The 1964–65 Bundesliga was the second season of the

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's premier

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league. It began on 22 August 1964 and ended on 15 May 1965. 1. FC Köln were the defending champions.

Season overview

The championship was won by

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Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Schalke 04 (), Schalke 04 (), or abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional German football and multi-sports club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine ...

and

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were originally going to be demoted to the Regionalliga. However, the

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became aware of irregularities regarding transfer fees, signing bonuses and player wages paid by

Hertha BSC Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e. V., commonly known as Hertha BSC (), and sometimes referred to as Hertha Berlin, Hertha BSC Berlin, or simply Hertha, is a German professional football club based in the locality of Westend of the borough of Charl ...

. A cash audit was ordered, and the evidence collected from there was enough to revoke Hertha's license. In order to avoid any legal battles over Bundesliga membership, the FA decided to expand the league from sixteen to eighteen teams, meaning Schalke and Karlsruhe were spared relegation. Since Berlin should have a representative in the league as well, Tasmania Berlin were promoted besides the winners of the promotion play-off groups for the 1965–66 season. The 1964–65 season saw the debut of Brazilian players in the Bundesliga. Zézé became the first Brazilian to play in the league when he fielded for 1. FC Köln against Hertha BSC on 22 August 1964 while Raoul Tagliari scored the first-ever Bundesliga goal by a Brazilian for

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against 1. FC Nürnberg on 21 November 1964.50 Jahre Bundesliga – Raoul Tagliari
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Teams

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and 1. FC Saarbrücken were relegated to the Regionalliga after finishing in the last two places. They were replaced by Hannover 96 and

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, who won their respective promotion play-off groups.

League table

Results

Top goalscorers

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Friedhelm Konietzka Friedhelm "Timo" Konietzka (2 August 1938 – 12 March 2012) was a German professional association football, football player and manager who played as a striker (association football), striker. He earned his nickname "Timo" due to a suppose ...

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Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional footb ...

)'' ;19 goals * Christian Müller ''( 1. FC Köln)'' ;15 goals *

Heinz Strehl Heinz Strehl (20 July 1938 – 11 August 1986) was a German footballer who played as a forward. Career A Bundesliga title-winner with 1. FC Nürnberg in 1968, Heinz Strehl was one of the proven goalscorers in West Germany in the 1960s and abl ...

''( 1. FC Nürnberg)'' ;14 goals *

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Peter Grosser Peter Grosser (28 September 1938 – 2 March 2021) was a German football player and coach. Club career As a player, he spent six seasons in the Bundesliga with TSV 1860 Munich, captaining the club for the 1965–66 Bundesliga title and scorin ...

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Karl-Heinz Thielen Karl-Heinz Thielen (born 2 April 1940) is a German former footballer who played as a striker or defender. Club career Thielen spent ten seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Köln. He played as right winger for 1. FC Köln, which was a foun ...

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Champion squad

References

External links

DFB archive, 1964–65 season
{{DEFAULTSORT:1964-65 Bundesliga Bundesliga seasons 1

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