1985–86 Bundesliga

The 1985–86 Bundesliga was the 23rd season of the Bundesliga, the premier football league in West Germany. It began on 9 August 1985[1] and ended on 26 April 1986.[2] Bayern Munich were the defending champions.

Bundesliga
Season1985–86
Dates9 August 1985 – 26 April 1986
ChampionsBayern Munich
8th Bundesliga title
9th German title
Relegated1. FC Saarbrücken
Hannover 96
European CupFC Bayern Munich
Cup Winners' CupVfB Stuttgart
UEFA CupSV Werder Bremen
Bayer 05 Uerdingen
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Matches played306
Goals scored992 (3.24 per match)
Average goals/game3.24
Top goalscorerStefan Kuntz (22)
Biggest home winStuttgart 7–0 Hannover (8 February 1986)
Biggest away winDüsseldorf 0–7 Stuttgart (15 March 1986)
Highest scoringBremen 8–2 Hannover (10 goals) (16 August 1985)
Bremen 7–3 Düsseldorf (10 goals) (22 February 1986)

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 two teams with the fewest points were relegated to 2. Bundesliga. The third-to-last team had to compete in a two-legged relegation/promotion play-off against the third-placed team from 2. Bundesliga.

Team changes to 1984–85

Karlsruher SC and Eintracht Braunschweig were directly relegated to the 2. Bundesliga after finishing in the last two places. They were replaced by 1. FC Nürnberg and Hannover 96. Karlsruhe and Braunschweig were eventually joined in demotion by relegation/promotion play-off participant Arminia Bielefeld, who lost on aggregate against 1. FC Saarbrücken.

Team overview

ClubLocationGround[3]Capacity[3]
VfL BochumBochumRuhrstadion40,000
SV Werder BremenBremenWeserstadion32,000
Borussia DortmundDortmundWestfalenstadion54,000
Fortuna DüsseldorfDüsseldorfRheinstadion59,600
Eintracht FrankfurtFrankfurt am MainWaldstadion62,000
Hamburger SVHamburgVolksparkstadion80,000
Hannover 96HanoverNiedersachsenstadion60,400
1. FC KaiserslauternKaiserslauternStadion Betzenberg42,000
1. FC KölnCologneMüngersdorfer Stadion61,000
Bayer 04 LeverkusenLeverkusenUlrich-Haberland-Stadion20,000
SV Waldhof MannheimLudwigshafen am RheinSüdweststadion[1]75,000
Borussia MönchengladbachMönchengladbachBökelbergstadion34,500
FC Bayern MunichMunichOlympiastadion80,000
1. FC NürnbergNurembergStädtisches Stadion64,238
1. FC SaarbrückenSaarbrückenLudwigspark40,000
FC Schalke 04GelsenkirchenParkstadion70,000
VfB StuttgartStuttgartNeckarstadion72,000
Bayer 05 UerdingenKrefeldGrotenburg-Kampfbahn28,000
  • ^1 Waldhof Mannheim played their matches in nearby Ludwigshafen because their own ground did not fulfil Bundesliga requirements.

