1989–90 Bundesliga

The 1989–90 Bundesliga was the 27th season of the Bundesliga, the premier football league in West Germany. It began on 28 July 1989[1] and ended on 12 May 1990.[2] FC Bayern Munich were the defending champions.

Bundesliga
Season1989–90
Dates28 July 1989 – 12 May 1990
ChampionsBayern Munich
11th Bundesliga title
12th German title
RelegatedSV Waldhof Mannheim
FC Homburg
European CupFC Bayern Munich
Cup Winners' Cup1. FC Kaiserslautern
UEFA Cup1. FC Köln
Eintracht Frankfurt
Borussia Dortmund
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Goals scored773
Average goals/game2.53
Top goalscorerJørn Andersen (18)
Biggest home winDüsseldorf 7–0 St. Pauli (12 May 1990)
Biggest away winKöln 0–5 Karlsruhe (21 April 1990)
Highest scoringKöln 3–5 Frankfurt (8 goals) (18 November 1989)

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 1988–89

Stuttgarter Kickers and Hannover 96 were directly relegated to the 2. Bundesliga after finishing in the last two places. They were replaced by Fortuna Düsseldorf and FC Homburg. Relegation/promotion play-off participant Eintracht Frankfurt won on aggregate against 1. FC Saarbrücken and thus retained their Bundesliga status.

Team overview

ClubLocationGround[3]Capacity[3]
VfL BochumBochumRuhrstadion40,000
SV Werder BremenBremenWeserstadion32,000
Borussia DortmundDortmundWestfalenstadion54,000
Fortuna DüsseldorfDüsseldorfRheinstadion59,600
Eintracht FrankfurtFrankfurtWaldstadion62,000
Hamburger SVHamburgVolksparkstadion62,000
FC HomburgHomburgWaldstadion24,000
1. FC KaiserslauternKaiserslauternFritz-Walter-Stadion42,000
Karlsruher SCKarlsruheWildparkstadion50,000
1. FC KölnCologneMüngersdorfer Stadion61,000
Bayer 04 LeverkusenLeverkusenUlrich-Haberland-Stadion20,000
SV Waldhof MannheimMannheimStadion am Alsenweg15,200
Borussia MönchengladbachMönchengladbachBökelbergstadion34,500
FC Bayern MunichMunichOlympiastadion70,000
1. FC NürnbergNurembergStädtisches Stadion64,238
FC St. PauliHamburgStadion am Millerntor18,000
VfB StuttgartStuttgartNeckarstadion72,000
Bayer 05 UerdingenKrefeldGrotenburg-Stadion34,500

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Bayern Munich (C)34191146428+3649Qualification to European Cup first round
21. FC Köln3417985444+1043Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3Eintracht Frankfurt34151186140+2141
4Borussia Dortmund34151185135+1641
5Bayer Leverkusen34121574032+839
6VfB Stuttgart34156135347+636
7Werder Bremen341014104941+834
81. FC Nürnberg341111124246−433
9Fortuna Düsseldorf341012124141032
10Karlsruher SC341012123239−732
11Hamburger SV34135163946−731
121. FC Kaiserslautern341011134255−1331Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
13FC St. Pauli34913123146−1531
14Bayer 05 Uerdingen341010144148−730
15Borussia Mönchengladbach34118153745−830
16VfL Bochum34117164453−929Qualification to relegation play-offs
17Waldhof Mannheim (R)34106183653−1726Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18FC 08 Homburg (R)3488183351−1824
Source: www.dfb.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ AwayBOCSVWBVBF95SGEHSVHOMFCKKSCKOEB04WMABMGFCBFCNSTPVFBB05
VfL Bochum0–02–31–22–23–11–02–02–00–10–22–02–10–03–33–32–02–1
Werder Bremen1–12–02–21–22–10–04–04–04–00–00–10–02–24–02–16–10–0
Borussia Dortmund0–14–11–00–01–03–01–12–00–01–12–03–02–22–13–12–01–0
Fortuna Düsseldorf2–22–11–11–21–11–01–10–01–12–00–00–11–20–07–04–22–1
Eintracht Frankfurt4–01–00–22–02–01–11–11–13–10–33–13–01–25–14–15–12–1
Hamburger SV1–44–01–11–01–12–03–01–00–20–11–03–00–31–00–01–06–0
FC Homburg1–01–13–31–02–30–12–22–00–12–12–11–31–30–10–24–21–2
1. FC Kaiserslautern2–12–22–21–02–11–33–15–11–22–02–32–10–00–21–11–22–1
Karlsruher SC2–02–12–12–21–02–00–20–00–02–14–00–13–30–00–01–00–0
1. FC Köln2–04–21–11–33–52–01–04–10–51–16–03–01–12–11–00–00–1
Bayer Leverkusen2–11–31–03–32–01–03–11–11–10–23–00–00–02–01–11–11–1
Waldhof Mannheim3–20–02–10–11–14–11–24–00–12–31–14–21–01–10–12–11–1
Borussia Mönchengladbach1–24–00–03–12–11–30–03–10–00–21–12–00–03–04–13–10–1
Bayern Munich5–11–13–00–01–04–01–03–04–15–10–12–02–03–21–03–13–0
1. FC Nürnberg2–11–11–33–01–12–02–00–02–01–12–22–02–04–00–10–21–1
FC St. Pauli2–00–02–11–02–20–01–10–21–11–13–02–12–10–20–10–01–1
VfB Stuttgart1–03–13–14–01–13–02–20–12–03–10–01–04–02–14–04–01–0
Bayer Uerdingen3–10–11–30–11–15–23–03–21–02–30–20–20–02–23–31–04–1
Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

VfL Bochum and third-placed 2. Bundesliga team 1. FC Saarbrücken had to compete in a two-legged relegation/promotion play-off. Bochum won 2–1 on aggregate and retained their Bundesliga status.

1. FC Saarbrücken0–1VfL Bochum
[4]Legat 65' (pen)
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Manfred Neuner (Leimen)

Top goalscorers

18 goals
15 goals
13 goals
11 goals
10 goals

Champion squad

FC Bayern Munich
Goalkeepers: Raimond Aumann (33); Sven Scheuer (1).

Defenders: Hans Pflügler (33 / 3); Roland Grahammer (28 / 1); Jürgen Kohler (26 / 2); Klaus Augenthaler (captain; 24 / 1); Thomas Kastenmaier (9 / 1); Erland Johnsen (8).
Midfielders: Stefan Reuter (33); Hans Dorfner (29 / 5); Ludwig Kögl (25 / 4); Manfred Schwabl (25 / 3); Hansi Flick (22 / 1); Olaf Thon (20 / 8); Thomas Strunz (20 / 5).
Forwards: Alan McInally (31 / 10); Radmilo Mihajlović (25 / 4); Roland Wohlfarth (24 / 13); Manfred Bender (20 / 2).
(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

Manager: Jupp Heynckes.

On the roster but have not played in a league game: Helmut Winklhofer.

References