Bundesliga 1967-68


For the 2nd straight year, a team came out of nowhere to take the crown: this time it was 1.FC Nürnberg. Coach Max Merkel had led "der Club" back to safety last season, and this year he totally rebuilt his squad. Austrian Gustl Starek and Yugoslav winger Zvezdan Cebinac had a great deal to do with the improvement for forward Franz Brungs, who netted 25 goals (including 5 against Bayern in a 7-3 win). Oldtimer Heinz Strehl, one of the few remaining players from the last Club champion (1961) chipped in another 18. Nürnberg got off to a quick start and kept up the pace.

Most of the other preseason favorites sucked, and Bremen and Gladbach offered the only resistance to the Franken victory. Defending champ Braunschweig regressed to their rather mediocre tradition.

For the relegated clubs, they showed little. Neunkirchen spent most of the time getting blasted, and Karlsruhe brought up the rear.

Since there wasn't much of a title or relegation race, attendance was the lowest yet, only about 20,000 a match, some 3,000 less than the previous year.


 1. 1. FC Nürnberg 		34  19  9  6  71:37 +34   47-21
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 2. SV Werder Bremen 		34  18  8  8  68:51 +17   44-24 
 3. Borussia Mönchengladbach 	34  15 12  7  77:45 +32   42-26 
 4. 1. FC Köln 			34  17  4 13  68:52 +16   38-30 
 5. FC Bayern München (P) 	34  16  6 12  68:58 +10   38-30 
 6. Eintracht Frankfurt 	34  15  8 11  58:51 +7    38-30 
 7. MSV Duisburg 		34  13 10 11  69:58 +11   36-32 
 8. VfB Stuttgart 		34  14  7 13  65:54 +11   35-33 
 9. Eintracht Braunschweig (M)  34  15  5 14  37:39 -2    35-33 
10. Hannover 96 		34  12 10 12  48:52 -4    34-34 
11. Alemannia Aachen (N) 	34  13  8 13  52:66 -14   34-34 
12. TSV München 1860 		34  11 11 12  55:39 +16   33-35 
13. Hamburger SV 		34  11 11 12  51:54 -3    33-35 
14. Borussia Dortmund 		34  12  7 15  60:59 +1    31-37 
15. FC Schalke 04 		34  11  8 15  42:48 -6    30-38 
16. 1. FC Kaiserslautern 	34   8 12 14  39:67 -28   28-40
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17. Borussia Neunkirchen (N) 	34   7  5 22  33:93 -60   19-49 
18. Karlsruher SC 		34   6  5 23  32:70 -38	  17-51 


M = Meister / (defending) champion
P = Pokal   / (defending) Cup winner
N = Neuling / promoted club

Scorers List:

27 - Löhr (Koeln)
25 - Brungs (Nuernberg)
20 - G.Müller (Bayern)
19 - Laumen (M'gladbach)
19 - Meyer (M'gladbach)
19 - Ohlhauser (Bayern)
18 - Strehl (Nuernberg)
18 - Emmerich (Dortmund)


