| Season | 1973–74 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 August 1973 – 18 May 1974 |
| Champions | Bayern Munich 4th Bundesliga title 5thGerman title |
| Relegated | SC Fortuna Köln Hannover 96 |
| European Cup | FC Bayern Munich |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| UEFA Cup | Borussia Mönchengladbach Fortuna Düsseldorf 1. FC Köln Hamburger SV (losingDFB-Pokal finalists to Frankfurt) |
| Goals | 1,069 |
| Average goals/game | 3.49 |
| Top goalscorer | Jupp Heynckes (30) Gerd Müller (30) |
| Biggest home win | M'gladbach 7–1Wuppertal (26 January 1974) M'gladbach 6–0Schalke (1 September 1973) Frankfurt 6–0Essen (30 March 1974) |
| Biggest away win | Hamburg 0–5FC Bayern (4 May 1974) |
| Highest scoring | K'lautern 7–4FC Bayern (11 goals) (20 October 1973) |
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The1973–74 Bundesliga was the 11th season of theBundesliga,West Germany's premier football league. It began on 11 August 1973[1] and ended on 18 May 1974.[2]FC Bayern Munich were the defending champions.
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 bygoal 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 their respective2. Bundesliga divisions.
Eintracht Braunschweig andRot-Weiß Oberhausen were relegated to theRegionalliga after finishing in the last two places. Both teams were replaced byFortuna Köln andRot-Weiss Essen, who won their respective promotion play-off groups.
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| Club | Ground[3] | Capacity[3] |
|---|---|---|
| Hertha BSC Berlin | Olympiastadion | 100,000 |
| VfL Bochum | Ruhrstadion | 40,000 |
| SV Werder Bremen | Weserstadion | 32,000 |
| MSV Duisburg | Wedaustadion | 38,500 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | Rheinstadion | 59,600 |
| Rot-Weiss Essen | Georg-Melches-Stadion | 40,000 |
| 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 | Radrennbahn Müngersdorf | 29,000 |
| SC Fortuna Köln | Radrennbahn Müngersdorf | 29,000 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bökelbergstadion | 34,500 |
| FC Bayern Munich | Olympiastadion | 70,000 |
| Kickers Offenbach | Bieberer Berg | 30,000 |
| FC Schalke 04 | Parkstadion | 70,000 |
| VfB Stuttgart | Neckarstadion | 53,000 |
| Wuppertaler SV | Stadion am Zoo | 28,000 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich(C) | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 95 | 53 | +42 | 49 | Qualification toEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 93 | 52 | +41 | 48 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 41 | |
| 4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 41 | Qualification toCup Winners' Cup first round |
| 5 | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 69 | 56 | +13 | 39 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 80 | 69 | +11 | 38 | |
| 7 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 72 | 68 | +4 | 37 | |
| 8 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 33 | |
| 9 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 31 | |
| 10 | Kickers Offenbach | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 56 | 62 | −6 | 31 | |
| 11 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 31 | |
| 12 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 53 | 62 | −9 | 31 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round[a] |
| 13 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 56 | 70 | −14 | 31 | |
| 14 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 30 | |
| 15 | MSV Duisburg | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 29 | |
| 16 | Wuppertaler SV | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 65 | −23 | 25 | |
| 17 | Fortuna Köln(R) | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 46 | 79 | −33 | 25 | Relegation to2. Bundesliga |
| 18 | Hannover 96(R) | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 22 |
| Home \ Away | BSC | BOC | SVW | DUI | F95 | RWE | SGE | HSV | H96 | FCK | KOE | FKO | BMG | FCB | KOF | S04 | VFB | WSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertha BSC | — | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| VfL Bochum | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Werder Bremen | 4–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| MSV Duisburg | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–5 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Rot-Weiss Essen | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–4 | — | 6–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–6 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 2–1 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 |
| Hamburger SV | 0–2 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 4–2 | — | 1–4 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Hannover 96 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–1 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 7–4 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 |
| 1. FC Köln | 3–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | 5–0 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 0–0 |
| Fortuna Köln | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | — | 3–5 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 5–0 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 7–1 |
| Bayern Munich | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 4–3 | — | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Kickers Offenbach | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Schalke 04 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 5–5 | 0–2 | — | 2–3 | 4–2 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | — | 2–2 |
| Wuppertaler SV | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | — |
| FC Bayern Munich |
|---|
| Goalkeeper:Sepp Maier (34). Defenders:Franz Beckenbauer (34 / 4);Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck (33 / 7);Johnny Hansen Manager:Udo Lattek. On the roster but have not played in a league game:Walter Modick; Hugo Robl;Georg Weiß;Torben Hansen;Norbert Ivangean;Dušan Jovanović |