# 1970–71 Regionalliga

The 1970–71 Regionalliga was the eighth 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 West champions and runners-up VfL Bochum and Fortuna Düsseldorf.

## Regionalliga Nord

The 1970–71 season saw three new clubs in the league, SV Meppen, SC Sperber Hamburg and Heider SV, 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 | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | VfL Osnabrück | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 70 | 39 | +31 | 44 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 2 | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 43 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 3 | VfB Lübeck | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 42 | |
| 4 | Holstein Kiel | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 66 | 50 | +16 | 42 | |
| 5 | HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 41 | |
| 6 | Olympia Wilhelmshaven | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 41 | |
| 7 | Göttingen 05 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 63 | 42 | +21 | 38 | |
| 8 | TuS Bremerhaven 93 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 37 | |
| 9 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 36 | |
| 10 | TuS Celle | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 33 | |
| 11 | SC Leu Braunschweig | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 30 | |
| 12 | Itzehoer SV | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 30 | |
| 13 | Phönix Lübeck | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 29 | |
| 14 | Arminia Hannover | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 61 | −15 | 28 | |
| 15 | SC Sperber Hamburg | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 28 | |
| 16 | Heider SV | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 38 | 56 | −18 | 27 | |
| 17 | VfB Oldenburg (R) | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 26 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 18 | SV Meppen (R) | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 43 | 97 | −54 | 17 | Relegation to Amateurliga |

## Regionalliga Berlin

The 1970–71 season saw two new clubs in the league, VfL Nord Berlin and Alemannia 90 Berlin, 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 | Tasmania 1900 Berlin | 33 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 110 | 20 | +90 | 61 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 2 | Wacker 04 Berlin | 33 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 75 | 34 | +41 | 51 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin | 33 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 95 | 38 | +57 | 50 | |
| 4 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 33 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 68 | 39 | +29 | 44 | |
| 5 | Hertha Zehlendorf | 33 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 75 | 63 | +12 | 34 | |
| 6 | Spandauer SV | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 59 | 70 | −11 | 33 | |
| 7 | TuS Wannsee | 33 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 48 | 84 | −36 | 26 | |
| 8 | Alemannia 90 Berlin | 33 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 41 | 61 | −20 | 24 | |
| 9 | Rapide Wedding | 33 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 46 | 66 | −20 | 23 | |
| 10 | 1. FC Neukölln | 33 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 53 | 78 | −25 | 21 | |
| 11 | SC Staaken (R) | 33 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 35 | 76 | −41 | 21 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 12 | VfL Nord Berlin (R) | 33 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 107 | −76 | 8 | Relegation to Amateurliga |

## Regionalliga West

The 1970–71 season saw three new clubs in the league, Eintracht Gelsenkirchen and Westfalia Herne, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while Alemannia Aachen 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 (P) | 34 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 81 | 27 | +54 | 56 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 2 | Fortuna Düsseldorf (P) | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 70 | 26 | +44 | 56 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Wuppertaler SV | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 81 | 27 | +54 | 55 | |
| 4 | Fortuna Köln | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 71 | 46 | +25 | 39 | |
| 5 | Eintracht Gelsenkirchen | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 39 | |
| 6 | Alemannia Aachen | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 59 | 58 | +1 | 34 | |
| 7 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 64 | 62 | +2 | 33 | |
| 8 | DJK Gütersloh | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 33 | |
| 9 | Preußen Münster | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 31 | |
| 10 | Viktoria Köln | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 31 | |
| 11 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 56 | 63 | −7 | 29 | |
| 12 | Westfalia Herne | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 45 | 72 | −27 | 29 | |
| 13 | Wattenscheid 09 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 28 | |
| 14 | Lüner SV | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 53 | 59 | −6 | 27 | |
| 15 | SpVgg Erkenschwick | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 37 | 62 | −25 | 26 | |
| 16 | VfR Neuß | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 48 | 68 | −20 | 24 | |
| 17 | Bonner SC (R) | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 37 | 66 | −29 | 24 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 18 | Sportfreunde Hamborn (R) | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 36 | 89 | −53 | 18 | Relegation to Amateurliga |

## Regionalliga Südwest

The 1970–71 season saw two new clubs in the league, VfB Theley and VfR Frankenthal, 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 | Borussia Neunkirchen | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 82 | 26 | +56 | 44 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 2 | FK Pirmasens | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 69 | 29 | +40 | 44 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Südwest Ludwigshafen | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 56 | 22 | +34 | 43 | |
| 4 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 39 | |
| 5 | SV Alsenborn | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 77 | 49 | +28 | 38 | |
| 6 | TuS Neuendorf | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 38 | |
| 7 | FSV Mainz 05 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 35 | |
| 8 | FC Homburg | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 30 | |
| 9 | ASV Landau | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 29 | |
| 10 | Röchling Völklingen | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 27 | |
| 11 | Eintracht Trier | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 53 | 68 | −15 | 24 | |
| 12 | Wormatia Worms | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 23 | |
| 13 | VfR Frankenthal | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 53 | −20 | 22 | |
| 14 | FV Speyer | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 46 | 66 | −20 | 21 | |
| 15 | Saar 05 Saarbrücken (R) | 30 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 85 | −59 | 12 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 16 | VfB Theley (R) | 30 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 32 | 96 | −64 | 11 | Relegation to Amateurliga |

## Regionalliga Süd

The 1970–71 season saw four new clubs in the league, SV Göppingen, FC Wacker München and Viktoria Aschaffenburg, all threepromoted from the Amateurliga, while TSV 1860 München had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 36 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 81 | 39 | +42 | 55 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 2 | Karlsruher SC | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 45 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Hessen Kassel | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 71 | 45 | +26 | 43 | |
| 4 | TSV 1860 München | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 41 | |
| 5 | Jahn Regensburg | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 65 | 64 | +1 | 41 | |
| 6 | FC Schweinfurt 05 | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 73 | 58 | +15 | 40 | |
| 7 | SpVgg Fürth | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 39 | |
| 8 | VfR Heilbronn | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 50 | −44 | 39 | |
| 9 | Freiburger FC | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 37 | |
| 10 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 59 | 63 | −4 | 37 | |
| 11 | ESV Ingolstadt | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 36 | |
| 12 | FC 08 Villingen | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 35 | |
| 13 | FC Bayern Hof | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 34 | |
| 14 | Opel Rüsselsheim | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 33 | |
| 15 | SSV Reutlingen | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 53 | 59 | −6 | 32 | |
| 16 | VfR Mannheim (R) | 36 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 50 | 68 | −18 | 31 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 17 | SV Göppingen (R) | 36 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 47 | 67 | −20 | 28 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 18 | Viktoria Aschaffenburg (R) | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 42 | 83 | −41 | 20 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 19 | Wacker München (R) | 36 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 39 | 88 | −49 | 18 | Relegation to Amateurliga |

## Bundesliga promotion round
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | VfL Bochum (P) | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 14 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 2 | VfL Osnabrück | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 7 | |
| 3 | FK Pirmasens | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 7 | |
| 4 | Karlsruher SC | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 7 | |
| 5 | Tasmania 1900 Berlin | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 5 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf (P) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 14 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 2 | Borussia Neunkirchen | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 9 | |
| 3 | FC St. Pauli | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 8 | |
| 4 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 7 | |
| 5 | Wacker 04 Berlin | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 2 | |