1971–72 Regionalliga

Football league season

RegionalligaSeason| 1971–72

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Champions| FC St.Pauli

Wacker 04 Berlin

Wuppertaler SV

Borussia Neunkirchen

Kickers Offenbach
Promoted| Wuppertaler SV

Kickers Offenbach
Relegated| SC Sperber Hamburg

Polizei SV Bremen

TuS Wannsee

Meteor 06 Berlin

VfR Neuß

Viktoria Köln

VfL Klafeld

VfR Frankenthal

SpVgg Andernach

Opel Rüsselsheim

FC 08 Villingen

ESV Ingolstadt

← 1970–71

1972–73 →

Map of the five German Regionalligas from 1963 to 1974

The 1971–72 Regionalliga  was the ninth season of the Regionalliga, the second tier of the German football league system. The league operated in five regional divisions, Berlin, North, South, Southwest and West. The five league champions and all five runners-up, at the end of the season, entered a promotion play-off to determine the two clubs to move up to the Bundesliga for the next season. The two promotion spots went to the Regionalliga West and Regionalliga Süd champions Wuppertaler SV and Kickers Offenbach.

## Regionalliga Nord[edit]

The 1971–72 season saw two new clubs in the league, OSV Hannover and Polizei SV Bremen, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation

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1  | FC St. Pauli | 34  | 24  | 6  | 4  | 86  | 37  | +49  | 54  | Qualification to promotion playoffs
2  | VfL Osnabrück | 34  | 21  | 7  | 6  | 62  | 20  | +42  | 49
3  | VfL Wolfsburg | 34  | 20  | 5  | 9  | 63  | 38  | +25  | 45  |
4  | HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst | 34  | 19  | 7  | 8  | 53  | 33  | +20  | 45
5  | Göttingen 05 | 34  | 20  | 4  | 10  | 67  | 48  | +19  | 44
6  | VfB Lübeck | 34  | 14  | 11  | 9  | 50  | 41  | +9  | 39
7  | SC Leu Braunschweig | 34  | 13  | 12  | 9  | 60  | 47  | +13  | 38
8  | Olympia Wilhelmshaven | 34  | 13  | 7  | 14  | 36  | 33  | +3  | 33
9  | Heider SV | 34  | 11  | 10  | 13  | 50  | 50  | 0  | 32
10  | TuS Celle | 34  | 12  | 7  | 15  | 52  | 64  | −12  | 31
11  | Holstein Kiel | 34  | 12  | 6  | 16  | 48  | 56  | −8  | 30
12  | Phönix Lübeck | 34  | 8  | 14  | 12  | 43  | 59  | −16  | 30
13  | OSV Hannover | 34  | 12  | 6  | 16  | 47  | 69  | −22  | 30
14  | Arminia Hannover | 34  | 10  | 8  | 16  | 43  | 51  | −8  | 28
15  | TuS Bremerhaven 93 | 34  | 8  | 9  | 17  | 42  | 60  | −18  | 25
16  | Itzehoer SV | 34  | 8  | 5  | 21  | 36  | 60  | −24  | 21
17  | SC Sperber Hamburg (R) | 34  | 6  | 7  | 21  | 34  | 69  | −35  | 19  | Relegation to Amateurliga
18  | Polizei SV Bremen (R) | 34  | 6  | 7  | 21  | 31  | 68  | −37  | 19

Source: Fussballdaten.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated

## Regionalliga Berlin[edit]

The 1971–72 season saw two new clubs in the league, Berliner SV 1892 and Meteor 06 Berlin, both promoted from the Amateurliga Berlin, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation

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1  | Wacker 04 Berlin | 33  | 24  | 5  | 4  | 85  | 28  | +57  | 53  | Qualification to promotion playoffs
2  | Tasmania 1900 Berlin | 33  | 24  | 4  | 5  | 83  | 23  | +60  | 52
3  | Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin | 33  | 22  | 7  | 4  | 102  | 37  | +65  | 51  |
4  | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 33  | 22  | 6  | 5  | 82  | 26  | +56  | 50
5  | Spandauer SV | 33  | 14  | 6  | 13  | 51  | 60  | −9  | 34
6  | Hertha Zehlendorf | 33  | 10  | 8  | 15  | 56  | 66  | −10  | 28
7  | 1\. FC Neukölln | 33  | 11  | 5  | 17  | 45  | 66  | −21  | 27
8  | Alemannia 90 Berlin | 33  | 9  | 7  | 17  | 37  | 55  | −18  | 25
9  | Berliner SV 92 | 33  | 7  | 8  | 18  | 27  | 63  | −36  | 22
10  | Rapide Wedding | 33  | 9  | 4  | 20  | 42  | 83  | −41  | 22
11  | TuS Wannsee (R) | 33  | 7  | 4  | 22  | 27  | 79  | −52  | 18  | Relegation to Amateurliga
12  | Meteor 06 Berlin (R) | 33  | 4  | 6  | 23  | 40  | 91  | −51  | 14

