1973–74 in German football

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Football in Germany
Season1973–74
Men's football
BundesligaBayern Munich
DFB-PokalEintracht Frankfurt
Women's football
ChampionsTuS Wörrstadt
← 1972–73 Germany 1974–75 →

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

Promotion and relegation[edit]

Pre Season[edit]

League Promoted to League Relegated from League
Bundesliga

Post Season[edit]

League Promoted to League Relegated from League
Bundesliga

National teams[edit]

Germany national football team[edit]

1974 FIFA World Cup[edit]

West Germany (in white) against East Germany in the 1974 World Cup
14 June 1974 (1974-06-14) First round West Germany  1–0  Chile West Berlin
16:00 CET Breitner 18' FIFA Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 81,100
Referee: Doğan Babacan (Turkey)
18 June 1974 (1974-06-18) First round Australia  0–3  West Germany Hamburg
16:00 CET FIFA Overath 12'
Cullmann 34'
Müller 53'
Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 53,300
Referee: Mostafa Kamil (Egypt)
22 June 1974 (1974-06-22) First round East Germany  1–0  West Germany Hamburg
19:30 CET Sparwasser 77' Report Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 60,200
Referee: Ramón Barreto (Uruguay)
26 June 1974 (1974-06-26) Second round Yugoslavia  0–2  West Germany Düsseldorf
16:00 CET Report Breitner 39'
Müller 82'
Stadium: Rheinstadion
Attendance: 67,385
Referee: Armando Marques (Brazil)
30 June 1974 (1974-06-30) Second round West Germany  4–2  Sweden Düsseldorf
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)
3 July 1974 (1974-07-03) Second round Poland  0–1  West Germany Frankfurt
16:30 CET Report Müller 76' Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)
7 July 1974 (1974-07-07) Final Netherlands  1–2  West Germany Munich
16:00 (CET) Neeskens 2' (pen.) Report Breitner 25' (pen.)
Müller 43'
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 78,200
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)

Friendly matches[edit]

16 June 1973 (1973-06-16) West Germany  0–1  Brazil West Berlin
DFB
Report
Dirceu 73' Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Arie van Gemert (Netherlands)
5 September 1973 (1973-09-05) Soviet Union  0–1  West Germany Moscow, Soviet Union
DFB
Report
Müller 62' Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 61,647
Referee: Nikola Mladenović (Yugoslavia)
10 October 1973 (1973-10-10) West Germany  4–0  Austria Hanover, West Germany
Müller 29', 50'
Weber 45'
Kremers 79'
DFB
Report
Stadium: Niedersachsenstadion
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Alfred Delcourt (Belgium)
13 October 1973 (1973-10-13) West Germany  2–1  France Gelsenkirchen, West Germany
Müller 55', 59' (pen.) DFB
Report
Trésor 82' Stadium: Parkstadion
Attendance: 70,400
Referee: Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)
14 November 1973 (1973-11-14) Scotland  1–1  West Germany Glasgow, Scotland
Holton 5' DFB
Report
Hoeneß 81' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 58,235
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)
24 November 1973 (1973-11-24) West Germany  2–1  Spain Stuttgart, West Germany
Heynckes 13', 37' DFB
Report
Claramunt 53' Stadium: Neckarstadion
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Alistair MacKenzie (Scotland)
23 February 1974 (1974-02-23) Spain  1–0  West Germany Barcelona, Spain
Asensi 20' DFB
Report
Stadium: Estadi de Sarrià
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Michal Jursa (Czechoslovakia)
26 February 1974 (1974-02-26) Italy  0–0  West Germany Rome, Italy
DFB
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Anton Bucheli (Switzerland)
27 March 1974 (1974-03-27) West Germany  2–1  Scotland Frankfurt, West Germany
Breitner 33' (pen.)
Grabowski 35'
DFB
Report
Dalglish 77' Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria)
17 April 1974 (1974-04-17) West Germany  5–0  Hungary Dortmund, West Germany
Wimmer 11'
Hölzenbein 54'
Kremers 67'
Müller 74', 87'
DFB
Report
Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 56,000
Referee: Robert Schaut (Belgium)
1 May 1974 (1974-05-01) West Germany  2–0  Sweden Hamburg, West Germany
Heynckes 51', 58' DFB
Report
Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Michel Kitabdjian (France)

League season[edit]

Bundesliga[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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[edit]

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[edit]

European Cup[edit]

Bayern Munich[edit]

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[edit]

Borussia Mönchengladbach[edit]

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

UEFA Cup[edit]

Fortuna Düsseldorf[edit]

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

1. FC Köln[edit]

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

VfB Stuttgart[edit]

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

Wuppertaler SV[edit]

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

Sources[edit]