1975–76 2. Bundesliga

The 1975–76 2. Bundesliga season was the second season of the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system. It was played in two regional divisions, Nord and Süd.

2. Bundesliga
Season1975–76
ChampionsNord: Tennis Borussia Berlin
Süd: 1. FC Saarbrücken
PromotedNord: Tennis Borussia Berlin
Borussia Dortmund
Süd: 1. FC Saarbrücken
RelegatedNord: 1. FC Mülheim
SpVgg Erkenschwick
DJK Gütersloh
Spandauer SV
Süd: 1. FSV Mainz 05
FC Schweinfurt 05
Eintracht Bad Kreuznach
SSV Reutlingen
Matches playedNord: 380
Süd: 380
Top goalscorerNord: Norbert Stolzenburg
(27 goals)
Süd: Karl-Heinz Granitza
(29 goals)
Average attendanceNord: 6,396
Süd: 7,258

Tennis Borussia Berlin, Borussia Dortmund and 1. FC Saarbrücken were promoted to the Bundesliga while 1. FC Mülheim, SpVgg Erkenschwick, DJK Gütersloh, Spandauer SV, 1. FSV Mainz 05, FC Schweinfurt 05, Eintracht Bad Kreuznach and SSV Reutlingen were relegated to the Oberligas and Amateurligas.

Nord

For the 1975–76 season saw Bayer Leverkusen, Spandauer SV, Westfalia Herne and Union Solingen promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Oberliga and Amateurligas while Wuppertaler SV and Tennis Borussia Berlin had been relegated to the 2. Bundesliga Nord from the Bundesliga.

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1Tennis Borussia Berlin (C, P)3825498643+4354Promotion to Bundesliga
2Borussia Dortmund (P)3822889337+5652Qualification for promotion play-offs
3Preußen Münster3820996542+2349
4Fortuna Köln38197127449+2545
5Wuppertaler SV38189117653+2345
6VfL Osnabrück38197126147+1445
7Schwarz-Weiss Essen38196136352+1144
8SG Wattenscheid 0938179127158+1343
9Arminia Bielefeld381414104946+342
10Westfalia Herne38168146057+340
111. SC Göttingen 0538157166354+937
12Alemannia Aachen381212144553−836
13SG Union Solingen381114134556−1136
14FC St. Pauli38138177082−1234
15Bayer Leverkusen38128184661−1532
16Wacker 04 Berlin38119185182−3131
171. FC Mülheim (R)381010185476−2230Relegation to Oberliga
18SpVgg Erkenschwick (R)38109194569−2429
19DJK Gütersloh (R)38124225270−1828
20Spandauer SV (R)38243233115−828
Source: Bundesliga.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

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Alemannia Aachen1–01–10–01–21–12–14–12–15–00–02–12–11–22–12–11–12–23–01–1
Tennis Borussia Berlin6–04–12–01–31–04–14–00–13–13–24–15–03–00–04–03–23–02–12–1
Wacker 04 Berlin2–02–12–12–12–04–30–12–13–21–70–34–31–11–00–01–11–40–31–2
Arminia Bielefeld1–00–21–11–13–11–22–12–02–41–12–02–12–21–00–01–01–02–23–1
Borussia Dortmund3–04–06–02–26–03–03–02–14–00–07–06–01–02–20–03–06–24–12–1
SpVgg Erkenschwick2–01–12–21–11–40–12–13–10–42–14–03–22–01–14–35–11–32–30–1
Schwarz-Weiß Essen2–02–23–12–21–03–11–12–04–11–12–14–10–22–02–03–14–03–12–2
Göttingen 052–03–02–02–03–04–11–22–13–11–12–00–11–31–22–24–11–20–21–3
DJK Gütersloh2–12–41–00–20–24–00–21–01–23–23–11–10–14–23–14–04–41–20–5
Westfalia Herne2–03–23–30–02–10–02–02–20–10–22–16–12–12–02–12–01–11–24–2
Fortuna Köln1–16–12–11–23–11–03–23–42–03–13–02–01–03–02–04–22–15–40–4
Bayer Leverkusen0–10–21–10–00–22–00–12–13–22–10–03–06–11–12–02–12–32–11–1
1. FC Mülheim0–00–22–05–11–11–13–10–42–10–01–02–21–11–35–16–14–31–20–0
Preußen Münster4–00–04–21–14–12–02–01–02–20–02–11–23–12–02–17–02–22–11–1
VfL Osnabrück1–01–24–22–03–23–02–02–23–11–01–01–03–03–21–13–13–01–04–0
Union Solingen1–11–02–12–01–10–01–01–10–11–12–11–11–01–01–12–11–42–22–1
Spandauer SV1–40–52–31–31–20–20–10–41–10–21–31–04–51–21–02–71–51–11–4
FC St. Pauli1–11–25–22–11–12–12–10–32–11–32–11–11–10–22–31–25–13–52–4
SG Wattenscheid3–11–20–01–12–11–13–01–14–12–04–32–31–01–23–12–23–02–02–2
Wuppertaler SV2–21–43–11–40–33–02–23–14–12–10–12–01–10–14–23–02–05–02–0
Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

The league's top scorers:[1]

