| Season | 1988–89 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22 July 1988 – 17 June 1989 |
| Champions | Bayern Munich 10th Bundesliga title 11thGerman title |
| Relegated | Stuttgarter Kickers Hannover 96 |
| European Cup | FC Bayern Munich |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Borussia Dortmund |
| UEFA Cup | 1. FC Köln SV Werder Bremen Hamburger SV VfB Stuttgart |
| Goals | 838 |
| Average goals/game | 2.74 |
| Top goalscorer | Thomas Allofs (17) |
| Biggest home win | K'lautern 6–0St. Kickers (3 September 1988) Dortmund 6–0Frankfurt (26 November 1988) |
| Biggest away win | St. Kickers 0–6Bremen (16 November 1988) |
| Highest scoring | Uerdingen 7–3Hannover (10 goals) (25 May 1989) |
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The1988–89 Bundesliga was the 26th season of theBundesliga, the premier football league inWest Germany. It began on 22 July 1988[1] and ended on 17 June 1989.[2]SV Werder Bremen 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 to2. 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.
FC Homburg andFC Schalke 04 were directly relegated to the2. Bundesliga after finishing in the last two places. They were replaced byFC St. Pauli andStuttgarter Kickers. Relegation/promotion play-off participantSV Waldhof Mannheim won thepenalty shootout of a decisive third match, which had become necessary after the regular two-legged series ended in an aggregated tie, againstSV Darmstadt 98 and thus retained their Bundesliga status.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich(C) | 34 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 67 | 26 | +41 | 50 | Qualification toEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 58 | 30 | +28 | 45 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 44 | |
| 4 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 60 | 36 | +24 | 43 | |
| 5 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 39 | |
| 6 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 38 | |
| 7 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 37 | Qualification toCup Winners' Cup first round |
| 8 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 34 | |
| 9 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 33 | |
| 10 | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 32 | |
| 11 | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 32 | |
| 12 | Waldhof Mannheim | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 31 | |
| 13 | Bayer 05 Uerdingen | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 31 | |
| 14 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 26 | |
| 15 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 26 | |
| 16 | Eintracht Frankfurt(O) | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 53 | −23 | 26 | Qualification torelegation play-offs |
| 17 | Stuttgarter Kickers(R) | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 41 | 68 | −27 | 26 | Relegation to2. Bundesliga |
| 18 | Hannover 96(R) | 34 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 36 | 71 | −35 | 19 |
| Home \ Away | BOC | SVW | BVB | SGE | HSV | H96 | FCK | KSC | KOE | B04 | WMA | BMG | FCB | FCN | STP | SKI | VFB | B05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VfL Bochum | — | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Werder Bremen | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | 6–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Hamburger SV | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Hannover 96 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–3 | — | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 0–5 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 |
| Karlsruher SC | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–2[a] | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| 1. FC Köln | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 6–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Waldhof Mannheim | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 |
| Bayern Munich | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 5–0 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 5–3 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| FC St. Pauli | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 |
| Stuttgarter Kickers | 1–2 | 0–6 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | — | 2–2 |
| Bayer Uerdingen | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 7–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — |
Eintracht Frankfurt and third-placed2. Bundesliga team1. FC Saarbrücken had to compete in a two-legged relegation/promotion play-off. Frankfurt won 3–2 on aggregate and retained their Bundesliga status.
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–0 | 1. FC Saarbrücken |
|---|---|---|
| Andersen Binz | Report link (in German) |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | 2–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
|---|---|---|
| Yeboah | Report link (in German) | Schulz |
| FC Bayern Munich |
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| Goalkeeper:Raimond Aumann (34). Defenders:Hans Pflügler (34 / 4);Klaus Augenthaler (captain; 31 / 6);Norbert Nachtweih Manager:Jupp Heynckes. On the roster but have not played in a league game:Sven Scheuer;Uli Bayerschmidt;Matthias Hamann. |
Source:[4]
| No. | Team | Attendance | Change | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 30,572 | 3.9% | 54,000 |
| 2 | Bayern München | 30,412 | 8.5% | 68,000 |
| 3 | VfB Stuttgart | 26,876 | 2.2% | 68,900 |
| 4 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 21,986 | 2.2% | 38,300 |
| 5 | FC St. Pauli | 21,085 | 147.4% | 53,950 |
| 6 | 1. FC Köln | 20,941 | -6.6% | 60,000 |
| 7 | Werder Bremen | 20,591 | -7.1% | 37,204 |
| 8 | Karlsruher SC | 20,559 | -4.9% | 40,000 |
| 9 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 18,929 | -29.2% | 42,000 |
| 10 | Hamburger SV | 17,615 | 10.0% | 48,000 |
| 11 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 17,326 | -18.6% | 47,000 |
| 12 | VfL Bochum | 15,059 | -11.4% | 36,000 |
| 13 | Hannover 96 | 14,325 | -31.7% | 29,900 |
| 14 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 13,294 | -6.7% | 34,500 |
| 15 | Waldhof Mannheim | 13,007 | -9.6% | 28,000 |
| 16 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 12,296 | 102.8% | 32,000 |
| 17 | Bayer Leverkusen | 12,253 | 28.8% | 24,000 |
| 18 | Bayer 05 Uerdingen | 11,418 | 6.6% | 28,000 |