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[1] and ended on 15 May 1965.[2] 1. FC Köln were the defending champions.

Bundesliga
Season1964–65
Dates22 August 1964 – 15 May 1965
ChampionsWerder Bremen
1st Bundesliga title
1st German title
RelegatedHertha BSC (licence revoked)
European CupWerder Bremen
Cup Winners' CupBorussia Dortmund
Matches played240
Goals scored796 (3.32 per match)
Top goalscorerRudolf Brunnenmeier (24)
Biggest home win1860 Munich 9–0 Karlsruhe
Biggest away winE. Frankfurt 0–7 Karlsruhe
Highest scoring1860 Munich 6–4 Hertha BSC

Season overview

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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.[3]

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.[4]

Teams

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Preußen Münster 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.

ClubGround[5]Capacity[5]
Hertha BSCOlympiastadion100,000
Eintracht BraunschweigEintracht-Stadion38,000
SV Werder BremenWeserstadion32,000
Borussia DortmundStadion Rote Erde30,000
Eintracht FrankfurtWaldstadion87,000
Hamburger SVVolksparkstadion80,000
Hannover 96Niedersachsenstadion86,000
1. FC KaiserslauternStadion Betzenberg42,000
Karlsruher SCWildparkstadion50,000
1. FC KölnMüngersdorfer Stadion76,000
Meidericher SVWedaustadion38,500
TSV 1860 MunichStadion an der Grünwalder Straße44,000
Borussia NeunkirchenEllenfeld32,000
1. FC NürnbergStädtisches Stadion64,238
FC Schalke 04Glückauf-Kampfbahn35,000
VfB StuttgartNeckarstadion53,000

League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGRPtsQualification or relegation
1Werder Bremen (C)301511454291.86241Qualification to European Cup preliminary round
21. FC Köln301410666451.46738Qualification to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
3Borussia Dortmund30156967481.39636Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
41860 Munich30147970501.40035Qualification to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
5Hannover 96301371048421.14333Qualification to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup second round
61. FC Nürnberg301110944381.15832Qualification to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
7Meidericher SV301281046480.95832
8Eintracht Frankfurt301171250580.86229
9Eintracht Braunschweig301081242470.89428
10Borussia Neunkirchen30991244480.91727
11Hamburger SV301151446560.82127
12VfB Stuttgart30981346500.92026
131. FC Kaiserslautern301131641530.77425
14Hertha BSC (R)307111240620.64525Relegation to Regionalliga[a]
15Karlsruher SC30961547620.75824
16Schalke 0430781545600.75022
Source: www.dfb.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Hertha BSC had their license revoked because of financial irregularities. Karlsruher SC and Schalke 04 were spared relegation, the league was expanded to eighteen teams.

Results

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Home \ AwayBSCEBSSVWBVBSGEHSVH96FCKKSCKOEMSVM60BNEFCNS04VFB
Hertha BSC0–30–00–01–30–01–15–32–11–32–22–11–11–22–10–0
Eintracht Braunschweig1–11–10–13–22–02–22–03–01–10–11–11–01–01–22–1
Werder Bremen5–15–13–02–20–03–01–11–00–01–03–22–01–12–21–0
Borussia Dortmund6–35–41–21–32–00–23–25–12–20–01–15–12–14–01–0
Eintracht Frankfurt3–02–20–20–22–13–31–20–71–42–34–11–01–12–22–3
Hamburger SV4–10–10–41–42–13–03–22–10–03–03–21–22–12–42–2
Hannover 963–12–21–22–03–21–24–04–22–02–00–21–12–21–02–1
1. FC Kaiserslautern1–22–12–11–30–12–11–00–12–22–01–22–03–23–02–1
Karlsruher SC0–13–00–22–03–12–22–36–12–42–11–52–11–12–20–0
1. FC Köln2–35–14–23–33–43–00–13–04–11–21–14–30–02–12–1
Meidericher SV2–22–02–23–21–33–21–03–11–10–33–01–12–02–13–3
1860 Munich6–42–03–14–40–14–14–02–29–02–32–14–22–03–11–0
Borussia Neunkirchen2–20–01–11–24–03–12–10–31–01–14–23–01–13–23–1
1. FC Nürnberg2–03–22–31–00–02–31–01–04–13–01–12–22–03–21–1
Schalke 043–00–31–02–61–13–12–21–01–12–31–22–21–11–33–1
VfB Stuttgart1–13–11–13–21–22–40–31–01–23–34–23–03–23–12–1
Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

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24 goals
22 goals
19 goals
15 goals
14 goals
12 goals

Champion squad

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SV Werder Bremen
Goalkeeper: Günter Bernard (30).

Defenders: Horst-Dieter Höttges (29 / 1); Sepp Piontek (28 / 3); Helmut Jagielski (26); Heinz Steinmann (26); Wolfgang Bordel (1).
Midfielders: Diethelm Ferner (29 / 1); Arnold Schütz (28 / 10); Max Lorenz (27 / 2); Willi Soya (8 / 2); Helmut Schimeczek (6).
Forwards: Gerhard Zebrowski (28 / 11); Klaus Matischak (19 / 12); Hans Schulz (19 / 4); Theo Klöckner (17 / 4); Klaus Hänel (7 / 1); Dieter Thun (2).
(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

Manager: Willi Multhaup.

On the roster but have not played in a league game: Klaus Lambertz; Horst Dudjahn; Walter Nachtwey; Erwin Jung.

References

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  1. ^ "Spielplan 1. Spieltag". DFB. 5 April 2001.
  2. ^ "Saison 1964/1965 Letzter Spieltag". DFB. 5 April 2001.
  3. ^ Weinrich, Matthias (1998). Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs, Band 3: 35 Jahre Bundesliga, Teil 1: 1963–1975 (in German). Kassel: AGON Sportverlag. p. 38. ISBN 3-89784-132-0.
  4. ^ "Die SZ-Elf der vergessenen Brasilianer". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 15 March 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b Grüne, Hardy (2001). Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs, Band 7: Vereinslexikon (in German). Kassel: AGON Sportverlag. ISBN 3-89784-147-9.
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