Hannover 96

Hannover 96

Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96, Hannover or simply 96, is a German association football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony.-Foundation to WWII:...

, Tennis Borussia Berlin

Tennis Borussia Berlin

Tennis Borussia Berlin is a German football club based in Berlin-Westend.- History :The team was founded in 1902 and takes its name from its origins as a tennis and ping-pong club. "Borussia" is a Latinised version of Prussia. In 1903 the club took up football and quickly developed a rivalry with...

, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen

Rot-Weiß Oberhausen

Rot-Weiß Oberhausen is a German association football club in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was formed as Oberhausener SV in December 1904 out of the merger of Emschertaler SV and the football enthusiasts of Oberhausener TV 1873...

 and SSV Ulm 1846

SSV Ulm 1846

SSV Ulm 1846 is a German association football club from Ulm, Baden-Württemberg and is one of the country's largest and oldest sports clubs with over 12,000 members in more than twenty different departments. The modern-day club was formed out of 5 May 1970 merger of TSG Ulm 1846 and 1...

 were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga

2. Fußball-Bundesliga

- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...

.

North

Pos	Table	Pl	W	D	L	Goals	Diff	Pts
1.	Hannover 96 Hannover 96 Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96, Hannover or simply 96, is a German association football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony.-Foundation to WWII:...	34	28	5	1	120:29	+91	89
2.	Eintracht Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig is a German association football club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding members of the Bundesliga in 1963 and won the national title in 1967.-History:...	34	26	4	4	70:24	+46	82
3.	VfL Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück is a German multi-sport club in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony. It currently fields teams in basketball, gymnastics, swimming, table tennis, and tennis, but is by far best known for its football section.- Foundation to WW2 :...	34	18	12	4	70:28	+42	66
4.	SV Werder Bremen II SV Werder Bremen SV Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its association football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize...	34	20	5	9	91:52	+39	65
5.	VfB Oldenburg VfB Oldenburg VfB Oldenburg is a German association football club based in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony. As of the 2011/12 season they play in the Oberliga Niedersachsenliga, which is at the 5th level of football in Germany.-History:...	34	18	9	7	69:48	+21	63
6.	Arminia Hannover Arminia Hannover SV Arminia Hannover is a German association football club based in Hanover, Lower Saxony.- History :The club was founded in 1910 as FC Arminia Hannover and merged with Rugby-Verein Merkur in 1918, becoming SV Arminia-Merkur. Two years later they re-named themselves SV Arminia Hannover and captured...	34	16	8	10	65:45	+20	56
7.	VfB Lübeck VfB Lübeck VfB Lübeck is a German association football club playing in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein in the country's north. In addition to its football side the 1,000 member sports club also has departments for badminton, women's gymnastics, handball, and table tennis....	34	15	9	10	60:45	+15	54
8.	Kickers Emden Kickers Emden BSV Kickers Emden is a German association football club, located in Emden, Lower Saxony.-History:The club first began playing in 1928 as a section of the gymnastics club Emder Turnverein, which was founded in 1861...	34	12	8	14	54:65	−11	44
9.	SV Wilhelmshaven SV Wilhelmshaven SV Wilhelmshaven is a German association football club from Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony.-History:Predecessor side SpVgg Wilhelmshaven was formed as FC Comet in 1905 and was quickly re-named FC Deutschland Wilhelmshaven...	34	11	9	14	47:56	−9	42
10.	Eintracht Nordhorn Eintracht Nordhorn Eintracht Nordhorn is a German association football club from the city of Nordhorn, Lower Saxony. The club was founded in 1945 as Sportverein Nordhorn and adopted the name Eintracht Nordhorn in 1947. A separate football club known as SV Concordia Nordhorn briefly split away in 1953, but rejoined...	34	10	10	14	50:62	−12	40
11.	VfL 93 Hamburg	34	12	4	18	51:78	−27	40
12.	TuS Celle	34	10	9	15	50:68	−18	39
13.	Sportfreunde Ricklingen	34	9	8	17	35:58	−23	35
14.	Hamburg SV II	34	10	6	18	51:59	−8	36
15.	VfL Herzlake VfL Herzlake VfL Herzlake is a German association football club from the village of Herzlake, Lower Saxony. In addition to a football department the club has sections for handball, gymnastics, and volleyball.-History:...	34	8	9	17	39:71	−32	33
16.	1. SC Norderstedt	34	8	7	19	44:64	−20	31
17.	SV Atlas Delmenhorst	34	5	6	23	37:83	−46	21
18.	Göttingen 05	34	2	7	25	35:107	−72	13
Key
Qualified for the promotion playoff against the North-East champion
Relegated to the Oberliga

NB VfL 93 Hamburg were demoted.

