# 1973–74 Regionalliga

The 1973–74 Regionalliga was the eleventh season of the Regionalliga, the second tier of the German football league system. The league operated in five regional divisions, Berlin, North, South, Southwest and West. The five league champions and runners-up then entered a promotion play-off to determine the two clubs to move up to the Bundesliga for the next season. Northern German and Berlin champions Eintracht Braunschweig and Tennis Borussia Berlin were promoted.
It was the last season of the Regionalliga as a tier two league, being replaced by two regional divisions of the 2. Bundesliga at this level from 1974–75. Apart from the two teams promoted to the Bundesliga, 38 clubs qualified for the new 2. Bundesliga while the remaining 43 dropped down to the third division Verbandsligas, Amateurligas and Oberligas. Qualification for the 2. Bundesliga took the previous five Regionalliga season into account to determine the qualified teams, rather than just the final tables of 1973–74.

## Regionalliga Nord

The 1973–74 season saw three new clubs in the league, Concordia Hamburg and VfL Pinneberg, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while Eintracht Braunschweig been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Eintracht Braunschweig (P) | 36 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 125 | 23 | +102 | 63 | Qualification for Bundesliga promotion playoffs |
| 2 | FC St. Pauli | 36 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 113 | 48 | +65 | 56 | Qualification for Bundesliga promotion playoffs |
| 3 | VfL Osnabrück | 36 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 84 | 43 | +41 | 50 | Qualification for 2. Bundesliga |
| 4 | VfL Wolfsburg | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 77 | 51 | +26 | 46 | Qualification for 2. Bundesliga |
| 5 | HSV Barmbeck-Uhlenhorst | 36 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 43 | Qualification for 2. Bundesliga |
| 6 | VfB Oldenburg (R) | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 71 | 55 | +16 | 42 | Relegation to Oberliga Nord |
| 7 | Olympia Wilhelmshaven | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 74 | 57 | +17 | 39 | Qualification for 2. Bundesliga |
| 8 | SV Meppen (R) | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 38 | Relegation to Oberliga Nord |
| 9 | Arminia Hannover (R) | 36 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 57 | 59 | −2 | 38 | Relegation to Oberliga Nord |
| 10 | Concordia Hamburg (R) | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 36 | Relegation to Oberliga Nord |
| 11 | OSV Hannover (R) | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 70 | 67 | +3 | 35 | Relegation to Oberliga Nord |
| 12 | Göttingen 05 | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 33 | Qualification for 2. Bundesliga |
| 13 | Holstein Kiel (R) | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 54 | 73 | −19 | 31 | Relegation to Oberliga Nord |
| 14 | TuS Bremerhaven 93 (R) | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 61 | −26 | 31 | Relegation to Oberliga Nord |
| 15 | Heider SV (R) | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 48 | 76 | −28 | 23 | Relegation to Oberliga Nord |
| 16 | VfB Lübeck (R) | 36 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 34 | 80 | −46 | 22 | Relegation to Oberliga Nord |
| 17 | Itzehoer SV (R) | 36 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 48 | 107 | −59 | 21 | Relegation to Oberliga Nord |
| 18 | VfL Pinneberg (R) | 36 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 43 | 76 | −33 | 20 | Relegation to Oberliga Nord |
| 19 | Phönix Lübeck (R) | 36 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 40 | 105 | −65 | 17 | Relegation to Oberliga Nord |

## Regionalliga Berlin

The 1973–74 season saw two new clubs in the league, SC Westend 01 and BBC Südost, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Tennis Borussia Berlin (P) | 33 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 103 | 19 | +84 | 63 | Qualification for Bundesliga promotion playoffs |
| 2 | Wacker 04 Berlin | 33 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 118 | 33 | +85 | 53 | Qualification for Bundesliga promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin (R) | 33 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 78 | 48 | +30 | 36 | Relegation to Oberliga Berlin |
| 4 | Hertha Zehlendorf (R) | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 35 | Relegation to Oberliga Berlin |
| 5 | SC Westend 01 (R) | 33 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 60 | 62 | −2 | 34 | Relegation to Oberliga Berlin |
| 6 | Rapide Wedding (R) | 33 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 31 | Relegation to Oberliga Berlin |
| 7 | 1. FC Neukölln (R) | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 65 | 75 | −10 | 30 | Relegation to Oberliga Berlin |
| 8 | Berliner SV 92 (R) | 33 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 46 | 68 | −22 | 30 | Relegation to Oberliga Berlin |
| 9 | BBC Südost (R) | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 53 | 66 | −13 | 29 | Relegation to Oberliga Berlin |
| 10 | Spandauer SV (R) | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 49 | 62 | −13 | 29 | Relegation to Oberliga Berlin |
| 11 | BFC Preußen (R) | 33 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 23 | Relegation to Oberliga Berlin |
| 12 | Alemannia 90 Berlin (R) | 33 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 122 | −107 | 3 | Relegation to Oberliga Berlin |

