The 1973–74 season is the 64th season of competitive football in Germany.
| Season | 1973–74 | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's football | ||
| Bundesliga | Bayern Munich | |
| DFB-Pokal | Eintracht Frankfurt | |
| Women's football | ||
| Champions | TuS Wörrstadt | |
| ||
Promotion and relegation edit
Pre Season edit
| League | Promoted to League | Relegated from League |
|---|---|---|
| Bundesliga |
Post Season edit
| League | Promoted to League | Relegated from League |
|---|---|---|
| Bundesliga |
National teams edit
Germany national football team edit
1974 FIFA World Cup edit
| 14 June 1974 First round | West Germany  | 1–0 |  Chile | West Berlin |
| 16:00 CET | Breitner  18' |
FIFA | Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 81,100 Referee: Doğan Babacan (Turkey) |
| 18 June 1974 First round | Australia  | 0–3 | West Germany | Hamburg |
| 16:00 CET | FIFA | Overath 12' Cullmann 34'Müller 53' |
Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 53,300 Referee: Mostafa Kamil (Egypt) |
| 22 June 1974 First round | East Germany  | 1–0 | West Germany | Hamburg |
| 19:30 CET | Sparwasser 77' |
Report | Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 60,200 Referee: Ramón Barreto (Uruguay) |
| 26 June 1974 Second round | Yugoslavia  | 0–2 | West Germany | Düsseldorf |
| 16:00 CET | Report | Breitner 39' Müller 82' |
Stadium: Rheinstadion Attendance: 67,385 Referee: Armando Marques (Brazil) |
| 30 June 1974 Second round | West Germany | 4–2 |  Sweden | Düsseldorf |
| 19:30 CET | Overath 51' Bonhof 52'Grabowski 76'Hoeneß 89' (pen.) |
Report | Edström 24' Sandberg 53' |
Stadium: Rheinstadion Attendance: 67,800 Referee: Pavel Kazakov (Soviet Union) |
| 3 July 1974 Second round | Poland  | 0–1 | West Germany | Frankfurt |
| 16:30 CET | Report | Müller 76' |
Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 62,000 Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria) |
| 7 July 1974 Final | Netherlands  | 1–2 | West Germany | Munich |
| 16:00 (CET) | Neeskens 2' (pen.) |
Report | Breitner 25' (pen.) Müller 43' |
Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 78,200 Referee: Jack Taylor (England) |
Friendly matches edit
| 16 June 1973 | West Germany | 0–1 |  Brazil | West Berlin |
| DFB Report |
Dirceu 73' |
Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Arie van Gemert (Netherlands) |
| 5 September 1973 | Soviet Union  | 0–1 | West Germany | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| DFB Report |
Müller 62' |
Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium Attendance: 61,647 Referee: Nikola Mladenović (Yugoslavia) |
| 10 October 1973 | West Germany | 4–0 |  Austria | Hanover, West Germany |
| Müller 29', 50' Weber 45'Kremers 79' |
DFB Report |
Stadium: Niedersachsenstadion Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Alfred Delcourt (Belgium) |
| 13 October 1973 | West Germany | 2–1 |  France | Gelsenkirchen, West Germany |
| Müller 55', 59' (pen.) |
DFB Report |
Trésor 82' |
Stadium: Parkstadion Attendance: 70,400 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland) |
| 14 November 1973 | Scotland  | 1–1 | West Germany | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Holton 5' |
DFB Report |
Hoeneß 81' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 58,235 Referee: Jack Taylor (England) |
| 24 November 1973 | West Germany | 2–1 |  Spain | Stuttgart, West Germany |
| Heynckes 13', 37' |
DFB Report |
Claramunt 53' |
Stadium: Neckarstadion Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Alistair MacKenzie (Scotland) |
| 23 February 1974 | Spain | 1–0 | West Germany | Barcelona, Spain |
| Asensi 20' |
DFB Report |
Stadium: Estadi de Sarrià Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Michal Jursa (Czechoslovakia) |
| 26 February 1974 | Italy  | 0–0 | West Germany | Rome, Italy |
| DFB Report |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 90,000 Referee: Anton Bucheli (Switzerland) |
| 27 March 1974 | West Germany | 2–1 | Scotland | Frankfurt, West Germany |
| Breitner 33' (pen.) Grabowski 35' |
DFB Report |
Dalglish 77' |
Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria) |
| 17 April 1974 | West Germany | 5–0 |  Hungary | Dortmund, West Germany |
| Wimmer 11' Hölzenbein 54'Kremers 67'Müller 74', 87' |
DFB Report |
Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 56,000 Referee: Robert Schaut (Belgium) |
| 1 May 1974 | West Germany | 2–0 | Sweden | Hamburg, West Germany |
| Heynckes 51', 58' |
DFB Report |
Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Michel Kitabdjian (France) |
League season edit
Bundesliga edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich (C) | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 95 | 53 | +42 | 49 | Qualification to European Cup first round |
| 2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 93 | 52 | +41 | 48 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 41 | |
| 4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 41 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 5 | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 69 | 56 | +13 | 39 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 80 | 69 | +11 | 38 | |
| 7 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 72 | 68 | +4 | 37 | |
| 8 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 33 | |
| 9 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 31 | |
| 10 | Kickers Offenbach | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 56 | 62 | −6 | 31 | |
| 11 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 31 | |
| 12 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 53 | 62 | −9 | 31 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[a] |
| 13 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 56 | 70 | −14 | 31 | |
| 14 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 30 | |
| 15 | MSV Duisburg | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 29 | |
| 16 | Wuppertaler SV | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 65 | −23 | 25 | |
| 17 | Fortuna Köln (R) | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 46 | 79 | −33 | 25 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
| 18 | Hannover 96 (R) | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 22 |
Source: www.dfb.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ As Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup, their UEFA Cup spot was transferred to DFB-Pokal runners-up Hamburger SV.
DFB–Pokal edit
Eintracht Frankfurt won the 1973–74 DFB-Pokal final by defeating Hamburger SV 3–1 on 17 August 1974.
German clubs in Europe edit
European Cup edit
Bayern Munich edit
Bayern Munich won the 1973–74 European Cup defeating Atlético Madrid 4–0 in a replay of the 1974 European Cup Final. The replay was needed because the first match between the two clubs ended as a 1–1 draw.
European Cup Winners' Cup edit
Borussia Mönchengladbach edit
Borussia Mönchengladbach were eliminated in the semi-finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup by A.C. Milan.
UEFA Cup edit
Fortuna Düsseldorf edit
Fortuna Düsseldorf were eliminated in the third round of the UEFA Cup by Lokomotive Leipzig.
1. FC Köln edit
1. FC Köln were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup by Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
VfB Stuttgart edit
VfB Stuttgart were eliminated in the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup by eventual champions Feyenoord.
Wuppertaler SV edit
Wuppertaler SV were eliminated in the first round of the UEFA Cup by Ruch Chorzów.