North-East

Pos	Table	Pl	W	D	L	Goals	Diff	Pts
1.	Tennis Borussia Berlin Tennis Borussia Berlin Tennis Borussia Berlin is a German football club based in Berlin-Westend.- History :The team was founded in 1902 and takes its name from its origins as a tennis and ping-pong club. "Borussia" is a Latinised version of Prussia. In 1903 the club took up football and quickly developed a rivalry with...	34	29	5	0	86:7	+79	92
2.	Dynamo Dresden Dynamo Dresden SG Dynamo Dresden are a German association football club, based in Dresden, Saxony. They were founded in 1950, as a club affiliated with the East German police, and became one of the most popular and successful clubs in East German football, winning eight league titles...	34	17	9	8	60:39	+21	60
3.	Eisenhüttenstädter FC Stahl	34	17	6	11	68:55	+13	57
4.	FC Sachsen Leipzig FC Sachsen Leipzig FC Sachsen Leipzig was a German football club from Leipzig, Saxony. The roots of the club go back to 1899 and the founding of Britannia Leipzig. Following World War I, a 1919 merger with FC Hertha 05 Leipzig created Leipziger Sportverein 1899...	34	16	8	10	60:36	+24	56
5.	FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt	34	16	8	10	59:49	+10	56
6.	1. FC Union Berlin 1. FC Union Berlin 1. FC Union Berlin is a German association football club based in Berlin. It is one of two sides in the city bearing the name Union that emerged during the Cold War and played in East Germany, while the other played in the west. The club currently plays in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga.-Foundation to...	34	15	9	10	46:36	+10	54
7.	Erzgebirge Aue	34	14	10	10	43:43	0	52
8.	Chemnitzer FC Chemnitzer FC Chemnitzer FC is a German association football club based in Chemnitz, Saxony.The roots of the club go back to its establishment as Chemnitzer BC 1933 in 1933 after the collapse of former Chemnitzer BC 1899....	34	14	9	11	54:36	+18	51
9.	Lok Altmark Stendal	34	15	9	13	50:56	-6	51
10.	VFC Plauen VFC Plauen VFC Plauen is a German association football club from the city of Plauen, Saxony.-History:The club was founded as 1. Vogtländischer Fußballclub Plauen and took part in the competition of the VMFV...	34	13	9	12	55:51	+4	48
11.	FC Berlin	34	12	7	15	55:55	0	43
12.	1. FC Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg is a German association football club playing in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt.-History:Football has been played in Magdeburg since the end of the 19th century. On 15 June 1896 SV Victoria 96 Magdeburg was founded, a club that had its best days before World War II, when it participated...	34	10	9	15	60:65	-5	39
13.	Spandauer SV Spandauer SV Spandauer SV is a German association football club that plays in Berlin.-Early years:The capital city was one of the earliest centres of German football and was home to 1. Spandauer Fußballklub Triton, formed on 24 May 1894, and Sportclub Germania Spandau, formed on 15 October 1895...	34	11	6	17	42:64	−22	39
14.	SV Babelsberg 03 SV Babelsberg 03 SV Babelsberg 03 is a German association football club based in Potsdam-Babelsberg, on the outskirts of Berlin. The team was founded as Sport-Club Jugendkraft 1903 and again as SG Karl-Marx Babelsberg in 1948 as successor to the pre-war side SpVgg Potsdam 03.-History:Playing as SV Nowawes the team...	34	10	8	16	33:50	−17	38
15.	Hertha Zehlendorf Hertha Zehlendorf The Hertha Zehlendorf is a German association football club from the suburb of Zehlendorf, Berlin.The club, one of the largest football clubs in the country, has a strong youth department which has developed a number of international players, not just for Germany and having won two national youth...	34	9	7	18	39:62	−23	34
16.	Reinickendorfer Füchse Reinickendorfer Füchse Reinickendorfer Füchse are a German association football club based in Reinickendorf, a western district of in Berlin. The football side is part of a larger sports association that has departments for basketball, bowling, boxing, gymnastics, handball, ice hockey, swimming, tennis, table tennis, and...	34	8	7	19	27:64	−37	31
17.	FSV Wacker 90 Nordhausen FSV Wacker 90 Nordhausen FSV Wacker 90 Nordhausen is a German association football club from Nordhausen, Thuringia.-History:The football team FC Wacker 05 Nordhausen was founded on 1 November 1905 as an offshoot of a Protestant youth club in the city...	34	7	8	19	32:58	−26	29
18.	Hansa Rostock II	34	5	5	24	34:77	−43	20
Key
Qualified for the promotion playoff against the North champion
Relegated to the Oberliga

