1977–78 2. Bundesliga


The 1977–78 2. Bundesliga season was the fourth season of the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system. It was played in two regional divisions, Nord and Süd.
Arminia Bielefeld, Darmstadt 98 and 1. FC Nürnberg were promoted to the Bundesliga while 1. FC Bocholt, OSC Bremerhaven, Schwarz-Weiß Essen, FC Bayern Hof, VfR 1910 Bürstadt, Kickers Würzburg and FK Pirmasens were relegated to the Oberligas.

Nord

For the 1977–78 season saw 1. FC Bocholt, OSC Bremerhaven and Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Oberliga and Amateurligas while Tennis Borussia Berlin and Rot-Weiss Essen had been relegated to the 2. Bundesliga Nord from the Bundesliga.

League table

Results

Top scorers

The league's top scorers:
GoalsPlayerTeam
42 Horst HrubeschRot-Weiss Essen
25 Friedhelm FunkelBayer Uerdingen
24 Karl-Heinz MroskoArminia Hannover
21 Jan MattssonBayer Uerdingen
19 Werner LenzSG Union Solingen
18 Volker GraulFortuna Köln
18 Heinz-Josef KehrTennis Borussia Berlin
16 Hans-Günter BrunsSG Wattenscheid 09
16 Norbert EilenfeldtArminia Bielefeld
16 Ewald HammesSG Wattenscheid 09
16 Karl-Heinz MödrathFortuna Köln
16 Hans-Günther PlückenSG Union Solingen
16 Winfried StradtTennis Borussia Berlin

Süd

For the 1977–78 season saw Freiburger FC, Kickers Würzburg, VfR Oli Bürstadt and Wormatia Worms promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Amateurligas and Karlsruher SC relegated to the 2. Bundesliga Süd from the Bundesliga.

League table

Results

Top scorers

The league's top scorers:
GoalsPlayerTeam
27 Emanuel GüntherKarlsruher SC
25 Peter CestonaroSV Darmstadt 98
25 Uwe SommererSpVgg Bayreuth
21 Georg BeichleFC Augsburg
21 Manfred DrexlerSV Darmstadt 98
21 Werner SeubertVfR Wormatia Worms
21 Erich UngerSpVgg Fürth
18 Klaus HeinleinSpVgg Fürth
18 Hans-Otto JordanVfR 1910 Bürstadt
16 Lothar LeiendeckerEintracht Trier

Promotion play-offs

The final place in the Bundesliga was contested between the two runners-up in the Nord and Süd divisions. 1. FC Nürnberg won on aggregate and were promoted to the Bundesliga.