1974–75 Bundesliga


The 1974–75 Bundesliga was the 12th season of the Bundesliga, West Germany's premier football league. It began on 24 August 1974 and ended on 14 June 1975. FC Bayern Munich were the defending champions.

Competition modus

Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal difference and, if still tied, by goals scored. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the three teams with the fewest points were relegated to their respective 2. Bundesliga divisions.

Team changes to 1973–74

and Hannover 96 were relegated to the newly introduced 2. Bundesliga after finishing in the last two places. Both teams were replaced by Tennis Borussia Berlin and Eintracht Braunschweig, who won their respective promotion play-off groups.

Season overview

Team overview

ClubGroundCapacity
Olympiastadion100,000
Mommsenstadion18,000
Ruhrstadion40,000
Eintracht-Stadion38,000
Weserstadion32,000
Wedaustadion38,500
Rheinstadion59,600
Georg-Melches-Stadion40,000
Waldstadion87,000
Volksparkstadion80,000
Stadion Betzenberg42,000
Radrennbahn Müngersdorf29,000
Bökelbergstadion34,500
Olympiastadion70,000
Bieberer Berg30,000
Parkstadion70,000
Neckarstadion53,000
Stadion am Zoo28,000

League table

Results

Top goalscorers

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Borussia Mönchengladbach
Goalkeeper: Wolfgang Kleff.

Defenders: Berti Vogts ; Hans-Jürgen Wittkamp ; Rainer Bonhof ; Hans Klinkhammer ; Frank Schäffer ; Ulrich Surau ; Walter Posner.

Midfielders: Herbert Wimmer ; Uli Stielike ; Christian Kulik ; Dietmar Danner ; Lorenz-Günther Köstner ; Horst Köppel.

Forwards: Allan Simonsen ; Henning Jensen ; Jupp Heynckes ; Lorenz Hilkes ; Karl Del'Haye.

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Manager: Hennes Weisweiler.
On the roster but have not played in a league game:''' Gregor Quasten; Norbert Kox; Roger Roebben.