The 1979–80 2. Bundesliga season was the sixth 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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1. FC Nürnberg 1. Fußball-Club Nürnberg Verein für Leibesübungen e. V., often called 1. FC Nürnberg (, en, 1. Football Club Nuremberg) or simply Nürnberg, is a German association football club in Nuremberg, Bavaria, who currently compete in the 2. Bund ...

and

Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg that currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. Domestically, the club was crowned German champion in 1909, and won the D ...

were promoted to the

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while

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, MTV 1881 Ingolstadt, Röchling Völklingen and

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were relegated to the Oberligas.

Nord

The 1979–80 season saw

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and

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promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Oberligas while

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

League table

Results

Top scorers

The league's top scorers:

Süd

The 1979–80 season saw

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SV Röchling Völklingen SV Röchling Völklingen is a German association football club that plays in Völklingen, part of the greater Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club draws its name from the Röchling family, owners of the Völklingen Ironworks steel factory, a former ...

SSV Ulm 1846 SSV Ulm 1846 is a German football club from Ulm, Baden-Württemberg. The modern-day football department, officially playing as SSV Ulm 1846 Fussball, was formed on 9 March 2009 when the department separated from SSV Ulm 1846. The club's great ...

and VfR Oli Bürstadt promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Oberligas and

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and

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.

won on aggregate and were promoted to the Bundesliga.Relegation Bundesliga 1979/1980
Weltfussball.de – Promotion round, accessed: 8 November 2015

References

External links

2. Bundesliga 1979/1980 Nord at Weltfussball.de

2. Bundesliga 1979/1980 Süd at Weltfussball.de

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