West/South-West

Pos	Table	Pl	W	D	L	Goals	Diff	Pts
1.	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen is a German association football club in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was formed as Oberhausener SV in December 1904 out of the merger of Emschertaler SV and the football enthusiasts of Oberhausener TV 1873...	34	21	8	5	66:31	+35	71
2.	Sportfreunde Siegen Sportfreunde Siegen Sportfreunde Siegen is a German association football club based in Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was founded in 1899 as the football department of the gymnastics club Turn Verein Jahn von 1879 Siegen...	34	20	5	9	69:37	+32	65
3.	FC 08 Homburg	34	17	8	9	70:38	+32	59
4.	1. FC Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken is a German association football club based in the city of Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club began its existence as the football department of Turnverein Malstatt formed in 1903...	34	18	5	11	70:43	+27	59
5.	Eintracht Trier	34	14	12	8	56:41	+15	54
6.	LR Ahlen	34	13	12	9	62:52	+10	51
7.	Alemannia Aachen Alemannia Aachen Alemannia Aachen is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's second division, Alemannia enjoyed a three-year turn in the top flight in the late 1960s and, after a successful 2005–06 campaign, returned to first division play...	34	13	10	11	62:46	+16	49
8.	Preußen Münster	34	13	10	11	57:48	+9	49
9.	SC Paderborn 07 SC Paderborn 07 SC Paderborn 07 is a German association football club based in Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the 2. Bundesliga.-History:...	34	12	12	10	61:37	+24	48
10.	SC Verl SC Verl SC Verl is a German association football club based in Verl, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was founded on 6 September 1924, and since 1970 has consistently played in the higher echelons of amateur football.-History:...	34	13	8	13	52:56	−4	47
11.	1. FC Kaiserslautern II 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern, also known as 1. FCK, FCK or simply Kaiserslautern, is a German association football club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. On 2 June 1900, Germania 1896 and FG Kaiserslautern merged to create FC 1900...	34	12	10	12	45:46	−1	46
12.	Wuppertaler SV	34	11	10	13	49:58	−9	43
13.	FC Remscheid FC Remscheid FC Remscheid is a German association football club from Remscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia formed on 1 July 1990 out of the merger of BV Lüttringhausen and VfB Marathon Remscheid.-History:...	34	10	8	16	40:55	−15	38
14.	FSV Salmrohr FSV Salmrohr FSV Salmrohr is a German association football club in the village of Salmrohr, Rhineland-Palatinate. Founded in 1921, the small club has limited resources and has relied largely on local talent, but still managed two decades of play in the tier III Amateur Oberliga Südwest and Regionalliga...	34	10	7	17	33:66	-33	37
15.	SpVgg Erkenschwick SpVgg Erkenschwick SpVgg Erkenschwick is a German football club based in Oer-Erkenschwick in North Rhine-Westphalia.- History :Founded as Sportverein Erkenschwick in 1916, they joined Emscher-Lippe-Spielverband to form Sportfreunde Erkenschwick in 1918, which in then merged with Turn- und Leichtathletikverein TV...	34	9	9	16	41:69	−28	36
16.	Bonner SC Bonner SC Bonner SC is a German association football club based in Bonn. The club was formed in 1965 through the merger of Bonner FV and Tura Bonn.-History:...	34	10	5	19	34:65	−31	35
17.	Rot-Weiss Essen Rot-Weiss Essen Rot-Weiss Essen is a German association football club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia.- Early years :The club was formed as SV Vogelheim on 1 February 1907 out of the merger of two smaller clubs: SC Preussen and Deutsche Eiche. In 1910, Vogelheim came to an arrangement with Turnerbund...	34	7	9	18	41:80	−39	30
18.	FC Germania 1910 Teveren	34	6	6	22	32:72	−40	24
Key
Promoted to the 2.Bundesliga
Qualified for the promotion playoffs
Relegated to the Oberliga

