The 1973–74 Regionalliga was the eleventh season of the

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, the second tier of the

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. The league operated in five regional divisions,

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and

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. The five league champions and runners-up then entered a promotion play-off to determine the two clubs to move up to the

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for the next season. Northern German and Berlin champions

Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. They compete in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier o ...

and

Tennis Borussia Berlin Tennis Borussia Berlin is a German football club based in the locality of Westend in Berlin. History The team was founded in 1902 as ''Berliner Tennis- und Ping-Pong-Gesellschaft Borussia'' taking its name from its origins as a tennis and ...

were promoted. It was the last season of the Regionalliga as a tier two league, being replaced by two regional divisions of the 2. Bundesliga at this level from 1974–75. Apart from the two teams promoted to the Bundesliga, 38 clubs qualified for the new 2. Bundesliga while the remaining 43 dropped down to the third division Verbandsligas, Amateurligas and Oberligas. Qualification for the 2. Bundesliga took the previous five Regionalliga season into account to determine the qualified teams, rather than just the final tables of 1973–74.''DSFS Liga-Chronik'', p. C 3 & 4

Regionalliga Nord

The 1973–74 season saw three new clubs in the league,

Concordia Hamburg SC Concordia von 1907 was a Football in Germany, German football club from Marienthal, a quarter in the Wandsbek borough of the city of Hamburg. In 2013, the club has merged with neighbours TSV Wandsbek-Jenfeld 81' (already having used their gro ...

and VfL Pinneberg, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while

been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.

Regionalliga Berlin

The 1973–74 season saw two new clubs in the league, SC Westend 01 and

BBC Südost BBC Südost was a German football club from the district of Kreuzberg in Berlin. Established on 18 January 1950 and active until 1990, ''BBC'' was formed out of the football department of parent club ''Turn- und Sport Südost Berlin''.Grüne, Ha ...

, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.

Regionalliga West

The 1973–74 season saw four new clubs in the league,

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Viktoria Köln Viktoria usually refers to Viktoria, a name which is the same as Victoria (name), but may also refer to: Places * FK Viktoria Stadion, stadium of Viktoria Žižkov * Viktoria-Luise-Platz, building in Berlin * Viktoriastadt, now known as Victo ...

and OSC Solingen, all three promoted from the Amateurliga, while

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'' (1902) and the football enthusiasts of ''Oberh ...

been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.

Regionalliga Südwest

The 1973–74 season saw two new clubs in the league,

Eintracht Kreuznach Eintracht Bad Kreuznach is a German association football club from city of Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate. They are among the most successful amateur football teams in southwestern Germany but, after a couple of consecutive relegations, no ...

and

FC Ensdorf FC Ensdorf is a German association football club from the village of Ensdorf, Saarland. The club's greatest success has been promotion to the two Regionalliga Südwest where it played for a season in 1973–74. The club has also made two app ...

, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.

Regionalliga Süd

The 1973–74 season saw three new clubs in the league,

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VfR Mannheim VfR Mannheim is a Football in Germany, 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. The club captured the n ...

and

FSV Frankfurt Fußballsportverein Frankfurt 1899 e.V., commonly known as simply FSV Frankfurt and known as simply Frankfurt, is a German association football club based in the Bornheim district of Frankfurt am Main, Hessen and founded in 1899. FSV Frankfurt ...

, all three promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.

Bundesliga promotion round

Group 1

Group 2

References

Sources

* ''30 Jahre Bundesliga'' 30th anniversary special, publisher: '' kicker Sportmagazin'', published: 1993 * ''kicker-Almanach 1990'' Yearbook of German football, publisher: ''kicker Sportmagazin'', published: 1989, * ''DSFS Liga-Chronik seit 1945'' publisher: DSFS, published: 2005

External links

Regionalliga on the official DFB website

kicker

Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv
Historic German league tables {{DEFAULTSORT:Regionalliga, 1973-74 1973-74 2 Ger