# 1968–69 Regionalliga

The 1968–69 Regionalliga was the sixth 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 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and Rot-Weiß Essen.

## Regionalliga Nord

The 1968–69 season saw two new clubs in the league, Heider SV and TuS Celle, 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 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 94 | 27 | +67 | 53 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 2 | VfB Lübeck | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 44 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 3 | FC St. Pauli | 32 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 64 | 37 | +27 | 43 | |
| 4 | Göttingen 05 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 66 | 51 | +15 | 42 | |
| 5 | Arminia Hannover | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 38 | |
| 6 | Phönix Lübeck | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 38 | |
| 7 | VfL Wolfsburg | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 38 | |
| 8 | Holstein Kiel | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 32 | |
| 9 | TuS Bremerhaven 93 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 30 | |
| 10 | HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 27 | |
| 11 | ASV Bergedorf 85 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 56 | 67 | −11 | 26 | |
| 12 | Concordia Hamburg | 32 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 26 | |
| 13 | VfB Oldenburg | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 25 | |
| 14 | Itzehoer SV | 32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 47 | 72 | −25 | 23 | |
| 15 | TuS Celle | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 48 | 71 | −23 | 20 | |
| 16 | Heider SV (R) | 32 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 46 | 79 | −33 | 20 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 17 | SC Sperber Hamburg (R) | 32 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 39 | 71 | −32 | 19 | Relegation to Amateurliga |

## Regionalliga Berlin

The 1968–69 season saw three new clubs in the league, Meteor 06 Berlin, VfL Nord Berlin and SC Staaken, all three promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league. For the following season the league was reduced from 16 to 14 clubs.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hertha Zehlendorf | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 84 | 32 | +52 | 51 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 2 | Tasmania 1900 Berlin | 30 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 75 | 26 | +49 | 50 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 96 | 38 | +58 | 45 | |
| 4 | Wacker 04 Berlin | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 93 | 31 | +62 | 43 | |
| 5 | Spandauer SV | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 73 | 42 | +31 | 42 | |
| 6 | 1. FC Neukölln | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 72 | 60 | +12 | 35 | |
| 7 | Rapide Wedding | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 28 | |
| 8 | Kickers 1900 Berlin | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 28 | |
| 9 | Berliner SV 92 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 27 | |
| 10 | Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 24 | |
| 11 | SC Staaken | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 61 | −17 | 24 | |
| 12 | Meteor 06 Berlin | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 53 | 88 | −35 | 21 | |
| 13 | BFC Südring Berlin (R) | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 38 | 62 | −24 | 20 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 14 | Alemannia 90 Berlin (R) | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 33 | 75 | −42 | 16 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 15 | VfL Nord Berlin (R) | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 50 | 107 | −57 | 15 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 16 | Reinickendorfer Füchse (R) | 30 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 102 | −76 | 11 | Relegation to Amateurliga |

## Regionalliga West

The 1968–69 season saw two new clubs in the league, Bonner SC and Eintracht Duisburg, 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 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (P) | 34 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 69 | 24 | +45 | 53 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 2 | Rot-Weiß Essen (P) | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 72 | 25 | +47 | 51 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 3 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 86 | 36 | +50 | 51 | |
| 4 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 45 | |
| 5 | Wuppertaler SV | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 40 | |
| 6 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 40 | |
| 7 | Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 63 | 47 | +16 | 38 | |
| 8 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 36 | |
| 9 | VfR Neuß | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 30 | |
| 10 | Lüner SV | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 28 | |
| 11 | Sportfreunde Hamborn | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 28 | |
| 12 | TSV Marl-Hüls | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 33 | 58 | −25 | 27 | |
| 13 | Fortuna Köln | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 44 | 69 | −25 | 26 | |
| 14 | Preußen Münster | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 40 | 63 | −23 | 26 | |
| 15 | Bonner SC | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 45 | 70 | −25 | 25 | |
| 16 | Viktoria Köln | 34 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 33 | 53 | −20 | 23 | |
| 17 | Eintracht Duisburg | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 64 | −34 | 23 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 18 | Eintracht Gelsenkirchen (R) | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 47 | 65 | −18 | 22 | Relegation to Amateurliga |

## Regionalliga Südwest

The 1968–69 season saw three new clubs in the league, FV Speyer and FC Landsweiler, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while Borussia Neunkirchen 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 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 69 | 25 | +44 | 44 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 2 | TuS Neuendorf | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 56 | 23 | +33 | 44 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 3 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 71 | 28 | +43 | 41 | |
| 4 | FK Pirmasens | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 40 | |
| 5 | Borussia Neunkirchen | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 37 | |
| 6 | Saar 05 Saarbrücken | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 34 | |
| 7 | Südwest Ludwigshafen | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 33 | |
| 8 | Wormatia Worms | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 30 | |
| 9 | FC Homburg | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 29 | |
| 10 | Eintracht Trier | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 28 | |
| 11 | FV Speyer | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 24 | |
| 12 | Röchling Völklingen | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 24 | |
| 13 | FSV Mainz 05 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 23 | |
| 14 | SV Weisenau Mainz | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 33 | 55 | −22 | 21 | |
| 15 | VfR Frankenthal (R) | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 64 | −31 | 20 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 16 | FC Landsweiler (R) | 30 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 33 | 99 | −66 | 8 | Relegation to Amateurliga |

## Regionalliga Süd

The 1968–69 season saw four new clubs in the league, VfL Neckarau, ESV Ingolstadt and Rot-Weiß Frankfurt, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while Karlsruher SC had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 73 | 43 | +30 | 43 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 2 | Freiburger FC | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 67 | 42 | +25 | 43 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 3 | FC Bayern Hof | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 42 | |
| 4 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 42 | |
| 5 | Jahn Regensburg | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 37 | |
| 6 | FC Schweinfurt 05 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 36 | |
| 7 | SpVgg Fürth | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 36 | |
| 8 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 35 | |
| 9 | SSV Reutlingen | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 35 | |
| 10 | KSV Hessen Kassel | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 33 | |
| 11 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 33 | |
| 12 | ESV Ingolstadt | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 33 | |
| 13 | FC 08 Villingen | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 32 | |
| 14 | VfR Mannheim | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 31 | |
| 15 | Opel Rüsselsheim | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 31 | |
| 16 | VfL Neckarau (R) | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 34 | 65 | −31 | 26 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 17 | Schwaben Augsburg (R) | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 25 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 18 | Rot-Weiß Frankfurt (R) | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 36 | 86 | −50 | 19 | Relegation to Amateurliga |

## Bundesliga promotion round
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (P) | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 11 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 2 | Freiburger FC | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 11 | |
| 3 | SV Alsenborn | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 10 | |
| 4 | Hertha Zehlendorf | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 7 | |
| 5 | VfB Lübeck | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 28 | −18 | 1 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rot-Weiß Essen (P) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 14 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 2 | VfL Osnabrück | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 11 | |
| 3 | Karlsruher SC | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 8 | |
| 4 | Tasmania 1900 Berlin | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 4 | |
| 5 | TuS Neuendorf | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 3 | |