The 1977–78 2. Bundesliga season was the fourth season of the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system. It was played in two regional divisions, Nord and Süd.
Arminia Bielefeld, Darmstadt 98 and 1. FC Nürnberg were promoted to the Bundesliga while 1. FC Bocholt, OSC Bremerhaven, Schwarz-Weiß Essen, FC Bayern Hof, VfR 1910 Bürstadt, Kickers Würzburg and FK Pirmasens were relegated to the Oberligas.
Nord For the 1977–78 season saw 1. FC Bocholt, OSC Bremerhaven and Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Oberliga and Amateurligas while Tennis Borussia Berlin and Rot-Weiss Essen had been relegated to the 2. Bundesliga Nord from the Bundesliga.
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Top scorers The league's top scorers:2. Bundesliga 1977/1978 Nord Torschützenliste Weltfussball.de – Top scorers, retrieved 8 November 2015 Goals Player Team42 Horst HrubeschRot-Weiss Essen25 Friedhelm FunkelBayer Uerdingen24 Karl-Heinz MroskoArminia Hannover21 Jan MattssonBayer Uerdingen19 Werner LenzSG Union Solingen18 Volker GraulFortuna Köln Heinz-Josef KehrTennis Borussia Berlin16 Hans-Günter BrunsSG Wattenscheid 09 Norbert EilenfeldtArminia Bielefeld Ewald HammesSG Wattenscheid 09 Karl-Heinz MödrathFortuna Köln Hans-Günther PlückenSG Union Solingen Winfried StradtTennis Borussia Berlin
Süd For the 1977–78 season saw Freiburger FC, Kickers Würzburg, VfR Oli Bürstadt and Wormatia Worms promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Amateurligas and Karlsruher SC relegated to the 2. Bundesliga Süd from the Bundesliga.
League table
Results
Top scorers The league's top scorers:2. Bundesliga 1977/1978 Süd Torschützenliste Weltfussball.de – Top scorers, retrieved 8 November 2015 Goals Player Team27 Emanuel GüntherKarlsruher SC25 Peter CestonaroSV Darmstadt 98 Uwe SommererSpVgg Bayreuth21 Georg BeichleFC Augsburg Manfred DrexlerSV Darmstadt 98 Werner SeubertVfR Wormatia Worms Erich UngerSpVgg Fürth18 Klaus HeinleinSpVgg Fürth Hans-Otto JordanVfR 1910 Bürstadt16 Lothar LeiendeckerEintracht Trier
Promotion play-offs The final place in the Bundesliga was contested between the two runners-up in the Nord and Süd divisions. 1. FC Nürnberg 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 1977–78 2. Bundesliga at kicker.de