The 1964–65 Bundesliga was the second season of the Bundesliga, West Germany's premier football league. It began on 22 August 1964[1] and ended on 15 May 1965.[2] 1. FC Köln were the defending champions.

Bundesliga
Season1964–65
Dates22 August 1964 – 15 May 1965
ChampionsWerder Bremen
1st Bundesliga title
1st German title
RelegatedHertha BSC (licence revoked)
European CupWerder Bremen
Cup Winners' CupBorussia Dortmund
Matches played240
Goals scored796 (3.32 per match)
Top goalscorerRudolf Brunnenmeier (24)
Biggest home win1860 Munich 9–0 Karlsruhe
Biggest away winE. Frankfurt 0–7 Karlsruhe
Highest scoring1860 Munich 6–4 Hertha BSC

Season overview

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The championship was won by Werder Bremen. Schalke 04 and Karlsruher SC were originally going to be demoted to the Regionalliga. However, the German FA became aware of irregularities regarding transfer fees, signing bonuses and player wages paid by Hertha BSC. A cash audit was ordered, and the evidence collected from there was enough to revoke Hertha's license. In order to avoid any legal battles over Bundesliga membership, the FA decided to expand the league from sixteen to eighteen teams, meaning Schalke and Karlsruhe were spared relegation. Since Berlin should have a representative in the league as well, Tasmania Berlin were promoted besides the winners of the promotion play-off groups for the 1965–66 season.[3]

The 1964–65 season saw the debut of Brazilian players in the Bundesliga. Zézé became the first Brazilian to play in the league when he fielded for 1. FC Köln against Hertha BSC on 22 August 1964 while Raoul Tagliari scored the first-ever Bundesliga goal by a Brazilian for Meidericher SV against 1. FC Nürnberg on 21 November 1964.[4]

Teams

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Preußen Münster and 1. FC Saarbrücken were relegated to the Regionalliga after finishing in the last two places. They were replaced by Hannover 96 and Borussia Neunkirchen, who won their respective promotion play-off groups.

Club Ground[5] Capacity[5]
Hertha BSC Olympiastadion 100,000
Eintracht Braunschweig Eintracht-Stadion 38,000
SV Werder Bremen Weserstadion 32,000
Borussia Dortmund Stadion Rote Erde 30,000
Eintracht Frankfurt Waldstadion 87,000
Hamburger SV Volksparkstadion 80,000
Hannover 96 Niedersachsenstadion 86,000
1. FC Kaiserslautern Stadion Betzenberg 42,000
Karlsruher SC Wildparkstadion 50,000
1. FC Köln Müngersdorfer Stadion 76,000
Meidericher SV Wedaustadion 38,500
TSV 1860 Munich Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße 44,000
Borussia Neunkirchen Ellenfeld 32,000
1. FC Nürnberg Städtisches Stadion 64,238
FC Schalke 04 Glückauf-Kampfbahn 35,000
VfB Stuttgart Neckarstadion 53,000

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Werder Bremen (C) 30 15 11 4 54 29 1.862 41 Qualification to European Cup preliminary round
2 1. FC Köln 30 14 10 6 66 45 1.467 38 Qualification to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
3 Borussia Dortmund 30 15 6 9 67 48 1.396 36 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
4 1860 Munich 30 14 7 9 70 50 1.400 35 Qualification to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
5 Hannover 96 30 13 7 10 48 42 1.143 33 Qualification to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup second round
6 1. FC Nürnberg 30 11 10 9 44 38 1.158 32 Qualification to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
7 Meidericher SV 30 12 8 10 46 48 0.958 32
8 Eintracht Frankfurt 30 11 7 12 50 58 0.862 29
9 Eintracht Braunschweig 30 10 8 12 42 47 0.894 28
10 Borussia Neunkirchen 30 9 9 12 44 48 0.917 27
11 Hamburger SV 30 11 5 14 46 56 0.821 27
12 VfB Stuttgart 30 9 8 13 46 50 0.920 26
13 1. FC Kaiserslautern 30 11 3 16 41 53 0.774 25
14 Hertha BSC (R) 30 7 11 12 40 62 0.645 25 Relegation to Regionalliga[a]
15 Karlsruher SC 30 9 6 15 47 62 0.758 24
16 Schalke 04 30 7 8 15 45 60 0.750 22
Source: www.dfb.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Hertha BSC had their license revoked because of financial irregularities. Karlsruher SC and Schalke 04 were spared relegation, the league was expanded to eighteen teams.

