The 1978–79 2. Bundesliga season was the fifth season of the 2. Bundesliga, 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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and

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were promoted to the

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while

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and

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were relegated to the Oberligas.

Nord

For the 1978–79 season saw

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and

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

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

League table

Results

Top scorers

The league's top scorers:

Süd

For the 1978–79 season saw

MTV Ingolstadt The Männer-Turn-Verein von 1881 Ingolstadt or ''Men's Gymnastics Club of 1881 Ingolstadt'' is a general sports club in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. It was founded on 18 July 1881. Until 2004, the club operated a football department but after a merger ...

and

SC Freiburg Sport-Club Freiburg e.V., commonly known as SC Freiburg (), is a Football in Germany, German professional football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. It plays in the Bundesliga, having been promoted as champions ...

promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Amateurligas 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 1978/1979
Weltfussball.de – Promotion round, retrieved 8 November 2015

References

External links

2. Bundesliga 1978/1979 Nord at Weltfussball.de

2. Bundesliga 1978/1979 Süd at Weltfussball.de

1978–79 2. Bundesliga
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