South

Pos	Table	Pl	W	D	L	Goals	Diff	Pts
1.	SSV Ulm 1846 SSV Ulm 1846 SSV Ulm 1846 is a German association football club from Ulm, Baden-Württemberg and is one of the country's largest and oldest sports clubs with over 12,000 members in more than twenty different departments. The modern-day club was formed out of 5 May 1970 merger of TSG Ulm 1846 and 1...	32	18	6	8	63:36	+27	60
2.	Kickers Offenbach Kickers Offenbach Kickers Offenbach is a German association football club in Offenbach am Main, Hesse. The club was founded on 27 May 1901 in the Rheinischer Hof restaurant by footballers who had left established local clubs including Melitia, Teutonia, Viktoria, Germania and Neptun...	32	17	8	7	56:37	+19	59
3.	SC Borussia Fulda Borussia Fulda Borussia Fulda is a German association football club from Fulda, Hesse. The club was founded 4 July 1904 as FC Borussia 1904 Fulda and underwent a number of changes in 1923 when they were first joined by Radsportclub 1907 Fulda in July, and then by Kraftsportklub Germania Fulda in September. On 6...	32	17	6	9	52:46	+6	57
4.	SSV Reutlingen SSV Reutlingen SSV Reutlingen 05 is a German association football club from Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg.- History :The club was founded as FC Arminia Reutlingen and was re-named SV Reutlingen 1905 in 1910. The club fused with 1...	32	15	10	7	50:30	+20	55
5.	Wacker Burghausen	32	15	9	8	56:34	+22	54
6.	FC Bayern Munich II FC Bayern Munich II Bayern Munich II are the second team of German association football club Bayern Munich. In 2010–11 they played in the 3rd Liga, having qualified for its inaugural season in 2008, and have consistently played at the third level of German football — they played in the Regionalliga Süd from...	32	15	3	14	45:44	+1	48
7.	SV Waldhof Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim is a German association football club, located in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg. The club today has a membership of over 2,400.-History:...	34	12	11	9	46:40	+6	47
8.	Karlsruher SC II Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. KSC rose out of the consolidation of a number of predecessor clubs. They currently play in the 2...	34	14	5	13	41:52	−11	47
9.	TSV 1860 Munich II TSV 1860 München Turn- und Sportverein München von 1860, commonly known as TSV 1860 München or 1860 Munich, is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. The club's football team plays in the Second Bundesliga, after relegation from the Bundesliga following the 2003–04 season...	32	11	10	11	51:43	−8	43
10.	FC Augsburg FC Augsburg FC Augsburg is a German football club based in Augsburg, Bavaria. The team was founded as Fußball-Klub Alemania Augsburg in 1907 and played as BC Augsburg from 1921 to 1969....	32	10	12	10	51:47	+4	42
11.	SC Weismain	32	10	10	12	42:48	−6	40
12.	TSF 1893 Ditzingen	32	10	8	14	36:47	−11	38
13.	SV Wehen SV Wehen SV Wehen Wiesbaden is a German association football club based in Wiesbaden, Hesse.-History:Since the beginning of the 07–08 season the club plays its homegames in nearby Wiesbaden and no longer in Taunusstein...	32	9	8	15	50:56	−6	35
14.	VfR Mannheim VfR Mannheim VfR Mannheim is a German association football club based in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg formed in 1911 out of the fusion of Mannheimer FG 1896, Mannheimer FG 1897 Union, and FC Viktoria 1897 Mannheim...	32	8	11	13	37:48	−11	35
15.	SC Neukirchen 1899	32	8	9	15	45:56	−11	33
16.	Darmstadt 98	32	8	9	15	38:57	−19	33
17.	VfL Kirchheim unter Teck VfL Kirchheim/Teck VfL Kirchheim/Teck is a German association football club from the city of Kirchheim, Baden-Württemberg. The football club is part of a larger sports club that has over 4,000 members in 18 departments that include Aikido, athletics, badminton, basketball, bowling, fencing, fistball, gymnastics, hand...	32	3	9	20	31:69	−38	18
Key
Promoted to the 2.Bundesliga
Qualified for the promotion playoffs
Relegated to the Oberliga

NB KSV Hessen Kassel

KSV Hessen Kassel

KSV Hessen Kassel is a German association football club based in Kassel, Hesse. The club was founded as FC Union 93 Kassel in 1893 and just two years later joined FC Hassia 93 Cassel to form Casseler FV 95...

 were declared bankrupt mid-season and all results were therefore annulled.

Promotion playoffs

A preliminary decider was contested between the champions of the North and North-East regions.

• Tennis Borussia Berlin
  Tennis Borussia Berlin
  Tennis Borussia Berlin is a German football club based in Berlin-Westend.- History :The team was founded in 1902 and takes its name from its origins as a tennis and ping-pong club. "Borussia" is a Latinised version of Prussia. In 1903 the club took up football and quickly developed a rivalry with...
  
