| Season | 1978–79 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 August 1978 – 9 June 1979 |
| Champions | Hamburger SV 1st Bundesliga title 4thGerman title |
| Relegated | Arminia Bielefeld 1. FC Nürnberg SV Darmstadt 98 |
| European Cup | Hamburger SV |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
| UEFA Cup | VfB Stuttgart 1. FC Kaiserslautern FC Bayern Munich Eintracht Frankfurt Borussia Mönchengladbach (title holders) |
| Goals | 946 |
| Average goals/game | 3.09 |
| Top goalscorer | Klaus Allofs (22) |
| Biggest home win | Düsseldorf 7–1Bayern Munich (9 December 1978) |
| Biggest away win | M'gladbach 1–7Bayern Munich (24 March 1979) Darmstadt 1–7Stuttgart (9 June 1979) |
| Highest scoring | 7 games with 8 goals each |
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The1978–79 Bundesliga was the 16th season of theBundesliga,West Germany's premier football league. It began on 11 August 1978[1] and ended on 9 June 1979.[2]1. FC Köln 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 three teams with the fewest points were relegated to their respective2. Bundesliga divisions.
TSV 1860 Munich,1. FC Saarbrücken andFC St. Pauli were relegated to the2. Bundesliga after finishing in the last three places during 1977–78. They were replaced byArminia Bielefeld, winners of the 2. Bundesliga Northern Division,SV Darmstadt 98, winners of the Southern Division and1. FC Nürnberg, who won a two-legged promotion play-off againstRot-Weiss Essen.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamburger SV(C) | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 78 | 32 | +46 | 49 | Qualification toEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 73 | 34 | +39 | 48 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round[a] |
| 3 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 62 | 47 | +15 | 43 | |
| 4 | Bayern Munich | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 69 | 46 | +23 | 40 | |
| 5 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 39 | |
| 6 | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 38 | |
| 7 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 70 | 59 | +11 | 37 | Qualification toCup Winners' Cup first round |
| 8 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 33 | |
| 9 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 33 | |
| 10 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 32 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round[a] |
| 11 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 31 | |
| 12 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 54 | 70 | −16 | 31 | |
| 13 | MSV Duisburg | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 30 | |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 29 | |
| 15 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 55 | 61 | −6 | 28 | |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld(R) | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 26 | Relegation to2. Bundesliga |
| 17 | 1. FC Nürnberg(R) | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 36 | 67 | −31 | 24 | |
| 18 | SV Darmstadt 98(R) | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 40 | 75 | −35 | 21 |
| Home \ Away | BSC | DSC | BOC | EBS | SVW | D98 | BVB | DUI | F95 | SGE | HSV | FCK | KOE | BMG | FCB | FCN | S04 | VFB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertha BSC | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| VfL Bochum | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 0–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Werder Bremen | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | — | 3–0 | 4–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| Darmstadt 98 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–6 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–7 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 |
| MSV Duisburg | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | — | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 7–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Hamburger SV | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | — | 3–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 |
| 1. FC Köln | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–7 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Bayern Munich | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | — | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Schalke 04 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–3 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | — |
| Hamburger SV |
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| Goalkeeper:Rudolf Kargus (34). Defenders:Manfred Kaltz (34 / 6);Peter Nogly (captain; 34 / 1);Ivan Buljan Manager:Branko Zebec On the roster but did not play in a league game:Jürgen Stars;Bernd Gorski;Andreas Karow;Thomas Bliemeister. |