Source: Fussballdaten.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated

## Regionalliga West[edit]

The 1971–72 season saw four new clubs in the league, Bayer Uerdingen, VfL Klafeld and Arminia Gütersloh, both promoted from the Verbandsliga, while Rot-Weiß Essen had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation

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1  | Wuppertaler SV (P) | 34  | 28  | 4  | 2  | 111  | 23  | +88  | 60  | Qualification to promotion playoffs
2  | Rot-Weiß Essen | 34  | 24  | 6  | 4  | 113  | 37  | +76  | 54
3  | Fortuna Köln | 34  | 21  | 6  | 7  | 76  | 41  | +35  | 48  |
4  | Alemannia Aachen | 34  | 14  | 14  | 6  | 51  | 38  | +13  | 42
5  | Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 34  | 15  | 9  | 10  | 57  | 48  | +9  | 39
6  | SpVgg Erkenschwick | 34  | 13  | 10  | 11  | 41  | 52  | −11  | 36
7  | Bayer Uerdingen | 34  | 13  | 9  | 12  | 49  | 51  | −2  | 35
8  | Bayer Leverkusen | 34  | 15  | 5  | 14  | 41  | 49  | −8  | 35
9  | Arminia Gütersloh | 34  | 12  | 7  | 15  | 48  | 56  | −8  | 31
10  | Eintracht Gelsenkirchen | 34  | 11  | 9  | 14  | 50  | 60  | −10  | 31
11  | Preußen Münster | 34  | 12  | 7  | 15  | 43  | 57  | −14  | 31
12  | Wattenscheid 09 | 34  | 9  | 12  | 13  | 43  | 49  | −6  | 30
13  | DJK Gütersloh | 34  | 12  | 5  | 17  | 44  | 75  | −31  | 29
14  | Westfalia Herne | 34  | 9  | 10  | 15  | 39  | 52  | −13  | 28
15  | Lüner SV | 34  | 10  | 7  | 17  | 34  | 50  | −16  | 27
16  | VfR Neuß (R) | 34  | 8  | 5  | 21  | 42  | 69  | −27  | 21  | Relegation to Verbandsliga
17  | Viktoria Köln (R) | 34  | 6  | 9  | 19  | 34  | 62  | −28  | 21
18  | VfL Klafeld (R) | 34  | 5  | 4  | 25  | 24  | 71  | −47  | 14

Source: Fussballdaten.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

## Regionalliga Südwest[edit]

The 1971–72 season saw two new clubs in the league, Phönix Bellheim and SpVgg Andernach, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation

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1  | Borussia Neunkirchen | 30  | 19  | 10  | 1  | 77  | 22  | +55  | 48  | Qualification to promotion playoffs
2  | Röchling Völklingen | 30  | 18  | 5  | 7  | 55  | 34  | +21  | 41
3  | SV Alsenborn | 30  | 17  | 4  | 9  | 63  | 38  | +25  | 38  |
4  | FSV Mainz 05 | 30  | 15  | 7  | 8  | 57  | 41  | +16  | 37
5  | TuS Neuendorf | 30  | 13  | 7  | 10  | 54  | 34  | +20  | 33
6  | FK Pirmasens | 30  | 12  | 8  | 10  | 56  | 49  | +7  | 32
7  | Wormatia Worms | 30  | 13  | 6  | 11  | 63  | 63  | 0  | 32
8  | ASV Landau | 30  | 11  | 8  | 11  | 41  | 44  | −3  | 30
9  | FC Homburg | 30  | 11  | 7  | 12  | 38  | 30  | +8  | 29
10  | Südwest Ludwigshafen | 30  | 11  | 7  | 12  | 41  | 39  | +2  | 29
11  | FV Speyer | 30  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 37  | 57  | −20  | 28
12  | 1\. FC Saarbrücken | 30  | 10  | 6  | 14  | 34  | 42  | −8  | 26
13  | Eintracht Trier | 30  | 6  | 12  | 12  | 51  | 71  | −20  | 24
14  | Phönix Bellheim | 30  | 9  | 5  | 16  | 44  | 67  | −23  | 23
15  | VfR Frankenthal (R) | 30  | 6  | 9  | 15  | 34  | 50  | −16  | 21  | Relegation to Amateurliga
16  | SpVgg Andernach (R) | 30  | 2  | 5  | 23  | 29  | 93  | −64  | 9

