1. Round | 01/08/1981 | Waldhof Mannheim | - | Rot-Weiss Essen | 1:1 | ||||
2. Round | 04/08/1981 | Rot-Weiss Essen | - | SpVgg Bayreuth | 3:0 | ||||
3. Round | 08/08/1981 | Hannover 96 | - | Rot-Weiss Essen | 3:0 | ||||
4. Round | 15/08/1981 | Rot-Weiss Essen | - | Wormatia Worms | 2:0 | ||||
5. Round | 22/08/1981 | SpVgg Fürth | - | Rot-Weiss Essen | 1:1 | ||||
6. Round | 25/08/1981 | Rot-Weiss Essen | - | Hertha BSC | 2:2 | ||||
7. Round | 05/09/1981 | Fortuna Köln | - | Rot-Weiss Essen | 2:0 | ||||
8. Round | 12/09/1981 | Rot-Weiss Essen | - | SC Freiburg | 0:2 | ||||
9. Round | 19/09/1981 | Hessen Kassel | - | Rot-Weiss Essen | 7:3 | ||||
10. Round | 26/09/1981 | Rot-Weiss Essen | - | FC Schalke 04 | 1:2 | ||||
11. Round | 03/10/1981 | Rot-Weiss Essen | - | Stuttgarter Kickers | 1:0 | ||||
16. Round | 14/11/1981 | VfL Osnabrück | - | Rot-Weiss Essen | 1:1 | ||||
17. Round | 28/11/1981 | Rot-Weiss Essen | - | SG Union Solingen | 1:0 | ||||
18. Round | 12/12/1981 | Freiburger FC | - | Rot-Weiss Essen | 3:1 | ||||
19. Round | 19/12/1981 | Rot-Weiss Essen | - | Alemannia Aachen | 1:0 | ||||
20. Round | 16/01/1982 | Rot-Weiss Essen | - | Waldhof Mannheim | 0:1 |