The 1977–78 2. Bundesliga season was the fourth season of the

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, the second tier of the

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. It was played in two regional divisions,

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and Süd.

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Darmstadt 98 Sportverein Darmstadt 1898 e.V., commonly known as Darmstadt 98 (), is a German football club based in Darmstadt, Hesse. The club was founded on 22 May 1898 as FC Olympia Darmstadt. Early in 1919, the association was briefly known as ''Rasen-Sp ...

and

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were promoted to the

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while 1. FC Bocholt,

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and

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were relegated to the Oberligas.

Nord

For the 1977–78 season saw 1. FC Bocholt,

and

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promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Oberliga and Amateurligas while

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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 1977–78 season saw

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, VfR Oli Bürstadt and

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promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Amateurligas and

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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 1977/1978
Weltfussball.de – Promotion round, retrieved 8 November 2015

References

External links

2. Bundesliga 1977/1978 Nord at Weltfussball.de

2. Bundesliga 1977/1978 Süd at Weltfussball.de

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