 38,000 | ||
| Bremen | Weserstadion | 32,000 | ||
| Darmstadt | Stadion am Böllenfalltor | 30,000 | ||
| Dortmund | Westfalenstadion | 54,000 | ||
| Duisburg | Wedaustadion | 38,500 | ||
| Düsseldorf | Rheinstadion | 59,600 | ||
| Frankfurt | Waldstadion | 62,000 | ||
| Hamburg | Volksparkstadion | 80,000 | ||
| Kaiserslautern | Stadion Betzenberg | 42,000 | ||
| Karlsruhe | Wildparkstadion | 50,000 | ||
| Cologne | Müngersdorfer Stadion | 61,000 | ||
| Leverkusen | Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion | 20,000 | ||
| Mönchengladbach | Bökelbergstadion | 34,500 | ||
| Munich | Olympiastadion | 80,000 | ||
| Nuremberg | Städtisches Stadion | 64,238 | ||
| Stuttgart | Neckarstadion | 72,000 |
Bayer Leverkusen and third-placed 2. Bundesliga team Kickers Offenbach had to compete in a two-legged relegation/promotion play-off. Leverkusen won 3–1 on aggregate and thus remained in the Bundesliga.----
Peter Cestonaro (SV Darmstadt 98) Pierre Littbarski (1. FC Köln) Norbert Meier (SV Werder Bremen) Kurt Pinkall (Borussia Mönchengladbach)