1973–74 in German football

Football in GermanySeason| 1973–74

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Men's football
Bundesliga| Bayern Munich
DFB-Pokal| Eintracht Frankfurt
Women's football
Champions| TuS Wörrstadt
| ← 1972–73 |  | 1974–75 →

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The 1973–74 season is the 64th season of competitive football in Germany.

## Promotion and relegation

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### Pre Season

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League | Promoted to League | Relegated from League

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Bundesliga |

* Fortuna Köln
* Rot-Weiss Essen

* Eintracht Braunschweig
* Rot-Weiß Oberhausen

### Post Season

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League | Promoted to League | Relegated from League

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Bundesliga |

* Tennis Borussia Berlin
* Eintracht Braunschweig

* Fortuna Köln
* Hannover 96

## National teams

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### Germany national football team

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Main article: West Germany national football team

#### 1974 FIFA World Cup

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Main article: 1974 FIFA World Cup

West Germany (in white) against East Germany in the 1974 World Cup

West Germany  v  Chile 14 June 1974 (1974-06-14) First round|  West Germany  | 1–0|   Chile | West Berlin

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16:00 CET | Breitner 18' | FIFA |  | Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 81,100
Referee: Doğan Babacan (Turkey)

Australia  v  West Germany 18 June 1974 (1974-06-18) First round|  Australia  | 0–3|   West Germany | Hamburg

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16:00 CET |  | FIFA | Overath 12'
Cullmann 34'
Müller 53' | Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 53,300
Referee: Mostafa Kamil (Egypt)

East Germany  v  West Germany 22 June 1974 (1974-06-22) First round|  East Germany  | 1–0|   West Germany | Hamburg

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19:30 CET | Sparwasser 77' | Report |  | Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 60,200
Referee: Ramón Barreto (Uruguay)

Yugoslavia  v  West Germany 26 June 1974 (1974-06-26) Second round|  Yugoslavia  | 0–2|   West Germany | Düsseldorf

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16:00 CET |  | Report | Breitner 39'
Müller 82' | Stadium: Rheinstadion
Attendance: 67,385
Referee: Armando Marques (Brazil)

West Germany  v  Sweden 30 June 1974 (1974-06-30) Second round|  West Germany  | 4–2|   Sweden | Düsseldorf

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19:30 CET | Overath 51'
Bonhof 52'
Grabowski 76'
Hoeneß 89' (pen.) | Report | Edström 24'
Sandberg 53' | Stadium: Rheinstadion
Attendance: 67,800
Referee: Pavel Kazakov (Soviet Union)

Poland  v  West Germany 3 July 1974 (1974-07-03) Second round|  Poland  | 0–1|   West Germany | Frankfurt

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16:30 CET |  | Report | Müller 76' | Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)

Netherlands  v  West Germany 7 July 1974 (1974-07-07) Final|  Netherlands  | 1–2|   West Germany | Munich

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16:00 (CET) | Neeskens 2' (pen.) | Report | Breitner 25' (pen.)
Müller 43' | Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 78,200
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)

#### Friendly matches

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West Germany  v  Brazil 16 June 1973 (1973-06-16) |  West Germany  | 0–1|   Brazil | West Berlin

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Report | Dirceu 73' | Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Arie van Gemert (Netherlands)

Soviet Union  v  West Germany 5 September 1973 (1973-09-05) |  Soviet Union  | 0–1|   West Germany | Moscow, Soviet Union

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Report | Müller 62' | Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 61,647
Referee: Nikola Mladenović (Yugoslavia)

West Germany  v  Austria 10 October 1973 (1973-10-10) |  West Germany  | 4–0|   Austria | Hanover, West Germany

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| Müller 29', 50'
Weber 45'
Kremers 79' | DFB
Report |  | Stadium: Niedersachsenstadion
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Alfred Delcourt (Belgium)

West Germany  v  France 13 October 1973 (1973-10-13) |  West Germany  | 2–1|   France | Gelsenkirchen, West Germany

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| Müller 55', 59' (pen.) | DFB
Report | Trésor 82' | Stadium: Parkstadion
Attendance: 70,400
Referee: Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)

Scotland  v  West Germany 14 November 1973 (1973-11-14) |  Scotland  | 1–1|   West Germany | Glasgow, Scotland

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| Holton 5' | DFB
Report | Hoeneß 81' | Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 58,235
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)

West Germany  v  Spain 24 November 1973 (1973-11-24) |  West Germany  | 2–1|   Spain | Stuttgart, West Germany

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| Heynckes 13', 37' | DFB
Report | Claramunt  53' | Stadium: Neckarstadion
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Alistair MacKenzie (Scotland)

Spain  v  West Germany 23 February 1974 (1974-02-23) |  Spain  | 1–0|   West Germany | Barcelona, Spain

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| Asensi 20' | DFB
Report |  | Stadium: Estadi de Sarrià
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Michal Jursa (Czechoslovakia)

Italy  v  West Germany 26 February 1974 (1974-02-26) |  Italy  | 0–0|   West Germany | Rome, Italy

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Report |  | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Anton Bucheli (Switzerland)

West Germany  v  Scotland 27 March 1974 (1974-03-27) |  West Germany  | 2–1|   Scotland | Frankfurt, West Germany

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| Breitner 33' (pen.)
Grabowski 35' | DFB
Report | Dalglish 77' | Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria)

West Germany  v  Hungary 17 April 1974 (1974-04-17) |  West Germany  | 5–0|   Hungary | Dortmund, West Germany

