West Germany I Division

 

West Germany. Last 2 relegated.
 1. Borussia Mönchengladbach     34 23  5  6  71- 29  51
 2. Bayern München               34 22  4  8  88- 35  48
 3. Hertha BSC Berlin            34 20  5  9  67- 41  45
 4. 1. FC Köln                   34 20  3 11  83- 38  43
 5. Borussia Dortmund            34 14  8 12  60- 67  36
 6. VfB Stuttgart                34 14  7 13  59- 62  35
 7. Hamburger SV                 34 12 11 11  57- 54  35
 8. Eintracht Frankfurt          34 12 10 12  54- 54  34
 9. Schalke 04                   34 11 12 11  43- 54  34
10. 1. FC Kaiserslautern         34 10 12 12  44- 55  32
11. Werder Bremen                34 10 11 13  38- 47  31
12. Rot-Weiß Essen               34  8 15 11  41- 54  31
13. Hannover 1896                34 11  8 15  49- 61  30
14. MSV Duisburg                 34  9 11 14  35- 48  29
15. Rot-Weiß Oberhausen          34 11  6 17  48- 62  28
16. Eintracht Braunschweig       34  9 10 15  40- 49  28
17. TSV 1860 München             34  9  7 18  41- 56  25
18. Alemannia Aachen             34  5  7 22  31- 83  17


With this season started the greatest period in the history of the club – so far, Borussia had only one trophy: they won the German Cup in 1960. Along with Bayern (Munich), they were not among the original members of the Bundesliga, but after earning promotion (again along with Bayern) they quickly moved up until reacing the top in this season – first time (West) German champions and the winners, unlike some of the previous champions, did not look an accidental victors. The team was here to stay, having a great coach – Hennes Weisweiler – and bulk of players, soon to be world famous: Netzer, Vogts, Wimmer. One of the teams defining the 1970s has arrived.