| Season | 1970–71 |
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| Champions | Borussia Mönchengladbach 2nd Bundesliga title 2nd German title |
| Relegated | Kickers Offenbach Rot-Weiss Essen |
| European Cup | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| Cup Winners' Cup | FC Bayern Munich |
| UEFA Cup | Hertha BSC Berlin Eintracht Braunschweig Hamburger SV 1. FC Köln (losing DFB Cup finalists to Bayern) |
| Goals scored | 914 |
| Average goals/game | 2.99 |
| Top goalscorer | Lothar Kobluhn (24) |
| Biggest home win | Oberhausen 8–1 Hamburg (26 September 1970) FC Bayern 7–0 Köln (15 May 1971) |
| Biggest away win | Kaiserslautern 0–5 Stuttgart (5 December 1970) |
| Highest scoring | Oberhausen 8–1 Hamburg (9 goals) (26 September 1970) Dortmund 7–2 Essen (9 goals) (8 May 1971) |
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Fußball-Bundesliga 1970–71 was the eighth season of the Fußball-Bundesliga, West Germany's premier football league. It began on 15 August 1970 and ended on 5 June 1971.[1] Borussia Mönchengladbach were the defending champions.
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Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal difference and, if still tied, by goals scored. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the two teams with the least points were relegated to their respective Regionalliga divisions.
TSV 1860 Munich and Alemannia Aachen were relegated to the Regionalliga after finishing in the last two places. They were replaced by Arminia Bielefeld and Kickers Offenbach, who won their respective promotion play-off groups.
Borussia Mönchengladbach successfully defended their title. FC Bayern Munich ended up in second place, but not without a title, as they defeated 1. FC Köln in the domestic cup final, thereby qualifying for the Cup Winners' Cup. As a consequence, Bayern's original spot in the newly formed UEFA Cup, to which teams finishing in second to fifth place were permitted to enter, went to Köln. The latter were joined by Hertha BSC Berlin, Eintracht Braunschweig and Hamburger SV. The teams demoted to the Regionalliga were Kickers Offenbach and Rot-Weiss Essen.
Eventually, it was revealed that the decisions in the league had not been determined on the strength of each team alone. On 6 June 1971, Offenbach chairman Horst-Gregorio Canellas played an audio tape to an audience who originally had gathered to celebrate Canellas' 50th birthday. The circle included national team coach Helmut Schön, as well as high DFB representatives and also a few reporters. The tape proved that matches had been sold for money. Soon, the DFB launched its own investigation. It was discovered that a total of 18 games had been fixed, including almost every relevant match in the relegation decision. Over 60 players from ten clubs were involved and nearly one million marks had been paid. Nevertheless, the first verdicts were not spoken until after the start of the following season, meaning that the bribed games officially counted in the final table.[2]
| Club | Ground[3] | Capacity[3] |
|---|---|---|
| Hertha BSC Berlin | Olympiastadion | 100,000 |
| Arminia Bielefeld | Stadion Alm | 32,000 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | Eintracht-Stadion | 38,000 |
| SV Werder Bremen | Weserstadion | 32,000 |
| Borussia Dortmund | Stadion Rote Erde | 30,000 |
| MSV Duisburg | Wedaustadion | 38,500 |
| Rot-Weiss Essen | Georg-Melches-Stadion | 40,000 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | Waldstadion | 87,000 |
| Hamburger SV | Volksparkstadion | 80,000 |
| Hannover 96 | Niedersachsenstadion | 86,000 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Stadion Betzenberg | 42,000 |
| 1. FC Köln | Müngersdorfer Stadion | 76,000 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bökelbergstadion | 34,500 |
| FC Bayern Munich | Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße | 44,300 |
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | Niederrheinstadion | 30,000 |
| Kickers Offenbach | Bieberer Berg | 30,000 |
| FC Schalke 04 | Glückauf-Kampfbahn | 35,000 |
| VfB Stuttgart | Neckarstadion | 53,000 |
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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| 1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach (C) | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 77 | 35 | +42 | 50 | 1971–72 European Cup First round |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 74 | 36 | +38 | 48 | 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup First round |
| 3 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 43 | +18 | 41 | 1971–72 UEFA Cup First round |
| 4 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 39 | |
| 5 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 54 | 63 | −9 | 37 | |
| 6 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 36 | |
| 7 | MSV Duisburg | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 35 | |
| 8 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 54 | 57 | −3 | 34 | |
| 9 | Hannover 96 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 33 | |
| 10 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 33 | |
| 11 | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 33 | 1971–72 UEFA Cup First round 1 |
| 12 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 30 | |
| 13 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 54 | 60 | −6 | 29 | |
| 14 | Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 34 | 53 | −19 | 29 | |
| 15 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 28 | |
| 16 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 54 | 69 | −15 | 27 | |
| 17 | Kickers Offenbach (R) | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 27 | Regionalliga |
| 18 | Rot-Weiss Essen (R) | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 48 | 68 | −20 | 23 |
Source: www.dfb.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1As Bayern Munich qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup, their UEFA Cup place was transferred to domestic cup finalists Köln.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
| Home \ Away1 | BSC | BIE | BRS | BRE | DOR | DUI | ESS | FRA | HAM | H96 | KAI | KÖL | MGL | FCB | OBH | OFF | S04 | STU |
| Hertha BSC | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–3 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 4–0 | |
| Werder Bremen | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
| Borussia Dortmund | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 7–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | |
| MSV Duisburg | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Rot-Weiss Essen | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–3 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Hamburger SV | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Hannover 96 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–5 | |
| 1. FC Köln | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–22 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
| Bayern Munich | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 7–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 8–1 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | |
| Kickers Offenbach | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | |
| Schalke 04 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| VfB Stuttgart | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
Source: www.dfb.de
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
2The match from 3 April 1971 had to be suspended after 88 minutes and a score of 1–1 due to a broken goal post. Since Borussia Mönchengladbach could not provide a replacement, the match was awarded to Bremen.[4]
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
| Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| Goalkeeper: Wolfgang Kleff (34). Defenders: Ludwig Müller (34 / 2); Berti Vogts (34 / 1); Klaus-Dieter Sieloff (33 / 6); Heinz Wittmann (20); Hartwig Bleidick (16). Manager: Hennes Weisweiler. On the roster but have not played in a league game: Bernd Schrage; Werner Adler. |
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