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| Wimmer 11'
Hölzenbein 54'
Kremers 67'
Müller 74', 87' | DFB
Report |  | Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 56,000
Referee: Robert Schaut (Belgium)

West Germany  v  Sweden 1 May 1974 (1974-05-01) |  West Germany  | 2–0|   Sweden | Hamburg, West Germany

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| Heynckes 51', 58' | DFB
Report |  | Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Michel Kitabdjian (France)

## League season

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### Bundesliga

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This section is transcluded from 1973–74 Bundesliga. (edit | history)

Pos | Team

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1  | Bayern Munich (C) | 34  | 20  | 9  | 5  | 95  | 53  | +42  | 49  | Qualification to European Cup first round
2  | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34  | 21  | 6  | 7  | 93  | 52  | +41  | 48  | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3  | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34  | 16  | 9  | 9  | 61  | 47  | +14  | 41
4  | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34  | 15  | 11  | 8  | 63  | 50  | +13  | 41  | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
5  | 1\. FC Köln | 34  | 16  | 7  | 11  | 69  | 56  | +13  | 39  | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
6  | 1\. FC Kaiserslautern | 34  | 15  | 8  | 11  | 80  | 69  | +11  | 38  |
7  | Schalke 04 | 34  | 16  | 5  | 13  | 72  | 68  | +4  | 37
8  | Hertha BSC | 34  | 11  | 11  | 12  | 56  | 60  | −4  | 33
9  | VfB Stuttgart | 34  | 12  | 7  | 15  | 58  | 57  | +1  | 31
10  | Kickers Offenbach | 34  | 11  | 9  | 14  | 56  | 62  | −6  | 31
11  | Werder Bremen | 34  | 9  | 13  | 12  | 48  | 56  | −8  | 31
12  | Hamburger SV | 34  | 13  | 5  | 16  | 53  | 62  | −9  | 31  | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[a]
13  | Rot-Weiss Essen | 34  | 10  | 11  | 13  | 56  | 70  | −14  | 31  |
14  | VfL Bochum | 34  | 9  | 12  | 13  | 45  | 57  | −12  | 30
15  | MSV Duisburg | 34  | 11  | 7  | 16  | 42  | 56  | −14  | 29
16  | Wuppertaler SV | 34  | 8  | 9  | 17  | 42  | 65  | −23  | 25
17  | Fortuna Köln (R) | 34  | 8  | 9  | 17  | 46  | 79  | −33  | 25  | Relegation to 2\. Bundesliga
18  | Hannover 96 (R) | 34  | 6  | 10  | 18  | 50  | 66  | −16  | 22

Source: www.dfb.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. ^ As Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup, their UEFA Cup spot was transferred to DFB-Pokal runners-up Hamburger SV.

## DFB–Pokal

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Main article: 1973–74 DFB-Pokal

Eintracht Frankfurt won the 1973–74 DFB-Pokal final by defeating Hamburger SV 3–1 on 17 August 1974 (1974-08-17).

## German clubs in Europe

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### European Cup

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Main article: 1973–74 European Cup

#### Bayern Munich

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Main article: 1973–74 FC Bayern Munich season

Bayern Munich won the 1973–74 European Cup defeating Atlético Madrid 4–0 in a replay of the 1974 European Cup Final. The replay was needed because the first match between the two clubs ended as a 1–1 draw.

### European Cup Winners' Cup

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Main article: 1973–74 European Cup Winners' Cup

#### Borussia Mönchengladbach

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Main article: 1973–74 Borussia Mönchengladbach season

Borussia Mönchengladbach were eliminated in the semi-finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup by A.C. Milan.

### UEFA Cup

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Main article: 1973–74 UEFA Cup

#### Fortuna Düsseldorf

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Main article: 1973–74 Fortuna Düsseldorf season

Fortuna Düsseldorf were eliminated in the third round of the UEFA Cup by Lokomotive Leipzig.

#### 1\. FC Köln

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Main article: 1973–74 1. FC Köln season

1\. FC Köln were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup by Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

#### VfB Stuttgart

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Main article: 1973–74 VfB Stuttgart season

VfB Stuttgart were eliminated in the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup by eventual champions Feyenoord.

#### Wuppertaler SV

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Main article: 1973–74 Wuppertaler SV season

Wuppertaler SV were eliminated in the first round of the UEFA Cup by Ruch Chorzów.

## Sources

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1973–74 in German football

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West Germany|

| League competitions|

* Bundesliga
* Regionalliga

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Cup competitions|

* DFB-Pokal

Related to national teams|

| West Germany|

* 1974 FIFA World Cup (Group 1) (Group B) (Final)
* Helmut Schön

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Team seasons

Bundesliga|

* Hertha BSC
* VfL Bochum
* SV Werder Bremen
* MSV Duisburg
* Fortuna Düsseldorf
* Rot-Weiss Essen
* Hamburger SV
* Hannover 96
* 1\. FC Kaiserslautern
* 1\. FC Köln
* SC Fortuna Köln
* Eintracht Frankfurt
* Borussia Mönchengladbach
* FC Bayern Munich
* Kickers Offenbach
* FC Schalke 04
* VfB Stuttgart
* Wuppertaler SV

European competitions|

* European Cup
* Cup Winners' Cup
* UEFA Cup

East Germany|

| League competitions|

* DDR-Oberliga

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Cup competitions|

* FDGB-Pokal

Related to national teams|

| East Germany|

* 1974 FIFA World Cup (Group 1) (Group A)
* Georg Buschner

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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points