The 1973–74 Bundesliga was the 11th season of the Bundesliga, West Germany's premier football league. It began on 11 August 1973[1] and ended on 18 May 1974.[2] FC Bayern Munich were the defending champions.

Bundesliga
Season1973–74
Dates11 August 1973 – 18 May 1974
ChampionsBayern Munich
4th Bundesliga title
5th German title
RelegatedSC Fortuna Köln
Hannover 96
European CupFC Bayern Munich
Cup Winners' CupEintracht Frankfurt
UEFA CupBorussia Mönchengladbach
Fortuna Düsseldorf
1. FC Köln
Hamburger SV (losing DFB-Pokal finalists to Frankfurt)
Goals scored1,069
Average goals/game3.49
Top goalscorerJupp Heynckes (30)
Gerd Müller (30)
Biggest home winM'gladbach 7–1 Wuppertal (26 January 1974)
M'gladbach 6–0 Schalke (1 September 1973)
Frankfurt 6–0 Essen (30 March 1974)
Biggest away winHamburg 0–5 FC Bayern (4 May 1974)
Highest scoringK'lautern 7–4 FC Bayern (11 goals) (20 October 1973)

Competition modus

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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 two teams with the fewest points were relegated to their respective 2. Bundesliga divisions.

Team changes to 1972–73

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Eintracht Braunschweig and Rot-Weiß Oberhausen were relegated to the Regionalliga after finishing in the last two places. Both teams were replaced by Fortuna Köln and Rot-Weiss Essen, who won their respective promotion play-off groups.

Season overview

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Team overview

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Location of teams in Bundesliga 1973–74
Club Ground[3] Capacity[3]
Hertha BSC Berlin Olympiastadion 100,000
VfL Bochum Ruhrstadion 40,000
SV Werder Bremen Weserstadion 32,000
MSV Duisburg Wedaustadion 38,500
Fortuna Düsseldorf Rheinstadion 59,600
Rot-Weiss Essen Georg-Melches-Stadion 40,000
Eintracht Frankfurt Waldstadion 87,000
Hamburger SV Volksparkstadion 80,000
Hannover 96 Niedersachsenstadion 86,000
1. FC Kaiserslautern Stadion Betzenberg 42,000
1. FC Köln Radrennbahn Müngersdorf 29,000
SC Fortuna Köln Radrennbahn Müngersdorf 29,000
Borussia Mönchengladbach Bökelbergstadion 34,500
FC Bayern Munich Olympiastadion 70,000
Kickers Offenbach Bieberer Berg 30,000
FC Schalke 04 Parkstadion 70,000
VfB Stuttgart Neckarstadion 53,000
Wuppertaler SV Stadion am Zoo 28,000

League table

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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:
  1. ^ As Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup, their UEFA Cup spot was transferred to DFB-Pokal runners-up Hamburger SV.

Results

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Home \ Away BSC BOC SVW DUI F95 RWE SGE HSV H96 FCK KOE FKO BMG FCB KOF S04 VFB WSV
Hertha BSC 4–2 0–0 2–4 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 4–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 3–4 2–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–0
VfL Bochum 2–1 0–0 3–0 3–3 1–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 4–1 2–5 0–0 2–1
Werder Bremen 4–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–3 3–1 4–2 2–0 2–3 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 3–0
MSV Duisburg 1–1 0–0 3–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 5–1 1–3 1–2 0–4 4–0 2–0 1–0 0–0
Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–5 3–0 5–1 1–0 4–2 3–3 0–1 2–0 2–0
Rot-Weiss Essen 3–2 2–2 3–1 4–2 1–4 6–3 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–1 0–2 2–6 0–1 1–2 2–5 3–3 2–1
Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 6–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 4–2 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 4–3 1–0
Hamburger SV 0–2 5–0 3–0 2–0 1–3 2–3 4–2 1–4 0–2 3–1 4–0 1–0 0–5 0–0 5–2 1–0 2–1
Hannover 96 3–1 1–2 0–1 2–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 2–2 4–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–3 0–1 3–0 1–1
1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–1 0–2 2–2 2–1 3–2 0–0 1–4 1–4 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–4 7–4 3–0 4–0 4–0 4–0
1. FC Köln 3–4 2–2 2–0 5–1 4–2 3–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 3–1 5–0 0–1 4–3 2–0 3–1 5–2 0–0
Fortuna Köln 3–3 2–2 1–3 3–0 1–1 1–3 3–2 3–0 2–2 3–3 0–2 3–5 0–3 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–1
Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–2 1–2 2–2 0–0 6–1 4–3 2–2 1–1 3–1 5–0 5–1 6–0 3–1 7–1
Bayern Munich 3–1 4–0 2–2 4–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 4–1 5–1 1–1 4–1 5–1 4–3 1–0 5–1 3–0 3–0
Kickers Offenbach 1–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 5–2 2–5 2–1 2–3 1–2 4–0 2–3 2–2 1–2 2–1 0–1
Schalke 04 3–0 3–1 4–2 0–1 4–2 3–1 3–1 3–1 3–1 3–3 2–2 6–1 2–0 5–5 0–2 2–3 4–2
VfB Stuttgart 2–0 2–0 2–2 0–1 0–0 0–3 3–1 3–0 5–1 3–4 2–1 2–1 6–1 1–1 4–0 3–0 2–2
Wuppertaler SV 2–1 2–0 4–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 2–4 1–3 0–0 2–4 1–4 1–1 1–1 3–4
Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

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30 goals
21 goals
19 goals
18 goals
17 goals
16 goals

Champion squad

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FC Bayern Munich
Goalkeeper: Sepp Maier (34).

Defenders: Franz Beckenbauer (34 / 4); Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck (33 / 7); Johnny Hansen   (32 / 1); Paul Breitner (26 / 7); Gernot Rohr (3).
Midfielders: Uli Hoeneß (34 / 18); Franz Roth (33 / 8); Rainer Zobel (28 / 5); Jupp Kapellmann (20 / 2); Erwin Hadewicz (12); Viggo Jensen   (5).
Forwards: Gerd Müller (34 / 30); Bernd Dürnberger (30 / 8); Conny Torstensson   (16 / 1); Wilhelm Hoffmann (15 / 2); Bernd Gersdorff (12 / 2); Edgar Schneider (7); Herbert Zimmermann (1).
(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

Manager: Udo Lattek.

On the roster but have not played in a league game: Walter Modick; Hugo Robl; Georg Weiß; Torben Hansen; Norbert Ivangean; Dušan Jovanović  .

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Schedule Round 1". DFB. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Archive 1972/1973 Round 34". DFB. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011.
  3. ^ 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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