The 1980–81 season of Bayern Munich started with a 3–0 win against Karlsruher SC and finished up as German champions while being eliminated in the third round of the DFB-Pokal and semi-finals of the European Cup.

Bayern Munich won the German championship after finishing the season with 22 wins, 9 draws and 3 losses from 34 matches.

[1] Win Draw Loss The first and second rounds were part of the qualifying section.

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