1973–74 Bundesliga


The 1973–74 Bundesliga was the 11th season of the Bundesliga, West Germany's premier football league. It began on 11 August 1973 and ended on 18 May 1974. FC Bayern Munich were the defending champions.

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 their respective 2. Bundesliga divisions.

Team changes to 1972–73

and Rot-Weiß Oberhausen were relegated to the Regionalliga after finishing in the last two places. Both teams were replaced by Fortuna Köln and Rot-Weiss Essen, who won their respective promotion play-off groups.

Season overview

Team overview

ClubGroundCapacity
Olympiastadion100,000
Ruhrstadion40,000
Weserstadion32,000
Wedaustadion38,500
Rheinstadion59,600
Georg-Melches-Stadion40,000
Waldstadion87,000
Volksparkstadion80,000
Niedersachsenstadion86,000
Stadion Betzenberg42,000
Radrennbahn Müngersdorf29,000
Radrennbahn Müngersdorf29,000
Bökelbergstadion34,500
Olympiastadion70,000
Bieberer Berg30,000
Parkstadion70,000
Neckarstadion53,000
Stadion am Zoo28,000

League table

Results

Top goalscorers

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FC Bayern Munich
Goalkeeper: Sepp Maier.

Defenders: Franz Beckenbauer ; Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck ; Johnny Hansen ; Paul Breitner ; Gernot Rohr.

Midfielders: Uli Hoeneß ; Franz Roth ; Rainer Zobel ; Jupp Kapellmann ; Erwin Hadewicz ; Viggo Jensen .

Forwards: Gerd Müller ; Bernd Dürnberger ; Conny Torstensson ; Wilhelm Hoffmann ; Bernd Gersdorff ; Edgar Schneider ; Herbert Zimmermann.

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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 .