1968–69 Bundesliga

Bundesliga
Season 1968–69
Champions FC Bayern Munich
1st Bundesliga title
2nd German title
Relegated 1. FC Nuremberg
Kickers Offenbach
European Cup FC Bayern Munich
Cup Winners' Cup FC Schalke 04 (losing DFB Cup finalists to Bayern)
Goals scored 873
Average goals/game 2.85
Top goalscorer Gerd Müller (30)
Biggest home win FC Bayern 6–0 Werder Bremen (29 March 1969)
Biggest away win 1860 Munich 0–4 M'gladbach (28 September 1968)
Highest scoring Werder Bremen 6–5 M'gladbach (11 goals) (7 June 1969)

The 1968–69 Bundesliga was the sixth season of the Bundesliga, West Germany's premier football league. It began on 17 August 1968 and ended on 7 June 1969.[1] 1. FC Nuremberg were the defending champions.

Competition modus

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 average. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the two teams with the least points were relegated to their respective Regionalliga divisions.

Team changes to 1967–68

Borussia Neunkirchen and Karlsruher SC were relegated to the Regionalliga after finishing in the last two places. They were replaced by Hertha BSC Berlin and Kickers Offenbach, who won their respective promotion play-off groups.

Season overview

The dominant team of the 1968–69 season was FC Bayern Munich. Bayern were in first place of the standings from the very first matchday and never looked back, continuously increasing their margin to eventually eight points, the biggest so far in league history. They were victorious in the DFB Cup as well, beating Schalke in the final by a 2–1 score. Keys to their double win were their improved defense and top scorer Gerd Müller, who scored 30 goals.

Behind Bayern, the league continued to create surprises. Alemannia Aachen ended up in second place after a campaign which featured almost every position between second and 16th. Other notable astonishments were Eintracht Braunschweig, who finished in fourth place, and 1. FC Köln, who ended their season in a dismal 13th position.

Köln even were in danger of being relegated prior to the last matchday, sitting in 15th place with 30 points at that time. They played 1. FC Nuremberg at home, who also were in relegation trouble as 16th-placed team, one point behind Köln. Another match on that day was the clash between 17th-placed Borussia Dortmund and 18th-placed Kickers Offenbach. Both teams had 28 points prior to the game. After the matches were over, both Nuremberg and Offenbach had received 3–0 defeats, resulting in the demotion of both teams.

The demotion of Nuremberg was especially tragic as they had been Bundesliga champions only 12 months ago. Nevertheless, a pre-season sell-out of their best players and continuous quarrels between coach Max Merkel and his players proved to be costly, and although Merkel was sacked in late March 1969, it was too late to reverse tides. A home draw to Dortmund on matchday 33 and the defeat against Köln one week later eventually sealed their fate.

Team overview

Club Ground[2] Capacity[2]
Alemannia Aachen Tivoli 30,000
Hertha BSC Olympiastadion 100,000
Eintracht Braunschweig Eintracht-Stadion 38,000
SV Werder Bremen Weserstadion 32,000
Borussia Dortmund Stadion Rote Erde 30,000
MSV Duisburg Wedaustadion 38,500
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 Müngersdorfer Stadion 76,000
Borussia Mönchengladbach Bökelbergstadion 34,500
TSV 1860 München Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße 44,300
FC Bayern Munich Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße 44,300
1. FC Nuremberg Städtisches Stadion 64,238
Kickers Offenbach Bieberer Berg 30,000
FC Schalke 04 Glückauf-Kampfbahn 35,000
VfB Stuttgart Neckarstadion 53,000

