1977–78 Bundesliga

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 three teams with the fewest points were relegated to their respective 2. Bundesliga divisions.

Karlsruher SC, Tennis Borussia Berlin and Rot-Weiss Essen were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga after finishing in the last three places. They were replaced by FC St. Pauli, winners of the 2. Bundesliga Northern Division, VfB Stuttgart, winners of the Southern Division and TSV 1860 Munich, who won a promotion play-off series against Arminia Bielefeld.

The 1977–78 season, which ended earlier than usual due to the upcoming World Cup in Argentina, ended with 1. FC Köln winning the title, but the decision had been closer than anybody would have imagined. The team from Cologne was level on points with Borussia Mönchengladbach before the final round of matches of the season, but had a ten-goal lead in goal difference over their rivals. Nevertheless, Mönchengladbach managed to close the gap with a 12–0 victory in their last match against Borussia Dortmund. However, the team around Jupp Heynckes and Berti Vogts missed out on the title by three goals because Köln won 5–0 against FC St. Pauli at the same time.

{{Location map+ |FRG and West Berlin |width=375 |float=right |caption=Location of teams in Bundesliga 1977–78 |places=

{{Location map~ |FRG and West Berlin |lat=52.511274|long=13.242632|label=Hertha BSC |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |FRG and West Berlin |lat=51.482987|long=7.211397 |label=      Bochum |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |FRG and West Berlin |lat=52.290116|long=10.521575|label=Braunschweig|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |FRG and West Berlin |lat=53.065337|long=8.836722 |label=Bremen |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |FRG and West Berlin |lat=51.512139|long=7.463394 |label=Dortmund}}

{{Location map~ |FRG and West Berlin |lat=51.409033|long=6.778664 |label=MSV|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |FRG and West Berlin |lat=51.261593|long=6.733204 |label=        Düsseldorf |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |FRG and West Berlin |lat=50.069206|long=8.644234 |label=Frankfurt |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |FRG and West Berlin |lat=53.587095|long=9.898711 |label=Hamburg |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |FRG and West Berlin |lat=49.434705|long=7.776408 |label=Kaiserslautern}}

{{Location map~ |FRG and West Berlin |lat=50.933224|long=6.874697 |label=Köln |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |FRG and West Berlin |lat=51.208908|long=6.439549 |label=MGL |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |FRG and West Berlin |lat=48.110950|long=11.574578|label=1860 |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |FRG and West Berlin |lat=48.173086|long=11.545509|label=Bayern |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |FRG and West Berlin |lat=49.2475 |long=6.984167 |label=Saarbrücken|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |FRG and West Berlin |lat=51.559146|long=7.067248 |label=
        Schalke|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |FRG and West Berlin |lat=53.554568|long=9.967646 |label=St. Pauli}}

{{Location map~ |FRG and West Berlin |lat=48.792295|long=9.232141|label=Stuttgart}}