GoalsPlayerTeam
27 Norbert StolzenburgTennis Borussia Berlin
22 Hans FritscheSchwarz-Weiß Essen
19 Franz GerberWuppertaler SV
18 Hans-Werner HartlBorussia Dortmund
Herbert MühlenbergVfL Osnabrück
17 Hans-Joachim AbelWestfalia Herne
Otmar LudwigFortuna Köln
15 Wolfgang JohnWacker 04 Berlin/FC St. Pauli
Gerd KasperskiBorussia Dortmund
Horst NeumannFC St. Pauli

Süd

For the 1975–76 season saw Eintracht Kreuznach, FSV Frankfurt, Jahn Regensburg and SSV Reutlingen promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Amateurligas and VfB Stuttgart relegated to the 2. Bundesliga Süd from the Bundesliga.

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
11. FC Saarbrücken (C, P)38231146628+3857Promotion to Bundesliga
21. FC Nürnberg3824687842+3654Qualification for promotion play-offs
3FC Homburg38191367241+3151
41860 Munich38199107855+2347
5SpVgg Bayreuth38181197155+1647
6Röchling Völklingen38189117265+745
7Darmstadt 9838195147664+1243
8Waldhof Mannheim381610126455+942
9Bayern Hof38185156056+441
10SpVgg Fürth38173186452+1237
11VfB Stuttgart38164186760+736
12Mainz 05[a] (R)381212148192−1136Relegation to Oberliga
13FSV Frankfurt38155184963−1435
14FK Pirmasens38137186678−1233
15FC Augsburg38128185756+132
16Stuttgarter Kickers38136195770−1332
17Jahn Regensburg38814164874−2630
18FC Schweinfurt 05 (R)3898215072−2226Relegation to Oberliga
19Eintracht Bad Kreuznach (R)3887234983−3423
20SSV Reutlingen (R)3853303599−6413
Source: Bundesliga.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

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FC Augsburg3–13–44–02–12–31–01–11–11–10–11–23–01–21–21–34–03–12–00–1
Eintracht Bad Kreuznach1–01–21–20–10–01–20–03–11–21–36–32–26–10–21–10–11–22–06–4
SpVgg Bayreuth2–01–10–24–12–12–10–01–14–23–43–04–03–20–03–03–21–03–12–2
Darmstadt 984–14–10–01–21–31–10–23–15–32–02–10–14–12–06–24–02–33–14–1
FSV Frankfurt1–01–22–11–24–02–01–07–13–22–11–11–11–00–22–12–11–70–13–2
SpVgg Fürth2–04–02–10–12–03–00–34–20–22–34–12–00–02–33–03–03–03–01–1
Bayern Hof2–22–02–13–01–01–03–24–30–21–11–11–14–23–42–01–23–41–00–1
FC Homburg1–04–01–12–32–13–13–07–13–01–03–23–32–01–11–02–21–02–12–2
Mainz 051–33–12–25–26–11–50–12–23–33–71–03–34–20–02–11–14–24–22–2
1860 Munich4–23–03–02–13–21–01–32–21–31–03–03–16–01–13–15–03–01–22–1
1. FC Nürnberg2–14–02–11–00–03–25–12–23–12–05–44–13–00–01–05–01–02–20–2
FK Pirmasens0–06–00–21–11–01–02–03–23–34–10–32–12–10–25–41–00–26–21–2
Jahn Regensburg2–02–14–23–31–11–20–32–23–30–20–30–02–10–11–03–11–11–10–2
SSV Reutlingen0–21–31–32–60–11–01–40–22–21–40–13–42–40–10–22–10–41–31–1
1. FC Saarbrücken2–03–05–13–03–04–12–13–02–12–21–02–12–22–10–01–04–01–13–1
1. FC Schweinfurt3–32–22–22–13–02–01–21–31–00–00–22–22–00–13–22–12–33–41–1
Stuttgarter Kickers1–13–30–16–00–01–42–10–15–24–11–13–12–03–02–04–22–01–24–1
VfB Stuttgart0–14–11–12–33–12–00–10–20–21–10–15–33–02–31–02–05–02–22–0
Röchling Völklingen4–41–03–32–13–22–11–32–12–40–04–22–11–14–00–03–03–05–31–0
SV Chio Waldhof0–33–01–20–03–03–12–11–10–22–23–05–15–12–00–03–12–11–01–4
Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

The league's top scorers:[2]

GoalsPlayerTeam
29 Karl-Heinz GranitzaRöchling Völklingen
23 Werner HofmannSpVgg Fürth
Ferdinand KellerTSV 1860 Munich
21 Lothar EmmerichFC Schweinfurt 05
Dieter Nüssing1. FC Nürnberg
Hans Walitza1. FC Nürnberg
20 Hartmut WernerFC Bayern Hof
19 Manfred LenzFC 08 Homburg
18 Harald DienerFC 08 Homburg
Günter SebertSV Waldhof Mannheim

Promotion play-offs

The final place in the Bundesliga was contested between the two runners-up in the Nord and Süd divisions. Borussia Dortmund won on aggregate and were promoted to the Bundesliga.[3]

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
1. FC Nürnberg (S)2–4Borussia Dortmund (N)0–12–3

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