Results

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Home \ Away BSC EBS SVW BVB SGE HSV H96 FCK KSC KOE MSV M60 BNE FCN S04 VFB
Hertha BSC 0–3 0–0 0–0 1–3 0–0 1–1 5–3 2–1 1–3 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–0
Eintracht Braunschweig 1–1 1–1 0–1 3–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 3–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 2–1
Werder Bremen 5–1 5–1 3–0 2–2 0–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–0
Borussia Dortmund 6–3 5–4 1–2 1–3 2–0 0–2 3–2 5–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 5–1 2–1 4–0 1–0
Eintracht Frankfurt 3–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 2–1 3–3 1–2 0–7 1–4 2–3 4–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–3
Hamburger SV 4–1 0–1 0–4 1–4 2–1 3–0 3–2 2–1 0–0 3–0 3–2 1–2 2–1 2–4 2–2
Hannover 96 3–1 2–2 1–2 2–0 3–2 1–2 4–0 4–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–1
1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–3 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 2–0 3–2 3–0 2–1
Karlsruher SC 0–1 3–0 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–3 6–1 2–4 2–1 1–5 2–1 1–1 2–2 0–0
1. FC Köln 2–3 5–1 4–2 3–3 3–4 3–0 0–1 3–0 4–1 1–2 1–1 4–3 0–0 2–1 2–1
Meidericher SV 2–2 2–0 2–2 3–2 1–3 3–2 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–3 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–3
1860 Munich 6–4 2–0 3–1 4–4 0–1 4–1 4–0 2–2 9–0 2–3 2–1 4–2 2–0 3–1 1–0
Borussia Neunkirchen 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–2 4–0 3–1 2–1 0–3 1–0 1–1 4–2 3–0 1–1 3–2 3–1
1. FC Nürnberg 2–0 3–2 2–3 1–0 0–0 2–3 1–0 1–0 4–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 3–2 1–1
Schalke 04 3–0 0–3 1–0 2–6 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–3 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 3–1
VfB Stuttgart 1–1 3–1 1–1 3–2 1–2 2–4 0–3 1–0 1–2 3–3 4–2 3–0 3–2 3–1 2–1
Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

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24 goals
22 goals
19 goals
15 goals
14 goals
12 goals

Champion squad

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SV Werder Bremen
Goalkeeper: Günter Bernard (30).

Defenders: Horst-Dieter Höttges (29 / 1); Sepp Piontek (28 / 3); Helmut Jagielski (26); Heinz Steinmann (26); Wolfgang Bordel (1).
Midfielders: Diethelm Ferner (29 / 1); Arnold Schütz (28 / 10); Max Lorenz (27 / 2); Willi Soya (8 / 2); Helmut Schimeczek (6).
Forwards: Gerhard Zebrowski (28 / 11); Klaus Matischak (19 / 12); Hans Schulz (19 / 4); Theo Klöckner (17 / 4); Klaus Hänel (7 / 1); Dieter Thun (2).
(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

Manager: Willi Multhaup.

On the roster but have not played in a league game: Klaus Lambertz; Horst Dudjahn; Walter Nachtwey; Erwin Jung.

References

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  1. ^ "Spielplan 1. Spieltag". DFB. 5 April 2001.
  2. ^ "Saison 1964/1965 Letzter Spieltag". DFB. 5 April 2001.
  3. ^ Weinrich, Matthias (1998). Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs, Band 3: 35 Jahre Bundesliga, Teil 1: 1963–1975 (in German). Kassel: AGON Sportverlag. p. 38. ISBN 3-89784-132-0.
  4. ^ "Die SZ-Elf der vergessenen Brasilianer". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 15 March 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b Grüne, Hardy (2001). Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs, Band 7: Vereinslexikon (in German). Kassel: AGON Sportverlag. ISBN 3-89784-147-9.
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