The 1976–77 2. Bundesliga season was the third season of the

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, the second tier of the

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. It was played in two regional divisions,

Nord Nord, a word meaning "north" in several European languages, may refer to: Acronyms * National Organization for Rare Disorders, an American nonprofit organization * New Orleans Recreation Department, New Orleans, Louisiana, US Film and televisi ...

and Süd.

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and

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were promoted to the

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while

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, Wacker 04 Berlin, VfL Wolfsburg, Röchling Völklingen, Jahn Regensburg and BSV Schwenningen were relegated to the Oberligas and Amateurligas.

Nord

For the 1976–77 season saw

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and VfL Wolfsburg promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Oberliga and Amateurligas while Bayer 05 Uerdingen and

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had been relegated to the 2. Bundesliga Nord from the Bundesliga.

League table

Results

Top scorers

The league's top scorers:

Süd

For the 1976–77 season saw BSV Schwenningen,

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and

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promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Amateurligas and Kickers Offenbach relegated to the 2. Bundesliga Süd from the Bundesliga.

League table

Results

Top scorers

The league's top scorers:

Promotion play-offs

The final place in the Bundesliga was contested between the two runners-up in the Nord and Süd divisions.

were promoted to the Bundesliga after a third game was made necessary to decide the series.Relegation Bundesliga 1976/1977
Weltfussball.de – Promotion round, retrieved 8 November 2015

References

External links

2. Bundesliga 1976/1977 Nord at Weltfussball.de

2. Bundesliga 1976/1977 Süd at Weltfussball.de

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2. Bundesliga seasons