# 1981–82 Hamburger SV season

The 1981–82 Hamburger SV season was the 35th season in the club's history and the 19th consecutive season playing in the Bundesliga.

## Season summary

In 1981, Austrian coach Ernst Happel was appointed as former manager Branko Zebec's permanent replacement. Under Happel in the 1981–82 season, HSV managed to regain the Bundesliga title and reach the final of the UEFA Cup, where they lost 4–0 on aggregate to Sweden's IFK Göteborg.
Starting with a win against Borussia Dortmund on 30 January 1982, HSV went on a 36 match undefeated run in the Bundesliga which would stretch into the following season. This remained a Bundesliga record until November 2013, when it was broken by Bayern Munich.
Hamburg would also equal the record of suffering no home losses in a 34-match Bundesliga season, a feat they would repeat on their way to winning the league title again in the following season.

## Squad

* Hamburger SV
* Goalkeeper: Uli Stein (34).
* Defenders: Ditmar Jakobs (33 / 4); Manfred Kaltz (32 / 9); Jürgen Groh (32); Holger Hieronymus (28 / 1); Franz Beckenbauer (10); Peter Hidien (2).
* Midfielders: Bernd Wehmeyer (34 / 1); Jimmy Hartwig (31 / 14); Felix Magath (28 / 8); Caspar Memering (23 / 1); Michael Schröder (1).
* Forwards: Lars Bastrup (34 / 13); Horst Hrubesch (captain; 32 / 27); Jürgen Milewski (23 / 10); Thomas von Heesen (20 / 7); Boriša Đorđević (7); Werner Dreßel (1); Dieter Kramer (1).
* (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)
* Manager: Ernst Happel .
* On the roster but did not appear in a Bundesliga match: Heinz-Josef Koitka; Bernhard Scharold; Ralf Brunnecker.

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Bundesliga | 8 August 1982 | 29 May 1983 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 95 | 45 | +50 | 052.94 |
| DFB-Pokal | 29 August 1982 | 10 April 1983 | First round | Semi-finals | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 083.33 |
| UEFA Cup | 16 September 1982 | 19 May 1983 | First round | Runners-up | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 041.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 52 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 138 | 70 | +68 | 053.85 |
Source: World Football

### Bundesliga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hamburger SV (C) | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 95 | 45 | +50 | 48 | Qualification to European Cup first round |
| 2 | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 72 | 38 | +34 | 45 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Bayern Munich | 34 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 77 | 56 | +21 | 43 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 4 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 70 | 61 | +9 | 42 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 42 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
* 1 2 As Bayern Munich qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup, their UEFA Cup spot was transferred to Borussia Dortmund.

### DFB Pokal

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Referee |
| 29 August 1975 | First round | Stuttgart Kickers | Away | 5–1 | Müller (own goal), Hrubesch (3), Magath | 14,000 | Hontheim |
| 10 October 1975 | Second round | Eintracht Trier | Home | 2–1 | Hieronymus, Bastrup | 6,500 | Barnick |
| 5 December 1981 | Third round | Alemannia Aachen | Away | 3–0 | Memering, Hieronymus, Hartwig | 24,000 | Brückner |
| 26 January 1982 | Round of 16 | Karlsruher SC | Home | 6–1 | Hrubesch (2), Hartwig, Milewski, Kaltz (2) | 6,500 | Pauly |
| 20 February 1982 | Quarter-finals | SC Göttingen 05 | Away | 4–2 | Schröder (own goal), Bastrup, Milewski, von Heesen | 25,000 | Walter |
| 10 April 1982 | Semi-finals | 1. FC Nürnberg | Away | 0–2 | | 44,000 | Stäglich |