1973–74 Regionalliga

The 1973–74 Regionalliga was the eleventh season of the Regionalliga, the second tier of the German football league system. The league operated in five regional divisions, Berlin, North, South, Southwest and West. The five league champions and runners-up then entered a promotion play-off to determine the two clubs to move up to the Bundesliga for the next season. Northern German and Berlin champions Eintracht Braunschweig and Tennis Borussia Berlin were promoted.

Regionalliga
Season1973–74
ChampionsEintracht Braunschweig
Tennis Borussia Berlin
SG Wattenscheid 09
Borussia Neunkirchen
FC Augsburg
PromotedEintracht Braunschweig
Tennis Borussia Berlin
Relegated43 clubs
Map of the five German Regionalligas from 1963 to 1974

It was the last season of the Regionalliga as a tier two league, being replaced by two regional divisions of the 2. Bundesliga at this level from 1974–75. Apart from the two teams promoted to the Bundesliga, 38 clubs qualified for the new 2. Bundesliga while the remaining 43 dropped down to the third division Verbandsligas, Amateurligas and Oberligas. Qualification to the 2. Bundesliga took the previous five Regionalliga season into account to determine the qualified teams, rather than just the final tables of 1973–74.[1]

Regionalliga Nord

The 1973–74 season saw three new clubs in the league, Concordia Hamburg and VfL Pinneberg, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while Eintracht Braunschweig been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Eintracht Braunschweig (P) 36 30 3 3 125 23 +102 63 Qualification to Bundesliga promotion playoffs
2 FC St. Pauli 36 26 4 6 113 48 +65 56
3 VfL Osnabrück 36 18 14 4 84 43 +41 50 Qualified to 2. Bundesliga
4 VfL Wolfsburg 36 19 8 9 77 51 +26 46
5 HSV Barmbeck-Uhlenhorst 36 15 13 8 48 38 +10 43
6 VfB Oldenburg (R) 36 18 6 12 71 55 +16 42 Relegation to Oberliga Nord
7 Olympia Wilhelmshaven 36 16 7 13 74 57 +17 39 Qualified to 2. Bundesliga
8 SV Meppen (R) 36 13 12 11 55 54 +1 38 Relegation to Oberliga Nord
9 Arminia Hannover (R) 36 11 16 9 57 59 −2 38
10 Concordia Hamburg (R) 36 15 6 15 44 56 −12 36
11 OSV Hannover (R) 36 11 13 12 70 67 +3 35
12 Göttingen 05 36 12 9 15 55 46 +9 33 Qualified to 2. Bundesliga
13 Holstein Kiel (R) 36 11 9 16 54 73 −19 31 Relegation to Oberliga Nord
14 TuS Bremerhaven 93 (R) 36 11 9 16 35 61 −26 31
15 Heider SV (R) 36 8 7 21 48 76 −28 23
16 VfB Lübeck (R) 36 8 6 22 34 80 −46 22
17 Itzehoer SV (R) 36 7 7 22 48 107 −59 21
18 VfL Pinneberg (R) 36 5 10 21 43 76 −33 20
19 Phönix Lübeck (R) 36 6 5 25 40 105 −65 17
Source: Fussballdaten.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Regionalliga Berlin

The 1973–74 season saw two new clubs in the league, SC Westend 01 and BBC Südost, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Tennis Borussia Berlin (P) 33 31 1 1 103 19 +84 63 Qualification to Bundesliga promotion playoffs
2 Wacker 04 Berlin 33 25 3 5 118 33 +85 53
3 Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin (R) 33 16 4 13 78 48 +30 36 Relegation to Oberliga Berlin
4 Hertha Zehlendorf (R) 33 13 9 11 51 44 +7 35
5 SC Westend 01 (R) 33 14 6 13 60 62 −2 34
6 Rapide Wedding (R) 33 13 5 15 50 66 −16 31
7 1. FC Neukölln (R) 33 11 8 14 65 75 −10 30
8 Berliner SV 92 (R) 33 14 2 17 46 68 −22 30
9 BBC Südost (R) 33 12 5 16 53 66 −13 29
10 Spandauer SV (R) 33 12 5 16 49 62 −13 29
11 BFC Preußen (R) 33 8 7 18 41 64 −23 23
12 Alemannia 90 Berlin (R) 33 1 1 31 15 122 −107 3
Source: Weltfussball.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Regionalliga West

The 1973–74 season saw four new clubs in the league, Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid, Viktoria Köln and OSC Solingen, all three promoted from the Amateurliga, while Rot-Weiß Oberhausen been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 SG Wattenscheid 09 34 25 5 4 102 39 +63 55 Qualification to Bundesliga promotion playoffs
2 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 34 25 4 5 85 43 +42 54
3 Bayer Uerdingen 34 22 7 5 82 40 +42 51 Qualified to 2. Bundesliga
4 1. FC Mülheim-Styrum 34 20 4 10 76 49 +27 44
5 Preußen Münster 34 15 8 11 57 49 +8 38
6 Borussia Dortmund 34 15 7 12 63 50 +13 37
7 Alemannia Aachen 34 15 7 12 57 55 +2 37
8 Schwarz-Weiß Essen 34 12 10 12 57 53 +4 34
9 DJK Gütersloh 34 10 12 12 54 55 −1 32
10 Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid (R) 34 12 8 14 47 58 −11 32 Relegation to Verbandsliga
11 SpVgg Erkenschwick 34 8 14 12 54 69 −15 30 Qualified to 2. Bundesliga
12 Sportfreunde Siegen (R) 34 9 10 15 59 76 −17 28 Relegation to Verbandsliga
13 Arminia Gütersloh (R) 34 9 10 15 47 66 −19 28
14 Arminia Bielefeld 34 9 9 16 41 52 −11 27 Qualified to 2. Bundesliga
15 OSC Solingen (R) 34 7 11 16 46 68 −22 25 Relegation to Verbandsliga
16 Eintracht Gelsenkirchen-Horst (R) 34 7 8 19 42 73 −31 22
17 Westfalia Herne (R) 34 7 5 22 44 78 −34 19
18 Viktoria Köln (R) 34 3 13 18 42 82 −40 19
Source: Fussballdaten.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated.