## Regionalliga West

The 1973–74 season saw four new clubs in the league, Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid, Viktoria Köln and OSC Solingen, all three promoted from the Amateurliga, while Rot-Weiß Oberhausen been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 102 | 39 | +63 | 55 | Qualification for Bundesliga promotion playoffs |
| 2 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 85 | 43 | +42 | 54 | Qualification for Bundesliga promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Bayer Uerdingen | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 82 | 40 | +42 | 51 | Qualification for 2. Bundesliga |
| 4 | 1. FC Mülheim-Styrum | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 76 | 49 | +27 | 44 | Qualification for 2. Bundesliga |
| 5 | Preußen Münster | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 38 | Qualification for 2. Bundesliga |
| 6 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 37 | Qualification for 2. Bundesliga |
| 7 | Alemannia Aachen | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 37 | Qualification for 2. Bundesliga |
| 8 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 34 | Qualification for 2. Bundesliga |
| 9 | DJK Gütersloh | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 54 | 55 | −1 | 32 | Qualification for 2. Bundesliga |
| 10 | Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid (R) | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 32 | Relegation to Verbandsliga |
| 11 | SpVgg Erkenschwick | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 54 | 69 | −15 | 30 | Qualification for 2. Bundesliga |
| 12 | Sportfreunde Siegen (R) | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 59 | 76 | −17 | 28 | Relegation to Verbandsliga |
| 13 | Arminia Gütersloh (R) | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 66 | −19 | 28 | Relegation to Verbandsliga |
| 14 | Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 27 | Qualification for 2. Bundesliga |
| 15 | OSC Solingen (R) | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 46 | 68 | −22 | 25 | Relegation to Verbandsliga |
| 16 | Eintracht Gelsenkirchen-Horst (R) | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 42 | 73 | −31 | 22 | Relegation to Verbandsliga |
| 17 | Westfalia Herne (R) | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 44 | 78 | −34 | 19 | Relegation to Verbandsliga |
| 18 | Viktoria Köln (R) | 34 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 42 | 82 | −40 | 19 | Relegation to Verbandsliga |

## Regionalliga Südwest

The 1973–74 season saw two new clubs in the league, Eintracht Kreuznach and FC Ensdorf, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Borussia Neunkirchen | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 29 | +35 | 45 | Qualification for Bundesliga promotion playoffs |
| 2 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 59 | 27 | +32 | 43 | Qualification for Bundesliga promotion playoffs |
| 3 | FC Homburg | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 65 | 35 | +30 | 41 | Qualification for 2. Bundesliga |
| 4 | Röchling Völklingen | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 39 | Qualification for 2. Bundesliga |
| 5 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 88 | 49 | +39 | 38 | Qualification for 2. Bundesliga |
| 6 | Wormatia Worms | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 38 | Qualification for 2. Bundesliga |
| 7 | Eintracht Kreuznach (R) | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 33 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 8 | FK Pirmasens | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 47 | +16 | 32 | Qualification for 2. Bundesliga |
| 9 | ASV Landau (R) | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 31 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 10 | SV Alsenborn (R) | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 27 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 11 | Südwest Ludwigshafen (R) | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 26 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 12 | TuS Neuendorf (R) | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 24 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 13 | VfB Theley (R) | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 37 | 60 | −23 | 23 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 14 | Sportfreunde Eisbachtal (R) | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 48 | 87 | −39 | 19 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 15 | FV Speyer (R) | 30 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 84 | −53 | 13 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 16 | FC Ensdorf (R) | 30 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 86 | −68 | 8 | Relegation to Amateurliga |

## Regionalliga Süd

The 1973–74 season saw three new clubs in the league, FC Augsburg, VfR Mannheim and FSV Frankfurt, all three promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Augsburg | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 79 | 47 | +32 | 48 | Qualification for Bundesliga promotion playoffs |
| 2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 63 | 42 | +21 | 44 | Qualification for Bundesliga promotion playoffs |
| 3 | TSV 1860 München | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 74 | 35 | +39 | 43 | Qualification for 2. Bundesliga |
| 4 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 64 | 38 | +26 | 42 | Qualification for 2. Bundesliga |
| 5 | SpVgg Bayreuth | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 65 | 55 | +10 | 37 | Qualification for 2. Bundesliga |
| 6 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 36 | Qualification for 2. Bundesliga |
| 7 | SV Chio Waldhof | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 62 | 60 | +2 | 36 | Qualification for 2. Bundesliga |
| 8 | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 36 | Qualification for 2. Bundesliga |
| 9 | FC Bayern Hof | 34 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 73 | 65 | +8 | 34 | Qualification for 2. Bundesliga |
| 10 | SpVgg Fürth | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 34 | Qualification for 2. Bundesliga |
| 11 | FSV Frankfurt (R) | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 34 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 12 | VfR Heilbronn | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 69 | 74 | −5 | 34 | Qualification for 2. Bundesliga |
| 13 | VfR Mannheim | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 53 | 75 | −22 | 31 | Qualification for 2. Bundesliga |
| 14 | VfR Bürstadt (R) | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 29 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 15 | FC Schweinfurt 05 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 29 | Qualification for 2. Bundesliga |
| 16 | KSV Hessen Kassel (R) | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 28 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 17 | Freiburger FC (R) | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 81 | −50 | 20 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 18 | Jahn Regensburg (R) | 34 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 39 | 77 | −38 | 17 | Relegation to Amateurliga |

## Bundesliga promotion round
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Eintracht Braunschweig (P) | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 11 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 11 | |
| 3 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | Wacker 04 Berlin | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 7 | |
| 5 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 3 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Tennis Borussia Berlin (P) | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 10 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 2 | FC Augsburg | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 9 | |
| 3 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 9 | |
| 4 | Borussia Neunkirchen | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 7 | |
| 5 | FC St. Pauli | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 5 | |