1976–77 Bundesliga

The 1976–77 Bundesliga was the 14th season of the Bundesliga, West Germany's premier football league. It began on 14 August 1976[1] and ended on 21 May 1977.[2] Borussia Mönchengladbach were the defending champions.

Bundesliga
Season1976–77
Dates14 August 1976 – 21 May 1977
ChampionsBorussia Mönchengladbach
5th Bundesliga title
5th German title
RelegatedKarlsruher SC
Tennis Borussia Berlin
Rot-Weiss Essen
European CupBorussia Mönchengladbach
Cup Winners' Cup1. FC Köln
Hamburger SV (title holders)
UEFA CupFC Schalke 04
Eintracht Braunschweig
Eintracht Frankfurt
FC Bayern Munich
Goals scored1,061
Average goals/game3.47
Top goalscorerDieter Müller (34)
Biggest home winFC Bayern 9–0 TeBe Berlin (10 September 1976)
Biggest away winEssen 1–8 Frankfurt (7 May 1977)
FC Bayern 0–7 Schalke (9 October 1976)
Highest scoringKöln 8–4 TeBe Berlin (12 goals) (26 February 1977)

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 difference and, if still tied, by goals scored. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the three teams with the fewest points were relegated to their respective 2. Bundesliga divisions.

Team changes to 1975–76

Hannover 96, Kickers Offenbach and Bayer 05 Uerdingen were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga after finishing in the last three places. They were replaced by Tennis Borussia Berlin, winners of the 2. Bundesliga Northern Division, 1. FC Saarbrücken, winners of the Southern Division and Borussia Dortmund, who won a two-legged promotion play-off against 1. FC Nürnberg.

Season overview

Team overview

Location of teams in Bundesliga 1976–77
ClubLocationGround[3]Capacity[3]
Hertha BSC BerlinBerlinOlympiastadion100,000
Tennis Borussia BerlinBerlinOlympiastadion100,000
VfL BochumBochumRuhrstadion40,000
Eintracht BraunschweigBraunschweigEintracht-Stadion38,000
SV Werder BremenBremenWeserstadion32,000
Borussia DortmundDortmundWestfalenstadion54,000
MSV DuisburgDuisburgWedaustadion38,500
Fortuna DüsseldorfDüsseldorfRheinstadion59,600
Rot-Weiß EssenEssenGeorg-Melches-Stadion40,000
Eintracht FrankfurtFrankfurtWaldstadion62,000
Hamburger SVHamburgVolksparkstadion80,000
1. FC KaiserslauternKaiserslauternStadion Betzenberg42,000
Karlsruher SCKarlsruheWildparkstadion50,000
1. FC KölnCologneMüngersdorfer Stadion61,000
Borussia MönchengladbachMönchengladbachBökelbergstadion34,500
FC Bayern MunichMunichOlympiastadion77,573
1. FC SaarbrückenSaarbrückenLudwigspark40,000
FC Schalke 04GelsenkirchenParkstadion70,000

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Borussia Mönchengladbach (C)34171075834+2444Qualification to European Cup first round
2Schalke 043417987752+2543Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[a]
3Eintracht Braunschweig34151365638+1843
4Eintracht Frankfurt3417898657+2942
51. FC Köln34176118361+2240Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round[b]
6Hamburger SV341410106756+1138
7Bayern Munich34149117465+937Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[a]
8Borussia Dortmund341210127364+934
9MSV Duisburg341112116051+934
10Hertha BSC34138135554+134
11Werder Bremen34137145159−833
12Fortuna Düsseldorf34119145254−231
131. FC Kaiserslautern34125175359−629
141. FC Saarbrücken34911144355−1229
15VfL Bochum34117164762−1529
16Karlsruher SC (R)34910155375−2228Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
17Tennis Borussia Berlin (R)34610184785−3822
18Rot-Weiss Essen (R)34781949103−5422
Source: www.dfb.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

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Hertha BSC2–02–02–12–13–22–44–02–12–32–12–01–12–40–11–11–12–1
Tennis Borussia Berlin2–01–10–02–42–31–54–22–21–11–14–24–23–20–13–11–11–3
VfL Bochum4–22–11–10–22–12–11–22–13–14–21–01–01–20–05–61–21–2
Eintracht Braunschweig2–23–12–00–13–11–10–06–03–10–12–13–34–21–11–01–01–0
Werder Bremen1–00–02–02–23–02–20–23–12–12–22–01–12–11–02–31–01–1
Borussia Dortmund2–14–00–20–02–42–11–24–22–24–45–27–21–20–03–32–12–2
MSV Duisburg1–11–10–01–13–00–01–04–04–30–01–03–11–13–25–22–32–2
Fortuna Düsseldorf2–30–01–01–33–23–22–04–41–22–02–33–01–30–10–05–11–2
Rot-Weiss Essen2–21–03–32–10–01–51–55–31–81–23–23–20–31–01–41–02–2
Eintracht Frankfurt3–37–12–23–07–11–43–11–13–12–12–03–24–01–32–12–16–3
Hamburger SV2–02–15–10–25–33–42–01–15–33–11–02–12–14–15–00–02–2
1. FC Kaiserslautern0–23–12–01–34–22–12–00–2[a]7–12–22–03–14–21–21–11–02–0
Karlsruher SC0–34–12–11–13–12–12–11–11–12–02–21–12–14–01–23–01–7
1. FC Köln3–28–46–13–03–01–15–22–22–22–03–33–14–10–33–05–12–0
Borussia Mönchengladbach2–13–04–21–13–11–11–13–16–01–30–00–05–13–11–03–02–0
Bayern Munich1–09–01–12–21–01–22–22–15–10–36–23–05–04–12–25–10–7
1. FC Saarbrücken1–10–00–11–22–02–21–00–02–12–23–22–21–13–12–26–12–3
Schalke 044–05–43–12–33–24–23–22–13–01–11–05–22–21–11–00–00–1
Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

Top goalscorers

34 goals
28 goals
26 goals
24 goals
21 goals
20 goals
19 goals

Champion squad

Borussia Mönchengladbach
Goalkeeper: Wolfgang Kneib (34).

Defenders: Rainer Bonhof (33 / 6); Hans-Jürgen Wittkamp (33 / 5); Hans Klinkhammer (29); Horst Wohlers (27 / 2); Berti Vogts (captain; 27 / 1); Frank Schäffer (27); Norbert Ringels (7).
Midfielders: Herbert Wimmer (31 / 2); Uli Stielike (24 / 4); Horst Köppel (22 / 3); Wilfried Hannes (21 / 3); Christian Kulik (18 / 1); Dietmar Danner (3).
Forwards: Allan Simonsen (34 / 12); Jupp Heynckes (20 / 15); Herbert Heidenreich (20 / 2); Karl Del'Haye (16 / 1); Carsten Nielsen (1).
(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

Manager: Udo Lattek.

On the roster but have not played in a league game: Wolfgang Kleff; Hans-Jakob Klingen; Ulrich Sude; Gerd Engels; Hans-Jürgen Offermanns; Rudolf Gores.

See also

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