}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=QR

|show_limit=5

|winpoints=2

|team1=KOE|name_KOE=1. FC Köln

|team2=BMG|name_BMG=Borussia Mönchengladbach

|team3=BSC|name_BSC=Hertha BSC

|team4=VFB|name_VFB=VfB Stuttgart

|team5=F95|name_F95=Fortuna Düsseldorf

|team6=DUI|name_DUI=MSV Duisburg

|team7=SGE|name_SGE=Eintracht Frankfurt

|team8=FCK|name_FCK=1. FC Kaiserslautern

|team9=S04|name_S04=Schalke 04

|team10=HSV|name_HSV=Hamburger SV

|team11=BVB|name_BVB=Borussia Dortmund

|team12=FCB|name_FCB=Bayern Munich

|team13=EBS|name_EBS=Eintracht Braunschweig

|team14=BOC|name_BOC=VfL Bochum

|team15=SVW|name_SVW=Werder Bremen

|team16=M60|name_M60=1860 Munich

|team17=FCS|name_FCS=1. FC Saarbrücken

|team18=STP|name_STP=FC St. Pauli

|win_KOE=22|draw_KOE=4|loss_KOE=8|gf_KOE=86|ga_KOE=41|status_KOE=C

|win_BMG=20|draw_BMG=8|loss_BMG=6|gf_BMG=86|ga_BMG=44

|win_BSC=15|draw_BSC=10|loss_BSC=9|gf_BSC=59|ga_BSC=48

|win_VFB=17|draw_VFB=5|loss_VFB=12|gf_VFB=58|ga_VFB=40

|win_F95=15|draw_F95=9|loss_F95=10|gf_F95=49|ga_F95=36

|win_DUI=15|draw_DUI=7|loss_DUI=12|gf_DUI=62|ga_DUI=59

|win_SGE=16|draw_SGE=4|loss_SGE=14|gf_SGE=59|ga_SGE=52

|win_FCK=16|draw_FCK=4|loss_FCK=14|gf_FCK=64|ga_FCK=63

|win_S04=14|draw_S04=6|loss_S04=14|gf_S04=47|ga_S04=52

|win_HSV=14|draw_HSV=6|loss_HSV=14|gf_HSV=61|ga_HSV=67

|win_BVB=14|draw_BVB=5|loss_BVB=15|gf_BVB=57|ga_BVB=71

|win_FCB=11|draw_FCB=10|loss_FCB=13|gf_FCB=62|ga_FCB=64

|win_EBS=14|draw_EBS=4|loss_EBS=16|gf_EBS=43|ga_EBS=53

|win_BOC=11|draw_BOC=9|loss_BOC=14|gf_BOC=49|ga_BOC=51

|win_SVW=13|draw_SVW=5|loss_SVW=16|gf_SVW=48|ga_SVW=57

|win_M60=7|draw_M60=8|loss_M60=19|gf_M60=41|ga_M60=60|status_M60=R

|win_FCS=6|draw_FCS=10|loss_FCS=18|gf_FCS=39|ga_FCS=70|status_FCS=R

|win_STP=6|draw_STP=6|loss_STP=22|gf_STP=44|ga_STP=86|status_STP=R

|col_EC1=green1|text_EC1=Qualification to European Cup first round

|result1=EC1

|col_UC1=blue1|text_UC1=Qualification to UEFA Cup first round

|result2=UC1|result3=UC1|result4=UC1|result6=UC1

|note_res_UC1=As 1. FC Köln also won the DFB-Pokal, the Cup Winners' Cup spot was given to runners-up Fortuna Düsseldorf, while Düsseldorf's original UEFA Cup was transferred to MSV Duisburg.

|col_ECWC1=yellow1|text_ECWC1=Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round

|note_res_ECWC1=UC1

|result5=ECWC1

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to 2. Bundesliga

|result16=R|result17=R|result18=R

|update=complete

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|source=[https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=329295 www.dfb.de]

}}

{{#invoke:Sports results|main

| source = [https://www.dfb.de/bundesliga/spieltagtabelle/?spieledb_path=%2Fcompetitions%2F12%2Fseasons%2F2599%2Fmatchday%2F34 DFB]

