# 1995–96 in German football

The 1995–96 season was the 86th season of competitive football in Germany.

## National teams
### Germany national football team
#### UEFA Euro 1996 qualification

Win  Draw  Loss
| Date | Venue | Location | Opponent | Score F–A | Att. | Goalscorers and disciplined players | Goalscorers and disciplined players | Ref. |
| Date | Venue | Location | Opponent | Score F–A | Att. | Germany | Opponent | Ref. |
| 6 September 1995 | Frankenstadion | Nuremberg, Germany | Georgia | 4–1 | 44,000 | Möller 39' Ziege 57' 62' Kirsten 62' Babbel 72' | Ketsbaia 28' Shelia 57' | |
| 8 October 1995 | Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion | Leverkusen, Germany | Moldova | 6–1 | 18,500 | Stroenco 16' (o.g.) Helmer 18' Sammer 24', 72' Möller 47', 61' | Rebeja 82' Ivanov 87' | |
| 11 October 1995 | The Arms Park | Cardiff, Wales | Wales | 2–1 | 27,000 | Melville 75' (o.g.) Ziege 76' Klinsmann 81' Sammer 82' | Southall 3' Pembridge 23' Blake 40' Helmer 79' (o.g.) | |
| 15 November 1995 | Olympiastadion | Berlin, Germany | Bulgaria | 3–1 | 75,841 | Klinsmann 35' 50', 76' (pen.) Häßler 56' Freund 67' | Balakov 36' Stoichov 47' Dartilov 55' Popov 75' | |

#### UEFA Euro 1996

Win  Draw  Loss
| Round | Date Kick–off time | Venue | Location | Opponent | Score F–A | Att. | Goalscorers and disciplined players | Goalscorers and disciplined players | Ref. |
| Round | Date Kick–off time | Venue | Location | Opponent | Score F–A | Att. | Germany | Opponent | Ref. |
| Group C | 9 June 1996 17:00 (BST) | Old Trafford | Manchester, England | Czech Republic | 2–0 | 37,300 | Ziege 26' 28' Möller 32' 58' Kuntz 52' Babbel 59' Reuter 69' Häßler 77' | Bejbl 19' Nedvěd 45' Kadlec 67' Drulák 67' | |
| Group C | 16 June 1996 15:00 (BST) | Old Trafford | Manchester, England | Russia | 3–0 | 50,760 | Babbel 16' Bierhoff 31' Sammer 56' Klinsmann 77', 90' | Kanchelskis 12' Onopko 30' Kovtun 70' | |
| Group C | 19 June 1996 19:30 (BST) | Old Trafford | Manchester, England | Italy | 0–0 | 53,740 | Strunz 59' | Casiraghi 18' | |
| Quarter-finals | 23 June 1996 15:00 (BST) | Old Trafford | Manchester, England | Croatia | 2–1 | 43,412 | Sammer 5' 59' Klinsmann 7' 20' (pen.) | Šuker 51' Štimac 56' | |
| Semi-finals | 26 June 1996 19:30 (BST) | Wembley | London, England | England | 1–1 (6–5 p.) | 75,862 | Kuntz 16' Reuter 46' Möller 80' | Shearer 3' Gascoigne 73' | |
| Semi-finals | 26 June 1996 19:30 (BST) | Wembley | London, England | England | 1–1 (6–5 p.) | 75,862 | Häßler Strunz Reuter Ziege Kuntz Möller | Shearer Platt Pearce Gascoigne Sheringham Southgate | |
| Final | 30 June 1996 19:00 (BST) | Wembley | London, England | Czech Republic | 2–1 (aet) | 73,611 | Helmer 63' Sammer 69' Bierhoff 73' 95' Ziege 91' | Horňák 47' Berger 59' (pen.) | |