Regionalliga Südwest

The 1973–74 season saw two new clubs in the league, Eintracht Kreuznach and FC Ensdorf, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Borussia Neunkirchen 30 20 5 5 64 29 +35 45 Qualification to Bundesliga promotion playoffs
2 1. FC Saarbrücken 30 19 5 6 59 27 +32 43
3 FC Homburg 30 18 5 7 65 35 +30 41 Qualified to 2. Bundesliga
4 Röchling Völklingen 30 16 7 7 62 39 +23 39
5 1. FSV Mainz 05 30 17 4 9 88 49 +39 38
6 Wormatia Worms 30 15 8 7 58 42 +16 38
7 Eintracht Kreuznach (R) 30 13 7 10 55 36 +19 33 Relegation to Amateurliga
8 FK Pirmasens 30 11 10 9 63 47 +16 32 Qualified to 2. Bundesliga
9 ASV Landau (R) 30 12 7 11 46 41 +5 31 Relegation to Amateurliga
10 SV Alsenborn (R) 30 10 7 13 41 48 −7 27
11 Südwest Ludwigshafen (R) 30 8 10 12 44 48 −4 26
12 TuS Neuendorf (R) 30 10 4 16 37 58 −21 24
13 VfB Theley (R) 30 10 3 17 37 60 −23 23
14 Sportfreunde Eisbachtal (R) 30 7 5 18 48 87 −39 19
15 FV Speyer (R) 30 3 7 20 31 84 −53 13
16 FC Ensdorf (R) 30 1 6 23 18 86 −68 8
Source: Fussballdaten.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated.

Regionalliga Süd

The 1973–74 season saw three new clubs in the league, FC Augsburg, VfR Mannheim and FSV Frankfurt, all three promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 FC Augsburg 34 20 8 6 79 47 +32 48 Qualification to Bundesliga promotion playoffs
2 1. FC Nürnberg 34 18 8 8 63 42 +21 44
3 TSV 1860 München 34 19 5 10 74 35 +39 43 Qualified to 2. Bundesliga
4 SV Darmstadt 98 34 20 2 12 64 38 +26 42
5 SpVgg Bayreuth 34 14 9 11 65 55 +10 37
6 Stuttgarter Kickers 34 13 10 11 60 50 +10 36
7 SV Chio Waldhof 34 16 4 14 62 60 +2 36
8 Karlsruher SC 34 14 8 12 50 48 +2 36
9 FC Bayern Hof 34 16 2 16 73 65 +8 34
10 SpVgg Fürth 34 14 6 14 48 45 +3 34
11 FSV Frankfurt (R) 34 14 6 14 54 54 0 34 Relegation to Amateurliga
12 VfR Heilbronn 34 12 10 12 69 74 −5 34 Qualified to 2. Bundesliga
13 VfR Mannheim 34 12 7 15 53 75 −22 31
14 VfR Bürstadt (R) 34 10 9 15 44 57 −13 29 Relegation to Amateurliga
15 FC Schweinfurt 05 34 13 3 18 39 54 −15 29 Qualified to 2. Bundesliga
16 KSV Hessen Kassel (R) 34 10 8 16 47 57 −10 28 Relegation to Amateurliga
17 Freiburger FC (R) 34 6 8 20 31 81 −50 20
18 Jahn Regensburg (R) 34 4 9 21 39 77 −38 17
Source: Weltfussball.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated.

Bundesliga promotion round

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Eintracht Braunschweig 8 5 1 2 13 6 +7 11 Promotion to Bundesliga
2 1. FC Nürnberg 8 5 1 2 18 12 +6 11
3 SG Wattenscheid 09 8 3 2 3 11 11 0 8
4 Wacker 04 Berlin 8 3 1 4 13 18 −5 7
5 1. FC Saarbrücken 8 1 1 6 6 14 −8 3
Source: Fussballdaten.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) Points;

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Tennis Borussia Berlin 8 3 4 1 13 11 +2 10 Promotion to Bundesliga
2 FC Augsburg 8 2 5 1 18 17 +1 9
3 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 8 4 1 3 14 13 +1 9
4 Borussia Neunkirchen 8 2 3 3 8 11 −3 7
5 FC St. Pauli 8 2 1 5 16 17 −1 5
Source: Fussballdaten.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
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References
  1. DSFS Liga-Chronik, p. C 3 & 4

Sources
  • 30 Jahre Bundesliga (in German) 30th anniversary special, publisher: kicker Sportmagazin, published: 1993
  • kicker-Almanach 1990 (in German) Yearbook of German football, publisher: kicker Sportmagazin, published: 1989, ISBN 3-7679-0297-4
  • DSFS Liga-Chronik seit 1945 (in German) publisher: DSFS, published: 2005

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