| update = complete

| matches_style = FBR

| team1 = BSC | name_BSC = Hertha BSC

| team2 = BOC | name_BOC = VfL Bochum

| team3 = EBS | name_EBS = Eintracht Braunschweig

| team4 = SVW | name_SVW = Werder Bremen

| team5 = BVB | name_BVB = Borussia Dortmund

| team6 = DUI | name_DUI = MSV Duisburg

| team7 = F95 | name_F95 = Fortuna Düsseldorf

| team8 = SGE | name_SGE = Eintracht Frankfurt

| team9 = HSV | name_HSV = Hamburger SV

| team10 = FCK | name_FCK = 1. FC Kaiserslautern

| team11 = KOE | name_KOE = 1. FC Köln

| team12 = BMG | name_BMG = Borussia Mönchengladbach

| team13 = M60 | name_M60 = 1860 Munich

| team14 = FCB | name_FCB = Bayern Munich

| team15 = FCS | name_FCS = 1. FC Saarbrücken

| team16 = S04 | name_S04 = Schalke 04

| team17 = STP | name_STP = FC St. Pauli

| team18 = VFB | name_VFB = VfB Stuttgart

| match_BSC_BOC = 4–3

| match_BSC_EBS = 1–0

| match_BSC_SVW = 2–0

| match_BSC_BVB = 3–1

| match_BSC_DUI = 2–2

| match_BSC_F95 = 0–0

| match_BSC_SGE = 2–0

| match_BSC_HSV = 3–2

| match_BSC_FCK = 2–1

| match_BSC_KOE = 1–1

| match_BSC_BMG = 2–1

| match_BSC_M60 = 4–1

| match_BSC_FCB = 3–1

| match_BSC_FCS = 1–1

| match_BSC_S04 = 2–1

| match_BSC_STP = 5–0

| match_BSC_VFB = 1–1

| match_BOC_BSC = 5–0

| match_BOC_EBS = 1–1

| match_BOC_SVW = 2–0

| match_BOC_BVB = 1–0

| match_BOC_DUI = 1–2

| match_BOC_F95 = 2–1

| match_BOC_SGE = 0–1

| match_BOC_HSV = 2–1

| match_BOC_FCK = 0–1

| match_BOC_KOE = 0–0

| match_BOC_BMG = 0–0

| match_BOC_M60 = 2–0

| match_BOC_FCB = 2–1

| match_BOC_FCS = 4–2

| match_BOC_S04 = 1–1

| match_BOC_STP = 4–0

| match_BOC_VFB = 1–0

| match_EBS_BSC = 1–1

| match_EBS_BOC = 3–1

| match_EBS_SVW = 2–0

| match_EBS_BVB = 0–1

| match_EBS_DUI = 1–0

| match_EBS_F95 = 2–0

| match_EBS_SGE = 1–1

| match_EBS_HSV = 4–0

| match_EBS_FCK = 3–1

| match_EBS_KOE = 1–0

| match_EBS_BMG = 0–6

| match_EBS_M60 = 2–1

| match_EBS_FCB = 1–1

| match_EBS_FCS = 3–0

| match_EBS_S04 = 3–1

| match_EBS_STP = 2–0

| match_EBS_VFB = 3–1

| match_SVW_BSC = 4–2

| match_SVW_BOC = 1–0

| match_SVW_EBS = 2–1

| match_SVW_BVB = 3–1

| match_SVW_DUI = 4–2

| match_SVW_F95 = 2–1

| match_SVW_SGE = 3–0

| match_SVW_HSV = 1–2

| match_SVW_FCK = 5–3

| match_SVW_KOE = 0–2

| match_SVW_BMG = 3–2

| match_SVW_M60 = 2–0

| match_SVW_FCB = 1–1

| match_SVW_FCS = 1–1

| match_SVW_S04 = 2–0

| match_SVW_STP = 4–0

| match_SVW_VFB = 0–1

| match_BVB_BSC = 1–1

| match_BVB_BOC = 5–3

| match_BVB_EBS = 2–0

| match_BVB_SVW = 4–1

| match_BVB_DUI = 2–1

| match_BVB_F95 = 1–2

| match_BVB_SGE = 0–2

| match_BVB_HSV = 2–1

| match_BVB_FCK = 4–0

| match_BVB_KOE = 1–2

| match_BVB_BMG = 3–3

| match_BVB_M60 = 1–3

| match_BVB_FCB = 1–1

| match_BVB_FCS = 2–1

| match_BVB_S04 = 2–1

| match_BVB_STP = 1–1

| match_BVB_VFB = 4–1

| match_DUI_BSC = 2–1

| match_DUI_BOC = 0–0

| match_DUI_EBS = 3–1

| match_DUI_SVW = 2–0

| match_DUI_BVB = 1–2