#### Friendly matches

Win  Draw  Loss
| Date | Venue | Location | Opponent | Score F–A | Att. | Goalscorers | Goalscorers | Ref. |
| Date | Venue | Location | Opponent | Score F–A | Att. | Germany | Opponent | Ref. |
| 23 August 1995 | King Baudouin Stadium | Brussels, Belgium | Belgium | 2–1 | 35,000 | Möller 6' Bobic 84' | Goossens 17' | |
| 15 December 1995 | Johannesburg Stadium | Johannesburg, South Africa | South Africa | 0–0 | 30,000 | — | — | |
| 21 February 1996 | Estádio das Antas | Porto, Portugal | Portugal | 2–1 | 25,000 | Möller 14', 65' | Folha 52' | |
| 27 March 1996 | Olympiastadion | Munich, Germany | Denmark | 2–0 | 26,000 | Bierhoff 44', 61' | — | |
| 24 April 1996 | De Kuip | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Netherlands | 1–0 | 40,000 | Klinsmann 19' (pen.) | — | |
| 29 May 1996 | Windsor Park | Belfast, Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland | 1–1 | 11,700 | Scholl 77' | O'Boyle 76' | |
| 1 June 1996 | Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion | Stuttgart, Germany | France | 0–1 | 53,100 | — | Blanc 6' | |
| 4 June 1996 | Carl-Benz-Stadion | Mannheim, Germany | Liechtenstein | 9–1 | 26,000 | Möller 4', 64' Kuntz 18', 90' Bierhoff 22' Ziege 38' Sammer 48' Kohler 53' Klinsmann 85' | Pérez 69' | |

### Germany women's national football team
#### UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualification

Win  Draw  Loss
| Date | Location | Opponent | Score F–A | Att. | Goalscorers | Goalscorers | Ref. |
| Date | Location | Opponent | Score F–A | Att. | Germany | Opponent | Ref. |
| 20 September 1995 | Tampere, Finland | Finland | 3–0 | 1,000 | Wiegmann 15', 84' Mohr 66' | — | |
| 25 October 1995 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Slovakia | 3–0 | 500 | Prinz 16' Mohr 54' Neid 79' | — | |
| 11 April 1996 | Unterhaching, Germany | Slovakia | 2–0 | 3,000 | Wiegmann 69' Fitschen 87' | — | |
| 2 May 1996 | Jena, Germany | Norway | 1–3 | 2,500 | Brocker 9' | Haugen 15', 31' Medalen 51' | |
| 5 May 1996 | Gifhorn, Germany | Finland | 6–0 | 3,500 | Smisek 10' Mohr 30', 44' Wunderlich 45' Minnert 56' Austermühl 68' (pen.) | — | |
| 6 June 1996 | Trondheim, Norway | Norway | 0–0 | 2,790 | — | — | |

#### Friendly matches

Win  Draw  Loss
| Date | Location | Opponent | Score F–A | Att. | Goalscorers | Goalscorers | Ref. |
| Date | Location | Opponent | Score F–A | Att. | Germany | Opponent | Ref. |
| 14 March 1996 | Decatur, United States | United States | 0–6 | 4,500 | — | Overbeck 20' Parlow 32' Chastain 45' Milbrett 48', 75' Hamm 57' | |
| 16 March 1996 | Davidson, United States | United States | 0–2 | 3,500 | — | Milbrett 17' Lilly 89' | |
| 28 June 1996 | Mannheim, Germany | Iceland | 8–0 | 1,000 | Mohr 3', 8', 84' Tschöke 18' Nardenbach 27' Voss-Tecklenburg 37' Brocker 58' Bornschein 58' | — | |
| 30 June 1996 | Pforzheim, Germany | Iceland | 3–0 | 900 | Wiegmann 54' Mohr 60' P. Wunderlich 76' | — | |