   2-0 Hannover 96
  Hannover 96
  Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96, Hannover or simply 96, is a German association football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony.-Foundation to WWII:...
  
   (May 21, 1997)
• Hannover 96
  Hannover 96
  Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96, Hannover or simply 96, is a German association football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony.-Foundation to WWII:...
  
   2-0 Tennis Borussia Berlin
  Tennis Borussia Berlin
  Tennis Borussia Berlin is a German football club based in Berlin-Westend.- History :The team was founded in 1902 and takes its name from its origins as a tennis and ping-pong club. "Borussia" is a Latinised version of Prussia. In 1903 the club took up football and quickly developed a rivalry with...
  
   (May 24, 1997)

Hannover 96

Hannover 96

Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96, Hannover or simply 96, is a German association football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony.-Foundation to WWII:...

 won 3-1 on penalties and so were promoted to the 2.Bundesliga.

The loser of the above tie faced the 2nd placed teams from the South and West/South-West regions for a final promotion place.

• Sportfreunde Siegen
  Sportfreunde Siegen
  Sportfreunde Siegen is a German association football club based in Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was founded in 1899 as the football department of the gymnastics club Turn Verein Jahn von 1879 Siegen...
  
   4-0 Kickers Offenbach
  Kickers Offenbach
  Kickers Offenbach is a German association football club in Offenbach am Main, Hesse. The club was founded on 27 May 1901 in the Rheinischer Hof restaurant by footballers who had left established local clubs including Melitia, Teutonia, Viktoria, Germania and Neptun...
  
   (May 24, 1997)
• Kickers Offenbach
  Kickers Offenbach
  Kickers Offenbach is a German association football club in Offenbach am Main, Hesse. The club was founded on 27 May 1901 in the Rheinischer Hof restaurant by footballers who had left established local clubs including Melitia, Teutonia, Viktoria, Germania and Neptun...
  
   1-2 Tennis Borussia Berlin
  Tennis Borussia Berlin
  Tennis Borussia Berlin is a German football club based in Berlin-Westend.- History :The team was founded in 1902 and takes its name from its origins as a tennis and ping-pong club. "Borussia" is a Latinised version of Prussia. In 1903 the club took up football and quickly developed a rivalry with...
  
   (May 31, 1997)
• Tennis Borussia Berlin
  Tennis Borussia Berlin
  Tennis Borussia Berlin is a German football club based in Berlin-Westend.- History :The team was founded in 1902 and takes its name from its origins as a tennis and ping-pong club. "Borussia" is a Latinised version of Prussia. In 1903 the club took up football and quickly developed a rivalry with...
  
   2-0 Sportfreunde Siegen
  Sportfreunde Siegen
  Sportfreunde Siegen is a German association football club based in Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was founded in 1899 as the football department of the gymnastics club Turn Verein Jahn von 1879 Siegen...
  
   (June 6, 1997)

Pos	Table	Pl	W	D	L	Goals	Diff	Pts
1.	Tennis Borussia Berlin Tennis Borussia Berlin Tennis Borussia Berlin is a German football club based in Berlin-Westend.- History :The team was founded in 1902 and takes its name from its origins as a tennis and ping-pong club. "Borussia" is a Latinised version of Prussia. In 1903 the club took up football and quickly developed a rivalry with...	2	2	0	0	4:1	+3	6
2.	Sportfreunde Siegen Sportfreunde Siegen Sportfreunde Siegen is a German association football club based in Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was founded in 1899 as the football department of the gymnastics club Turn Verein Jahn von 1879 Siegen...	2	1	0	1	4:2	+2	3
3.	Kickers Offenbach Kickers Offenbach Kickers Offenbach is a German association football club in Offenbach am Main, Hesse. The club was founded on 27 May 1901 in the Rheinischer Hof restaurant by footballers who had left established local clubs including Melitia, Teutonia, Viktoria, Germania and Neptun...	2	0	0	2	1:6	-5	0

Tennis Borussia Berlin

Tennis Borussia Berlin

Tennis Borussia Berlin is a German football club based in Berlin-Westend.- History :The team was founded in 1902 and takes its name from its origins as a tennis and ping-pong club. "Borussia" is a Latinised version of Prussia. In 1903 the club took up football and quickly developed a rivalry with...

were promoted to the 2.Bundesliga.

Top Goalscorer

Rainer Wiedemann (FSV Lok Altmark Stendal) - 25 goals