The 1990–91 Bundesliga was the 28th season of the

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footba ...

, the premier football league in

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. It began on 8 August 1990 and ended on 15 June 1991.

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were the defending champions. With the

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on 3 October 1990, it was the last season that the league was exclusive to teams from the former

before it was opened to teams from the former East Germany.

Competition format

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 two teams with the fewest points were relegated to 2. Bundesliga. The third-to-last team had to compete in a two-legged relegation/promotion play-off against the third-placed team from 2. Bundesliga.

Team changes to 1989–90

SV Waldhof Mannheim and FC Homburg were directly relegated to the 1990–91 2. Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga after finishing in the last two places. They were replaced by Hertha BSC and SG Wattenscheid 09. Relegation/promotion play-off participant VfL Bochum won on aggregate against 1. FC Saarbrücken and thus retained their Bundesliga status.

Team overview

* Wattenscheid played their first six home matches at Ruhrstadion because their own ground was upgraded to meet Bundesliga requirements.

League table

Results

Relegation play-offs

FC St. Pauli and third-placed 1990–91 2. Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga team Stuttgarter Kickers had to compete in a two-legged relegation/promotion play-off. After a two-leg series, both teams were tied 2–2 on aggregate, so a deciding third match had to be scheduled. Stuttgarter Kickers won this match and were promoted to the Bundesliga. ---- ----

Top goalscorers

;21 goals * Roland Wohlfarth ''(

)'' ;20 goals * Jan Furtok ''(Hamburger SV)'' ;16 goals * Andreas Möller ''(Eintracht Frankfurt)'' ;15 goals * Thomas Allofs ''(Fortuna Düsseldorf)'' * Wynton Rufer ''(SV Werder Bremen)'' ;14 goals * Maurice Banach ''(1. FC Köln)'' ;13 goals * Souleyman Sané ''(SG Wattenscheid 09)'' ;12 goals * Hans-Jörg Criens ''(Borussia Mönchengladbach)'' * Fritz Walter (footballer born 1960), Fritz Walter ''(VfB Stuttgart)'' ;11 goals * Ulf Kirsten ''(Bayer 04 Leverkusen)'' * Stefan Kohn ''(VfL Bochum)'' * Stefan Kuntz ''(1. FC Kaiserslautern)'' * Fernando Pereira Pinho, Nando ''(Hamburger SV)'' * Matthias Sammer ''(VfB Stuttgart)'' * Rainer Schütterle ''(Karlsruher SC)''

References

External links

DFB Bundesliga archive 1990/1991
{{DEFAULTSORT:1990-91 Bundesliga Bundesliga seasons 1990–91 in German football leagues, 1 1990–91 in European association football leagues, Germany