## League season
### Men
#### Bundesliga

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund (C) | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 76 | 38 | +38 | 68 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 66 | 46 | +20 | 62 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 56 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 51 | +1 | 53 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 50 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Hansa Rostock | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 49 | |
| 7 | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 48 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup group stage |
| 8 | 1860 Munich | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 45 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup group stage |
| 9 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 44 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup group stage |
| 10 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 43 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup group stage |
| 11 | SC Freiburg | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 42 | |
| 12 | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 40 | |
| 13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 40 | |
| 14 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 38 | |
| 15 | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 38 | |
| 16 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern (R) | 34 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 36 | Cup Winners' Cup and relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
| 17 | Eintracht Frankfurt (R) | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 43 | 68 | −25 | 32 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
| 18 | KFC Uerdingen (R) | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 56 | −23 | 26 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
* ↑ As Hansa Rostock did not apply for the UEFA Intertoto Cup, their place was transferred to Stuttgart.
* ↑ After being demoted by league place, Kaiserslautern won the DFB-Pokal 1995–96 and thus qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup.

#### 2. Bundesliga

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | VfL Bochum (C, P) | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 68 | 30 | +38 | 69 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 2 | Arminia Bielefeld (P) | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 57 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 3 | MSV Duisburg (P) | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 56 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 4 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 52 | |
| 5 | FSV Zwickau | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 49 | |
| 6 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 48 | |
| 7 | Waldhof Mannheim | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 46 | |
| 8 | Fortuna Köln | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 46 | |
| 9 | VfB Leipzig | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 45 | |
| 10 | SV Meppen | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 44 | |
| 11 | Mainz 05 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 44 | |
| 12 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 44 | |
| 13 | VfB Lübeck | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 44 | |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 45 | |
| 15 | Chemnitzer FC (R) | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 42 | Relegation to Regionalliga |
| 16 | Hannover 96 (R) | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 37 | Relegation to Regionalliga |
| 17 | 1. FC Nürnberg (R) | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 39 | Relegation to Regionalliga |
| 18 | SG Wattenscheid 09 (R) | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 31 | Relegation to Regionalliga |
* ↑ Hannover 96 was relegated to Regionalliga Nord. Chemnitzer FC was relegated to Regionalliga Nordost. 1. FC Nürnberg was relegated to Regionalliga Süd. SG Wattenscheid 09 was relegated to Regionalliga West/Südwest.

### Women
#### Bundesliga

Northern conference :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Grün-Weiß Brauweiler | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 80 | 17 | +63 | 46 | Participant of the semi-final |
| 2 | TSV Siegen | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 70 | 10 | +60 | 45 | Participant of the semi-final |
| 3 | FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 23 | +36 | 39 | |
| 4 | Eintracht Rheine | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 32 | |
| 5 | Fortuna Sachsenroß Hannover | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 23 | |
| 6 | Turbine Potsdam | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 21 | |
| 7 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 19 | |
| 8 | VfR Eintracht Wolfsburg | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 40 | −22 | 19 | |
| 9 | Polizei SV Rostock | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 57 | −39 | 6 | Relegated to Regional-/Oberliga |
| 10 | Rot-Weiß Hillen | 18 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 88 | −72 | 3 | Relegated to Regional-/Oberliga |
* 1 2 Promoted from the Regionalliga last season
Southern conference :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FSV Frankfurt | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 6 | +93 | 49 | Participant of the semi-final |
| 2 | SG Praunheim | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 39 | Participant of the semi-final |
| 3 | TuS Niederkirchen | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 49 | 26 | +23 | 35 | |
| 4 | Klinge Seckach | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 34 | |
| 5 | TuS Ahrbach | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 23 | |
| 6 | VfL Sindelfingen | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 20 | |
| 7 | VfR 09 Saarbrücken | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 18 | |
| 8 | TSV Crailsheim | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 27 | −20 | 14 | |
| 9 | TuS Wörrstadt | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 61 | −44 | 11 | Relegated to Regional-/Oberliga |
| 10 | SC 07 Bad Neuenahr | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 65 | −48 | 8 | Relegated to Regional-/Oberliga |
* 1 2 Promoted from the Regionalliga last season