| match_DUI_F95 = 0–0

| match_DUI_SGE = 3–0

| match_DUI_HSV = 5–2

| match_DUI_FCK = 3–2

| match_DUI_KOE = 1–2

| match_DUI_BMG = 1–1

| match_DUI_M60 = 1–1

| match_DUI_FCB = 6–3

| match_DUI_FCS = 5–0

| match_DUI_S04 = 1–0

| match_DUI_STP = 4–3

| match_DUI_VFB = 2–1

| match_F95_BSC = 0–0

| match_F95_BOC = 1–1

| match_F95_EBS = 2–0

| match_F95_SVW = 2–0

| match_F95_BVB = 1–0

| match_F95_DUI = 0–0

| match_F95_SGE = 2–1

| match_F95_HSV = 3–1

| match_F95_FCK = 4–1

| match_F95_KOE = 5–1

| match_F95_BMG = 1–3

| match_F95_M60 = 2–0

| match_F95_FCB = 4–2

| match_F95_FCS = 2–1

| match_F95_S04 = 1–1

| match_F95_STP = 3–1

| match_F95_VFB = 1–0

| match_SGE_BSC = 0–5

| match_SGE_BOC = 5–3

| match_SGE_EBS = 2–0

| match_SGE_SVW = 0–2

| match_SGE_BVB = 2–1

| match_SGE_DUI = 3–1

| match_SGE_F95 = 4–0

| match_SGE_HSV = 0–2

| match_SGE_FCK = 1–3

| match_SGE_KOE = 2–2

| match_SGE_BMG = 4–2

| match_SGE_M60 = 1–0

| match_SGE_FCB = 4–0

| match_SGE_FCS = 4–0

| match_SGE_S04 = 3–0

| match_SGE_STP = 5–2

| match_SGE_VFB = 2–0

| match_HSV_BSC = 2–2

| match_HSV_BOC = 3–1

| match_HSV_EBS = 4–2

| match_HSV_SVW = 1–1

| match_HSV_BVB = 4–1

| match_HSV_DUI = 4–1

| match_HSV_F95 = 0–3

| match_HSV_SGE = 0–0

| match_HSV_FCK = 3–1

| match_HSV_KOE = 1–0

| match_HSV_BMG = 2–6

| match_HSV_M60 = 3–0

| match_HSV_FCB = 2–2

| match_HSV_FCS = 1–2

| match_HSV_S04 = 2–0

| match_HSV_STP = 0–2

| match_HSV_VFB = 2–0

| match_FCK_BSC = 2–0

| match_FCK_BOC = 4–1

| match_FCK_EBS = 2–1

| match_FCK_SVW = 2–1

| match_FCK_BVB = 4–0

| match_FCK_DUI = 6–1

| match_FCK_F95 = 3–2

| match_FCK_SGE = 2–0

| match_FCK_HSV = 3–0

| match_FCK_KOE = 0–2

| match_FCK_BMG = 0–3

| match_FCK_M60 = 1–0

| match_FCK_FCB = 5–0

| match_FCK_FCS = 2–1

| match_FCK_S04 = 0–0

| match_FCK_STP = 2–1

| match_FCK_VFB = 0–4

| match_KOE_BSC = 3–1

| match_KOE_BOC = 2–1

| match_KOE_EBS = 6–0

| match_KOE_SVW = 7–2

| match_KOE_BVB = 4–1

| match_KOE_DUI = 5–2

| match_KOE_F95 = 1–0

| match_KOE_SGE = 0–1

| match_KOE_HSV = 6–1

| match_KOE_FCK = 4–1

| match_KOE_BMG = 1–1

| match_KOE_M60 = 6–2

| match_KOE_FCB = 2–0

| match_KOE_FCS = 3–1

| match_KOE_S04 = 2–4

| match_KOE_STP = 4–1

| match_KOE_VFB = 2–1

| match_BMG_BSC = 2–1

| match_BMG_BOC = 2–2

| match_BMG_EBS = 3–1

| match_BMG_SVW = 4–0

| match_BMG_BVB = 12–0

| match_BMG_DUI = 1–3

| match_BMG_F95 = 3–2

| match_BMG_SGE = 2–0

| match_BMG_HSV = 2–1

| match_BMG_FCK = 2–2

| match_BMG_KOE = 2–5

| match_BMG_M60 = 2–1

| match_BMG_FCB = 2–0

| match_BMG_FCS = 6–1

| match_BMG_S04 = 2–1

| match_BMG_STP = 2–1

| match_BMG_VFB = 3–1

| match_M60_BSC = 2–3

| match_M60_BOC = 2–0

| match_M60_EBS = 1–0

| match_M60_SVW = 0–0

| match_M60_BVB = 0–2

| match_M60_DUI = 4–0

| match_M60_F95 = 0–1

| match_M60_SGE = 2–4

| match_M60_HSV = 2–2

| match_M60_FCK = 2–2

| match_M60_KOE = 1–3

| match_M60_BMG = 1–1

