1973–74 in German football

Football in Germany
Season	1973–74
Men's football
Bundesliga	Bayern Munich
DFB-Pokal	Eintracht Frankfurt
Women's football
Champions	TuS Wörrstadt

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

Promotion and relegation

Pre Season

League	Promoted to League	Relegated from League
Bundesliga	Fortuna Köln Rot-Weiss Essen	Eintracht Braunschweig Rot-Weiß Oberhausen

Post Season

League	Promoted to League	Relegated from League
Bundesliga	Tennis Borussia Berlin Eintracht Braunschweig	Fortuna Köln Hannover 96

National teams

Germany national football team

1974 FIFA World Cup

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

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

Bundesliga

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	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
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^{[lower-alpha 1]}
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	Relegation to 2. Bundesliga

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

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

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

European Cup

Bayern Munich

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

Borussia Mönchengladbach

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

UEFA Cup

Fortuna Düsseldorf

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

1. FC Köln

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

VfB Stuttgart

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

Wuppertaler SV

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

Sources

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[table_note_res_HSV0.61308208741857-1] As Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup, their UEFA Cup spot was transferred to DFB-Pokal runners-up Hamburger SV.

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