Bundesliga 1977-78
Köln ended up winning it's 2nd Bundesliga in an exciting race that
almost ended in a disgraceful fashion. From midway through the season,
Köln took the lead and appeared to be sailing home. Eventually,
defending champ Gladbach caught them, but with Köln having a +10 goal
difference going into the last game, the title seemed a mere formality.
But then Gladbach defeated Borussia Dortmund 12-0. This disgraceful result
certainly had the rumours of payola flying, but luckily the Kölners
won 5-0 away to St.Pauli to take the title.
There wasn't much excitement in the relegation race. Saarbrücken,
1860 and St.Pauli were overmatched and well beaten-down.
Attendance continued it's positive trend, roughly 26,000 per game. The
leader was the return of VfB Stuttgart, which not only finished an
excellent 4th, but drew over 53,000 per home match. The rising ticket
sales also meant that the Bundesliga clubs began to flex their financial
muscle as well. For the first time, top stars were lured from outside
Germany: Kevin Keegan from Liverpool (to Hamburg) and Paul Breitner from
Real Madrid (to Braunschweig).
G W T L GF:GA Diff Pts
1. 1. FC Köln (P) 34 22 4 8 86:41 +45 48-20
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2. Bor. Mönchengladbach (M) 34 20 8 6 86:44 +42 48-20
3. Hertha BSC Berlin 34 15 10 9 59:48 +11 40-28
4. VfB Stuttgart (N) 34 17 5 12 58:40 +18 39-29
5. Fortuna Düsseldorf 34 15 9 10 49:36 +13 39-29
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6. MSV Duisburg 34 15 7 12 62:59 +3 37-31
7. Eintracht Frankfurt 34 16 4 14 59:52 +7 36-32
8. 1. FC Kaiserslautern 34 16 4 14 64:63 +1 36-32
9. FC Schalke 04 34 14 6 14 47:52 -5 34-34
10. Hamburger SV 34 14 6 14 61:67 -6 34-34
11. Borussia Dortmund 34 14 5 15 57:71 -14 33-35
12. FC Bayern München 34 11 10 13 62:64 -2 32-36
13. Eintracht Braunschweig 34 14 4 16 43:53 -10 32-36
14. VfL Bochum 34 11 9 14 49:51 -2 31-37
15. SV Werder Bremen 34 13 5 16 48:57 -9 31-37
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16. TSV München 1860 (N) 34 7 8 19 41:60 -19 22-46
17. 1. FC Saarbrücken 34 6 10 18 39:70 -31 22-46
18. FC St. Pauli (N) 34 6 6 22 44:86 -42 18-50
M = Meister / (defending) champion
P = Pokal / (defending) Cup winner
N = Neuling / promoted club
Scorers list:
24 - D.Müller (Köln)
24 - G.Müller (Bayern)
21 - Toppmöller (Kaisersl.)
20 - Fischer (Schalke)
20 - Burgsmüller (Dortmund)
18 - Heynckes (M'gladbach)
Zweite Liga 1977-78
2.Liga Nord
G GF:GA Diff Pts
1. Arminia Bielefeld 38 74:40 +34 51-25
2. SC Rot-Weiß Essen (A) 38 82:49 +33 50-26
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3. Preußen Münster 38 65:47 +18 49-27
4. Fortuna Köln 38 79:62 +17 48-28
5. Hannover 96 38 68:57 +11 43-33
6. SG Wattenscheid 09 38 76:65 +11 41-35
7. Bayer Uerdingen 38 75:64 +11 41-35
8. Bayer Leverkusen 38 58:51 +7 39-37
9. Union Solingen 38 60:60 0 39-37
10. Tennis Borussia Berlin (A) 38 58:57 +1 36-40
11. Wuppertaler SV 38 56:59 -3 36-40
12. Westfalia Herne 38 53:59 -6 35-41
13. Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid 38 59:75 -16 35-41
14. Alemannia Aachen 38 51:62 -11 34-42
15. Arminia Hannover 38 63:78 -15 34-42
16. VfL Osnabrück 38 56:62 -6 33-43
17. SC Herford 38 51:58 -7 33-43
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18. 1. FC Bocholt 38 65:70 -5 32-44
19. OSC Bremerhaven 38 61:88 -27 32-44
20. Schwarz-Weiß Essen 38 45:92 -47 19-57
1.FC Nürnberg defeated RW Essen (1-0, 2-2) in Bundesliga promotion
playoff.
2.Liga Süd
G GF:GA Diff Pts
1. SV Darmstadt 98 38 90:43 +47 58-18
2. 1. FC Nürnberg 38 75:46 +31 53-23
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3. FC Homburg 38 65:45 +20 49-27
4. SpVgg. Bayreuth 38 79:50 +29 48-28
5. Kickers Offenbach 38 88:54 +34 46-30
6. SpVgg Fürth 38 73:42 +31 46-30
7. Karlsruher SC (A) 38 76:54 +22 45-31
8. SV Waldhof Mannheim 38 76:50 +26 42-34
9. Wormatia Worms (N) 38 63:56 +7 42-34
10. Stuttgarter Kickers 38 63:71 -8 40-36
11. FV Würzburg 04 38 52:53 -1 38-38
12. Eintracht Trier 38 58:64 -6 35-41
13. Freiburger FC (N) 38 58:71 -13 35-41
14. FC Augsburg 38 57:54 +3 34-42
15. FSV Frankfurt 38 54:62 -8 34-42
16. KSV Baunatal 38 55:80 -25 34-42
17. FC Bayern Hof 38 45:62 -17 33-43
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18. VfR Oli Bürstadt (N) 38 48:68 -20 25-51
19. Kickers Würzburg (N) 38 38:93 -55 17-59
20. FK Pirmasens 38 25:120 -95 6-70