# 1969–70 Regionalliga

The 1969–70 Regionalliga was the seventh 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 all five runners-up, at the end of the season, entered a promotion play-off to determine the two clubs to move up to the Bundesliga for the next season. The two promotion spots went to the Regionalliga Süd champions Kickers Offenbach and Regionalliga West runners-up Arminia Bielefeld.

## Regionalliga Nord

The 1969–70 season saw two new clubs in the league, Olympia Wilhelmshaven and SC Leu Braunschweig, 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 | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | VfL Osnabrück | 32 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 75 | 38 | +37 | 47 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 2 | VfL Wolfsburg | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 78 | 35 | +43 | 46 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Holstein Kiel | 32 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 64 | 37 | +27 | 44 | |
| 4 | FC St. Pauli | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 56 | 33 | +23 | 42 | |
| 5 | Göttingen 05 | 32 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 65 | 42 | +23 | 41 | |
| 6 | TuS Bremerhaven 93 | 32 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 57 | 47 | +10 | 37 | |
| 7 | VfB Lübeck | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 36 | |
| 8 | Arminia Hannover | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 33 | |
| 9 | VfB Oldenburg | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 33 | |
| 10 | HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 30 | |
| 11 | TuS Celle | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 39 | 61 | −22 | 26 | |
| 12 | Itzehoer SV | 32 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 57 | 71 | −14 | 24 | |
| 13 | Phönix Lübeck | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 61 | −20 | 24 | |
| 14 | SC Leu Braunschweig | 32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 42 | 57 | −15 | 23 | |
| 15 | Olympia Wilhelmshaven | 32 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 22 | |
| 16 | ASV Bergedorf 85 (R) | 32 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 46 | 79 | −33 | 22 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 17 | Concordia Hamburg (R) | 32 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 60 | −38 | 14 | Relegation to Amateurliga |

## Regionalliga Berlin

The 1969–70 season saw two new clubs in the league, TuS Wannsee and Sportfreunde Neukölln, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league. For the following season the Regionalliga Berlin was reduced from 14 to 12 clubs.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hertha Zehlendorf | 26 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 101 | 23 | +78 | 47 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 2 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 70 | 23 | +47 | 39 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Tasmania 1900 Berlin | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 64 | 23 | +41 | 39 | |
| 4 | Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 63 | 33 | +30 | 34 | |
| 5 | Wacker 04 Berlin | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 34 | |
| 6 | Spandauer SV | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 29 | |
| 7 | Rapide Wedding | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 26 | |
| 8 | 1. FC Neukölln | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 22 | |
| 9 | TuS Wannsee | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 21 | |
| 10 | SC Staaken | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 51 | −19 | 20 | |
| 11 | Berliner SV 92 (R) | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 19 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 12 | Kickers 1900 Berlin (R) | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 65 | −34 | 14 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 13 | Meteor 06 Berlin (R) | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 66 | −37 | 12 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 14 | Sportfreunde Neukölln (R) | 26 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 105 | −90 | 8 | Relegation to Amateurliga |

## Regionalliga West

The 1969–70 season saw three new clubs in the league, DJK Gütersloh, SSVg Velbert and SpVgg Erkenschwick, all 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 | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 63 | 32 | +31 | 50 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 2 | Arminia Bielefeld (P) | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 61 | 30 | +31 | 48 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Wuppertaler SV | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 71 | 39 | +32 | 46 | |
| 4 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 65 | 33 | +32 | 44 | |
| 5 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 60 | 41 | +19 | 42 | |
| 6 | Lüner SV | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 38 | |
| 7 | Preußen Münster | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 37 | |
| 8 | Wattenscheid 09 | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 34 | |
| 9 | VfR Neuß | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 32 | |
| 10 | DJK Gütersloh | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 31 | |
| 11 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 65 | −17 | 31 | |
| 12 | Viktoria Köln | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 30 | |
| 13 | Bonner SC | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 30 | |
| 14 | Fortuna Köln | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 30 | |
| 15 | SpVgg Erkenschwick | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 27 | |
| 16 | Sportfreunde Hamborn | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 24 | |
| 17 | SSVg Velbert (R) | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 73 | −36 | 22 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 18 | TSV Marl-Hüls (R) | 34 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 81 | −52 | 16 | Relegation to Amateurliga |

## Regionalliga Südwest

The 1969–70 season saw two new clubs in the league, ASV Landau and SC Friedrichsthal, 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 | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | SV Alsenborn | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 69 | 23 | +46 | 47 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 2 | FK Pirmasens | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 68 | 36 | +32 | 44 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Südwest Ludwigshafen | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 39 | |
| 4 | Borussia Neunkirchen | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 63 | 40 | +23 | 37 | |
| 5 | FV Speyer | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 33 | |
| 6 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 32 | |
| 7 | ASV Landau | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 32 | |
| 8 | TuS Neuendorf | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 31 | |
| 9 | Saar 05 Saarbrücken | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 28 | |
| 10 | Eintracht Trier | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 28 | |
| 11 | Wormatia Worms | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 25 | |
| 12 | FSV Mainz 05 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 25 | |
| 13 | Röchling Völklingen | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 23 | |
| 14 | FC Homburg | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 20 | |
| 15 | SV Weisenau Mainz (R) | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 76 | −38 | 20 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 16 | SC Friedrichsthal (R) | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 41 | 78 | −37 | 16 | Relegation to Amateurliga |

## Regionalliga Süd

The 1969–70 season saw four new clubs in the league, FSV Frankfurt and VfR Heilbronn, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while Kickers Offenbach and 1. FC Nürnberg had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kickers Offenbach (P) | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 93 | 47 | +46 | 59 | Qualification to promotion playoffs and European Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 2 | Karlsruher SC | 38 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 87 | 37 | +50 | 58 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 3 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 38 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 64 | 29 | +35 | 57 | |
| 4 | Bayern Hof | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 65 | 40 | +25 | 47 | |
| 5 | FC Schweinfurt 05 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 78 | 59 | +19 | 42 | |
| 6 | Freiburger FC | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 40 | |
| 7 | Hessen Kassel | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 54 | 50 | +4 | 40 | |
| 8 | SpVgg Fürth | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 38 | |
| 9 | FC 08 Villingen | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 37 | |
| 10 | Jahn Regensburg | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 35 | |
| 11 | SSV Reutlingen | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 35 | |
| 12 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 61 | 57 | +4 | 33 | |
| 13 | Opel Rüsselsheim | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 33 | |
| 14 | VfR Heilbronn | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 33 | |
| 15 | VfR Mannheim | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 33 | |
| 16 | ESV Ingolstadt | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 55 | 77 | −22 | 30 | |
| 17 | SpVgg Bayreuth (R) | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 58 | 80 | −22 | 30 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 18 | SV Darmstadt 98 (R) | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 50 | 89 | −39 | 30 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 19 | FSV Frankfurt (R) | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 34 | 79 | −45 | 25 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 20 | SV Waldhof Mannheim (R) | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 50 | 99 | −49 | 25 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
* ↑ Kickers Offenbach qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round by winning the 1969–70 DFB-Pokal.

## Bundesliga promotion round
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Arminia Bielefeld (P) | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 12 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 2 | Karlsruher SC | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 11 | |
| 3 | SV Alsenborn | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 5 | |
| 5 | VfL Osnabrück | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 4 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kickers Offenbach (P) | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 12 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 2 | VfL Bochum | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 9 | |
| 3 | Hertha Zehlendorf | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 8 | |
| 4 | VfL Wolfsburg | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 6 | |
| 5 | FK Pirmasens | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 5 | |