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Bayern Munich (C)3421768231+5149Qualification to European Cup first round
2Werder Bremen3420958341+4249Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3Bayer 05 Uerdingen3419786360+345
4Borussia Mönchengladbach34151276551+1442
5VfB Stuttgart34177106945+2441Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
6Bayer Leverkusen34151096351+1240Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[a]
7Hamburger SV34175125235+1739
8Waldhof Mannheim341111124144−333
9VfL Bochum34144165557−232
10Schalke 0434118155358−530
111. FC Kaiserslautern341010144954−530
121. FC Nürnberg34125175154−329
131. FC Köln34911144659−1329
14Fortuna Düsseldorf34117165478−2429
15Eintracht Frankfurt34714133549−1428
16Borussia Dortmund34108164965−1628Qualification to relegation play-offs
171. FC Saarbrücken (R)3469193968−2921Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18Hannover 96 (R)3458214392−4918
Source: www.dfb.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayBOCSVWBVBF95SGEHSVH96FCKKOEB04WMABMGFCBFCNFCSS04VFBB05
VfL Bochum2–36–15–32–12–03–23–22–01–10–12–23–02–13–11–10–21–2
Werder Bremen0–04–27–34–02–08–22–02–05–02–21–10–02–11–03–16–06–1
Borussia Dortmund1–01–11–24–21–12–04–25–11–10–02–30–31–43–11–12–05–2
Fortuna Düsseldorf2–11–44–20–13–12–20–01–32–14–12–04–02–12–21–10–71–1
Eintracht Frankfurt1–00–22–12–03–01–31–12–21–00–01–12–21–11–33–01–11–1
Hamburger SV1–00–13–04–01–03–04–10–01–33–04–10–02–14–02–02–01–4
Hannover 961–22–41–41–00–00–23–23–11–11–12–30–50–22–01–21–31–1
1. FC Kaiserslautern2–03–02–02–01–11–21–01–04–10–01–10–20–31–10–02–25–1
1. FC Köln3–03–32–01–31–11–13–01–12–30–10–21–13–13–14–22–11–1
Bayer Leverkusen4–25–12–13–12–03–24–13–21–13–13–11–20–02–02–02–12–2
Waldhof Mannheim4–11–10–02–10–00–15–11–11–11–03–10–40–11–03–05–32–0
Borussia Mönchengladbach2–01–22–15–11–12–14–33–01–12–21–14–23–02–04–01–11–2
Bayern Munich6–13–10–12–33–02–06–05–03–10–03–16–02–15–13–24–15–1
1. FC Nürnberg0–12–20–03–24–10–13–33–13–03–22–02–40–12–03–10–11–2
1. FC Saarbrücken0–11–11–11–12–22–22–10–61–23–12–11–31–13–03–21–11–2
Schalke 044–20–16–11–13–11–02–22–33–02–23–12–20–12–03–21–22–0
VfB Stuttgart0–42–14–05–02–11–07–02–05–02–23–10–00–03–13–10–10–2
Bayer Uerdingen3–21–02–05–21–00–33–33–13–22–11–01–11–06–22–13–21–4
Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

Borussia Dortmund and third-placed 2. Bundesliga team SC Fortuna Köln had to compete in a two-legged relegation/promotion play-off. After a two-leg series, both teams were tied 3–3 on aggregate, so a deciding third match had to be scheduled. Dortmund won this match, 8–0, and retained their Bundesliga status.

Fortuna Köln2–0Borussia Dortmund
Grabosch 53'
Richter 75'
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Borussia Dortmund3–1Fortuna Köln
Zorc 54' (pen)
Răducanu 68'
Wegmann 90'
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Grabosch 14'

Borussia Dortmund8–0Fortuna Köln
Hupe 31'
Zorc 46', 89'
Anderbrügge 49'
Storck 61'
Simmes 66'
Wegmann 84' (pen)
Pagelsdorf 90'
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Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf
Attendance: 50,000

Top goalscorers

22 goals
21 goals
20 goals
17 goals
16 goals
15 goals
14 goals

Champion squad

FC Bayern Munich
Goalkeepers: Jean-Marie Pfaff (24); Raimond Aumann (11).

Defenders: Hans Pflügler (34 / 6); Norbert Eder (34 / 2); Klaus Augenthaler (31 / 4); Holger Willmer (20 / 2); Bertram Beierlorzer (12).
Midfielders: Søren Lerby (31 / 8); Norbert Nachtweih (27 / 4); Lothar Matthäus (23 / 10); Helmut Winklhofer (13 / 2); Manfred Schwabl (7); Hansi Flick (6); Wolfgang Dremmler (4).
Forwards: Dieter Hoeneß (31 / 15); Michael Rummenigge (31 / 10); Roland Wohlfarth (25 / 13); Ludwig Kögl (22); Frank Hartmann (19 / 4); Reinhold Mathy (19 / 2).
(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

Manager: Udo Lattek.

On the roster but have not played in a league game: Christiaan Pförtner; Wolfgang Grobe; Ugur Tütüneker.

See also

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