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GAvg
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Bayern Munich (C) 34 18 10 6 61 311.968 46 1969–70 European Cup First round
2 Alemannia Aachen 34 16 6 12 57 511.118 38
3 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 13 11 10 61 461.326 37
4 Eintracht Braunschweig 34 13 11 10 46 431.07 37
5 VfB Stuttgart 34 14 8 12 60 541.111 36 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round
6 Hamburger SV 34 13 10 11 55 551 36
7 Schalke 04 34 14 7 13 45 401.125 35 1969–70 European Cup Winners' Cup First round 1
8 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 13 8 13 46 431.07 34
9 Werder Bremen 34 14 6 14 59 591 34
10 1860 Munich 34 15 4 15 44 590.746 34 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round
11 Hannover 96 34 9 14 11 47 451.044 32 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round
12 MSV Duisburg 34 8 16 10 33 370.892 32
13 1. FC Köln 34 13 6 15 47 560.839 32
14 Hertha BSC 34 12 8 14 31 390.795 32 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round
15 1. FC Kaiserslautern 34 12 6 16 45 470.957 30
16 Borussia Dortmund 34 11 8 15 49 540.907 30
17 1. FC Nürnberg (R) 34 9 11 14 45 550.818 29 Regionalliga
18 Kickers Offenbach (R) 34 10 8 16 42 590.712 28

Source: www.dfb.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average
1As Bayern Munich also won the 1968–69 DFB-Pokal, runners-up Schalke 04 were given the European spot reserved for the domestic cup winners.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home ╲ Away AAC BSC BRSBREDORDUIFRAHAMH96KAIKÖLMGLM60FCBNUROFFS04STU
Alemannia Aachen 00 14 21 01 40 42 20 20 10 21 21 40 24 42 12 41 13
Hertha BSC 01 00 10 00 11 20 32 21 10 21 21 12 12 20 10 10 01
Eintracht Braunschweig 20 33 03 43 00 10 10 33 30 21 00 21 23 00 22 30 12
Werder Bremen 12 20 21 21 21 01 11 32 21 31 65 41 10 33 20 13 10
Borussia Dortmund 31 22 21 32 21 01 31 11 23 11 13 20 01 31 30 01 10
MSV Duisburg 11 21 11 20 20 11 00 00 00 00 11 34 00 10 21 10 20
Eintracht Frankfurt 01 20 01 21 11 21 22 00 22 12 11 30 11 30 32 10 30
Hamburger SV 30 00 00 52 20 12 14 14 31 31 20 20 22 42 30 13 21
Hannover 96 52 11 11 10 11 11 12 22 02 30 23 32 10 22 22 10 10
1. FC Kaiserslautern 21 10 40 10 12 30 22 01 00 40 20 31 31 11 21 11 13
1. FC Köln 12 10 20 33 21 11 21 41 10 21 14 00 11 30 21 20 52
Borussia Mönchengladbach 22 01 11 11 10 10 23 12 32 40 21 30 11 11 41 30 44
1860 München 00 01 01 43 21 21 10 33 21 10 21 04 03 20 20 31 31
Bayern Munich 11 30 21 60 41 22 20 51 21 20 10 00 02 30 51 00 20
1. FC Nürnberg 14 30 20 11 22 11 10 00 12 10 01 40 30 20 22 11 11
Kickers Offenbach 11 10 01 03 43 00 42 11 11 41 31 10 23 00 21 10 21
Schalke 04 31 20 02 21 41 10 20 23 11 10 31 11 20 12 41 30 11
VfB Stuttgart 31 42 22 22 22 32 20 30 10 43 61 03 11 30 23 10 11

Source: www.dfb.de
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

30 goals
23 goals
17 goals
15 goals
14 goals
13 goals
12 goals

Champion squad

FC Bayern Munich
Goalkeeper: Sepp Maier (34).

Defenders: Werner Olk (34 / 1); Peter Pumm Austria (34); Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck (34); Franz Beckenbauer (33 / 2); Peter Kupferschmidt (22).
Midfielders: August Starek Austria (34 / 4); Franz Roth (34 / 2); Helmut Schmidt (21 / 2).
Forwards: Rainer Ohlhauser (34 / 10); Dieter Brenninger (34 / 9); Gerd Müller (30 / 30); Gustav Jung (4).
(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

Manager: Branko Zebec Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

On the roster but have not played in a league game: Fritz Kosar; Benno Zellermayer; Peter Stegmann; Albrecht Wachsmann; Reinhard Lippert.

See also

References

  1. "Archive 1968/1969 Schedule". DFB.
  2. 1 2 Grüne, Hardy (2001). Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs, Band 7: Vereinslexikon (in German). Kassel: AGON Sportverlag. ISBN 3-89784-147-9.

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