1964–65 Bundesliga


The 1964–65 Bundesliga was the second season of the Bundesliga, West Germany's premier football league. It began on 22 August 1964 and ended on 15 May 1965. 1. FC Köln were the defending champions.

Season overview

The championship was won by Werder Bremen. Schalke 04 and Karlsruher SC were originally going to be demoted to the Regionalliga. However, the German FA became aware of irregularities regarding transfer fees, signing bonuses and player wages paid by Hertha BSC. A cash audit was ordered, and the evidence collected from there was enough to revoke Hertha's license. In order to avoid any legal battles over Bundesliga membership, the FA decided to expand the league from sixteen to eighteen teams, meaning Schalke and Karlsruhe were spared relegation. Since Berlin should have a representative in the league as well, Tasmania Berlin were promoted besides the winners of the promotion play-off groups for the 1965–66 season.
The 1964–65 season saw the debut of Brazilian players in the Bundesliga. Zézé became the first Brazilian to play in the league when he fielded for 1. FC Köln against Hertha BSC on 22 August 1964 while Raoul Tagliari scored the first-ever Bundesliga goal by a Brazilian for Meidericher SV against 1. FC Nürnberg on 21 November 1964.

Teams

and 1. FC Saarbrücken were relegated to the Regionalliga after finishing in the last two places. They were replaced by Hannover 96 and Borussia Neunkirchen, who won their respective promotion play-off groups.
ClubGroundCapacity
Olympiastadion100,000
Eintracht-Stadion38,000
Weserstadion32,000
Stadion Rote Erde30,000
Waldstadion87,000
Volksparkstadion80,000
Niedersachsenstadion86,000
Stadion Betzenberg42,000
Wildparkstadion50,000
Müngersdorfer Stadion76,000
Wedaustadion38,500
Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße44,000
Ellenfeld32,000
Städtisches Stadion64,238
Glückauf-Kampfbahn35,000
Neckarstadion53,000

League table

Results

Top goalscorers

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