Source: Fussballdaten.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated

## Regionalliga Süd[edit]

The 1971–72 season saw four new clubs in the league, SV Darmstadt 98, SpVgg Bayreuth and SpVgg Ludwigsburg, all three promoted from the Amateurliga, while Kickers Offenbach had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation

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1  | Kickers Offenbach (P) | 36  | 21  | 15  | 0  | 99  | 33  | +66  | 57  | Qualification to promotion playoffs
2  | Bayern Hof | 36  | 22  | 8  | 6  | 88  | 42  | +46  | 52
3  | TSV 1860 München | 36  | 18  | 10  | 8  | 62  | 34  | +28  | 46  |
4  | Hessen Kassel | 36  | 13  | 14  | 9  | 57  | 47  | +10  | 40
5  | Karlsruher SC | 36  | 15  | 7  | 14  | 52  | 44  | +8  | 37
6  | Freiburger FC | 36  | 13  | 11  | 12  | 47  | 57  | −10  | 37
7  | Darmstadt 98 | 36  | 14  | 8  | 14  | 49  | 44  | +5  | 36
8  | VfR Heilbronn | 36  | 14  | 8  | 14  | 55  | 59  | −4  | 36
9  | 1\. FC Nürnberg | 36  | 12  | 10  | 14  | 49  | 62  | −13  | 34
10  | SSV Reutlingen | 36  | 11  | 11  | 14  | 48  | 60  | −12  | 33
11  | Stuttgarter Kickers | 36  | 12  | 9  | 15  | 55  | 71  | −16  | 33
12  | FC Schweinfurt 05 | 36  | 12  | 8  | 16  | 56  | 62  | −6  | 32
13  | SpVgg Bayreuth | 36  | 10  | 12  | 14  | 40  | 52  | −12  | 32
14  | SpVgg Fürth | 36  | 10  | 11  | 15  | 37  | 48  | −11  | 31
15  | SpVgg Ludwigsburg | 36  | 9  | 13  | 14  | 42  | 56  | −14  | 31
16  | Jahn Regensburg (R) | 36  | 10  | 11  | 15  | 47  | 63  | −16  | 31
17  | Opel Rüsselsheim (R) | 36  | 9  | 12  | 15  | 44  | 66  | −22  | 30  | Relegation to Amateurliga
18  | FC 08 Villingen (R) | 36  | 8  | 12  | 16  | 43  | 53  | −10  | 28
19  | ESV Ingolstadt (R) | 36  | 10  | 8  | 18  | 46  | 63  | −17  | 28

Source: Fussballdaten.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

## Bundesliga promotion round[edit]

### Group 1[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation

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1  | Wuppertaler SV (P) | 8  | 8  | 0  | 0  | 26  | 5  | +21  | 16  | Promotion to Bundesliga
2  | VfL Osnabrück | 8  | 3  | 2  | 3  | 8  | 15  | −7  | 8  |
3  | Borussia Neunkirchen | 8  | 3  | 0  | 5  | 20  | 16  | +4  | 6
4  | Bayern Hof | 8  | 2  | 1  | 5  | 18  | 17  | +1  | 5
5  | Tasmania 1900 Berlin | 8  | 2  | 1  | 5  | 8  | 27  | −19  | 5

Source: Fussballdaten.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(P) Promoted

### Group 2[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation

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1  | Kickers Offenbach (P) | 8  | 5  | 3  | 0  | 29  | 7  | +22  | 13  | Promotion to Bundesliga
2  | Rot-Weiß Essen | 8  | 5  | 3  | 0  | 22  | 6  | +16  | 13  |
3  | FC St. Pauli | 8  | 2  | 3  | 3  | 7  | 16  | −9  | 7
4  | Wacker 04 Berlin | 8  | 2  | 1  | 5  | 8  | 29  | −21  | 5
5  | Röchling Völklingen | 8  | 1  | 0  | 7  | 14  | 22  | −8  | 2

Source: Fussballdaten.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(P) Promoted

## References[edit]

### Sources[edit]

* 30 Jahre Bundesliga (in German) 30th anniversary special, publisher: kicker Sportmagazin, published: 1993
* kicker-Almanach 1990 (in German) Yearbook of German football, publisher: kicker Sportmagazin, published: 1989, ISBN 3-7679-0297-4
* DSFS Liga-Chronik seit 1945 (in German) publisher: DSFS, published: 2005

## External links[edit]

* Regionalliga on the official DFB website (in German)
* kicker (in German)
* Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv (in German) Historic German league tables

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