| match_M60_FCB = 1–1

| match_M60_FCS = 2–0

| match_M60_S04 = 0–0

| match_M60_STP = 4–1

| match_M60_VFB = 1–2

| match_FCB_BSC = 0–2

| match_FCB_BOC = 1–1

| match_FCB_EBS = 3–2

| match_FCB_SVW = 3–1

| match_FCB_BVB = 3–0

| match_FCB_DUI = 3–2

| match_FCB_F95 = 0–0

| match_FCB_SGE = 2–1

| match_FCB_HSV = 2–0

| match_FCB_FCK = 4–2

| match_FCB_KOE = 0–3

| match_FCB_BMG = 1–1

| match_FCB_M60 = 1–3

| match_FCB_FCS = 7–1

| match_FCB_S04 = 7–1

| match_FCB_STP = 4–2

| match_FCB_VFB = 2–0

| match_FCS_BSC = 2–2

| match_FCS_BOC = 0–1

| match_FCS_EBS = 0–1

| match_FCS_SVW = 1–1

| match_FCS_BVB = 2–2

| match_FCS_DUI = 1–2

| match_FCS_F95 = 1–1

| match_FCS_SGE = 0–0

| match_FCS_HSV = 3–5

| match_FCS_FCK = 3–3

| match_FCS_KOE = 1–0

| match_FCS_BMG = 0–1

| match_FCS_M60 = 1–1

| match_FCS_FCB = 2–1

| match_FCS_S04 = 2–1

| match_FCS_STP = 4–0

| match_FCS_VFB = 1–1

| match_S04_BSC = 2–0

| match_S04_BOC = 3–1

| match_S04_EBS = 1–0

| match_S04_SVW = 1–0

| match_S04_BVB = 0–2

| match_S04_DUI = 0–1

| match_S04_F95 = 1–0

| match_S04_SGE = 3–2

| match_S04_HSV = 2–2

| match_S04_FCK = 3–0

| match_S04_KOE = 2–0

| match_S04_BMG = 1–2

| match_S04_M60 = 2–1

| match_S04_FCB = 3–2

| match_S04_FCS = 2–0

| match_S04_STP = 4–1

| match_S04_VFB = 3–1

| match_STP_BSC = 3–0

| match_STP_BOC = 1–1

| match_STP_EBS = 0–1

| match_STP_SVW = 3–1

| match_STP_BVB = 3–6

| match_STP_DUI = 2–2

| match_STP_F95 = 2–1

| match_STP_SGE = 5–3

| match_STP_HSV = 2–3

| match_STP_FCK = 0–3

| match_STP_KOE = 0–5

| match_STP_BMG = 0–1

| match_STP_M60 = 4–1

| match_STP_FCB = 0–0

| match_STP_FCS = 1–3

| match_STP_S04 = 1–1

| match_STP_VFB = 1–1

| match_VFB_BSC = 1–0

| match_VFB_BOC = 3–1

| match_VFB_EBS = 5–0

| match_VFB_SVW = 2–0

| match_VFB_BVB = 4–1

| match_VFB_DUI = 1–0

| match_VFB_F95 = 1–1

| match_VFB_SGE = 2–1

| match_VFB_HSV = 1–2

| match_VFB_FCK = 3–0

| match_VFB_KOE = 3–0

| match_VFB_BMG = 2–0

| match_VFB_M60 = 3–1

| match_VFB_FCB = 3–3

| match_VFB_FCS = 1–0

| match_VFB_S04 = 6–1

| match_VFB_STP = 1–0

}}

;24 goals

• {{flagicon|Germany}} Dieter Müller (1. FC Köln)
• {{flagicon|Germany}} Gerd Müller (FC Bayern Munich)

;21 goals

• {{flagicon|Germany}} Klaus Toppmöller (1. FC Kaiserslautern)

;20 goals

• {{flagicon|Germany}} Manfred Burgsmüller (Borussia Dortmund)
• {{flagicon|Germany}} Klaus Fischer (FC Schalke 04)

;18 goals

• {{flagicon|Germany}} Jupp Heynckes (Borussia Mönchengladbach)

;17 goals

• {{flagicon|Germany}} Karl-Heinz Granitza (Hertha BSC)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Allan Simonsen (Borussia Mönchengladbach)

;16 goals

• {{flagicon|Germany}} Franz Gerber (FC St. Pauli)
• {{flagicon|Germany}} Rudolf Seliger (MSV Duisburg)

{{Reflist}}

• [https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=328928 DFB Bundesliga archive 1977/1978]

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