Bundesliga Promotion playoffs Gruppe 1 TuS Neuendorf - Arminia Hannover 1:0, 1:1 Tennis Borussia Berlin - Bayer Leverkusen 2:4, 1:4 Arminia Hannover - Tennis Borussia Berlin 1:0, 1:2 Bayer Leverkusen - Kickers Offenbach 1:1, 1:2 Kickers Offenbach - Arminia Hannover 1:0, 2:3 Tennis Borussia Berlin - TuS Neuendorf 2:1, 1:1 Arminia Hannover - Bayer Leverkusen 1:1, 1:4 TuS Neuendorf - Kickers Offenbach 0:0, 0:2 Kickers Offenbach - Tennis Borussia Berlin 4:1, 4:1 Bayer Leverkusen - TuS Neuendorf 1:1, 1:1 1. Kickers Offenbach 8 5 2 1 16:7 12:4 promoted 2. Bayer Leverkusen 8 3 4 1 17:10 10:6 3. TuS Neuendorf 8 1 5 2 6:8 7:9 4. Tennis Borussia Berlin 8 3 1 4 11:19 7:9 5. Arminia Hannover 8 1 2 5 7:13 4:12 Gruppe 2 Rot-Weiß Essen - Hertha BSC Berlin 2:2, 0:2 Göttingen 05 - SV Alsenborn 3:0, 2:3 Hertha BSC Berlin - Göttingen 05 1:0, 0:0 Bayern Hof - Rot-Weiß Essen 0:1, 1:1 Göttingen 05 - Bayern Hof 3:1, 1:5 SV Alsenborn - Hertha BSC Berlin 2:1, 1:1 Rot-Weiß Essen - Göttingen 05 1:0, 0:1 Bayern Hof - SV Alsenborn 2:1, 1:2 Hertha BSC Berlin - Bayern Hof 2:0, 3:2 SV Alsenborn - Rot-Weiß Essen 1:1, 2:3 1. Hertha BSC Berlin 8 4 3 1 12:7 11:5 promoted 2. Rot-Weiß Essen 8 3 3 2 9:9 9:7 3. SV Alsenborn 8 3 2 3 12:14 8:8 4. Göttingen 05 8 3 1 4 10:11 7:9 5. Bayern Hof 8 1 2 5 12:14 5:11
Regionalliga Nord 1. Arminia Hannover (M) 32 20 4 8 64:25 44-20 2. Göttingen 05 32 20 4 8 66:36 44-20 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. VfL Wolfsburg 32 17 9 6 61:34 43-21 4. FC St.Pauli 32 17 7 8 60:30 41-23 5. TuS Bremerhaven 93 32 17 5 10 48:53 39-25 6. Phönix Lübeck (N) 32 15 7 10 49:39 37-27 7. VfL Osnabrück 32 13 8 11 51:43 34-30 8. Holstein Kiel 32 14 5 13 47:37 33-31 9. VfB Lübeck 32 13 7 12 44:41 33-31 10. SC Sperber Hamburg 32 13 6 13 53:63 32-32 11. VfB Oldenburg 32 10 10 12 49:49 30-34 12. Itzehoer SV 32 10 7 15 50:64 27-37 13. Concordia Hamburg 32 10 3 19 42:52 23-41 14. HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst 32 10 3 19 56:79 23-41 15. ASV Bergedorf 85 32 8 6 18 31:54 22-42 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16. FC Altona 93 32 8 4 20 37:78 20-44 17. TuS Haste (N) 32 8 3 21 40:71 19-45 Regionalliga West 1. Bayer Leverkusen 34 22 8 4 70:32 52-16 2. Rot-Weiß Essen (A) 34 22 8 4 73:55 52-16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 34 23 5 6 77:32 51-17 4. Arminia Bielefeld 34 19 8 7 77:44 46-22 5. VfL Bochum 34 18 6 10 65:32 42-26 6. Fortuna Düsseldorf (A) 34 11 13 10 65:49 35-33 7. Schwarz-Weiß Essen 34 12 11 11 56:46 35-33 8. Lüner SV (N) 34 13 7 14 46:65 33-35 9. Sportfreunde Hamborn 07 34 11 9 14 60:61 31-37 10. Viktoria Köln 34 12 7 15 48:51 31-37 11. TSV Marl-Hüls 34 12 7 15 49:56 31-37 12. VfR Neuß 34 12 7 15 51:61 31-37 13. Preußen Münster 34 10 9 15 45:50 29-39 14. Eintracht Gelsenkirchen 34 11 7 16 43:56 29-39 15. Wuppertaler SV 34 10 8 16 31:51 28-40 16. Fortuna Köln (N) 34 7 9 18 45:81 23-45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17. Westfalia Herne 34 6 7 21 27:74 19-49 18. VfB Bottrop (N) 34 3 8 23 20:72 14-54 Regionalliga Südwest 1. SV Alsenborn 30 24 3 3 87:21 51-9 2. TuS Neuendorf 30 18 6 6 66:29 42-18 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. FK Pirmasens 30 18 5 7 57:31 41-19 4. FSV Mainz 05 30 15 8 7 57:32 38-22 5. 1.FC Saarbrücken 30 12 10 8 55:37 34-26 6. Südwest Ludwigshafen 30 13 7 10 45:32 33-27 7. Röchling Völklingen 30 12 9 9 53:47 33-27 8. Eintracht Trier 30 11 10 9 57:46 32-28 9. Saar 05 Saarbrücken 30 12 7 11 32:35 31-29 10. FC Homburg 30 11 8 11 41:53 30-30 11. SV Weisenau Mainz 30 10 7 13 42:60 27-33 12. Wormatia Worms 30 8 9 13 34:40 25-35 13. VfR Frankenthal 30 9 7 14 35:63 25-35 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14. SC Friedrichsthal (N) 30 8 5 17 42:60 21-39 15. SC Ludwigshafen (N) 30 3 4 23 27:90 10-50 16. SSV Mülheim (N) 30 2 3 25 22:76 7-53 Regionalliga Süd 1. Bayern Hof 34 23 8 3 85:36 54-14 2. Kickers Offenbach (M) 34 21 11 2 75:27 53-15 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SSV Reutlingen 34 22 1 11 77:39 45-23 4. Stuttgarter Kickers 34 20 4 10 75:51 44-24 5. FC Schweinfurt 05 34 16 9 9 55:48 41-27 6. VfR Mannheim 34 15 8 11 75:55 38-30 7. SpVgg Fürth 34 17 4 13 48:39 38-30 8. Hessen Kassel 34 15 7 12 64:63 37-31 9. Freiburger FC 34 14 8 12 57:56 36-32 10. FC Villingen 34 12 11 11 41:43 35-33 11. Opel Rüsselsheim 34 12 7 15 59:60 31-37 12. SV Waldhof Mannheim 34 12 6 16 55:62 30-38 13. Schwaben Augsburg 34 10 8 16 47:54 28-40 14. Darmstadt 98 34 8 8 18 45:71 24-44 15. Jahn Regensburg (N) 34 8 6 20 37:77 22-46 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16. FSV Frankfurt 34 5 10 19 37:61 20-48 17. TSG Backnang (N) 34 4 10 20 45:94 18-50 18. SV Wiesbaden (N) 34 4 10 20 37:78 18-50 Regionalliga Berlin 1. Hertha BSC Berlin (M) 30 26 3 1 104:11 55-5 2. Tennis Borussia Berlin 30 23 4 3 108:29 50-10 3. Hertha Zehlendorf 30 18 5 7 69:45 41-19 4. Wacker 04 Berlin 30 17 6 7 90:58 40-20 5. Tasmania 1900 Berlin 30 12 11 7 57:32 35-25 6. BFC Südring Berlin 30 12 7 11 51:42 31-29 7. Spandauer SV 30 12 6 12 62:53 30-30 8. Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin 30 12 6 12 43:47 30-30 9. Berliner SV 92 30 8 10 12 46:59 26-34 10. Alemannia 90 Berlin (N) 30 8 9 13 44:58 25-35 11. Reinickendorfer Füchse 30 9 6 15 51:68 24-36 12. 1.FC Neukölln 30 8 8 14 41:66 24-36 13. Rapide Wedding 30 7 7 16 51:72 21-39 14. Kickers 1900 Berlin 30 7 6 17 29:69 20-40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15. Neuköllner Sportfreunde (N) 30 6 3 21 32:111 15-45 16. VfB Hermsdorf 30 4 5 21 39:97 13-47