# 1966–67 Regionalliga

The 1966–67 Regionalliga was the fourth 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 Berlin and Regionalliga Südwest champions Alemannia Aachen and Borussia Neunkirchen.

## Regionalliga Nord

The 1966–67 season saw two new clubs in the league, HSV Barmbeck-Uhlenhorst and SC Sperber Hamburg, 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 | Arminia Hannover | 32 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 78 | 28 | +50 | 47 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 2 | Göttingen 05 | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 65 | 24 | +41 | 45 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Holstein Kiel | 32 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 68 | 32 | +36 | 45 | |
| 4 | VfL Wolfsburg | 32 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 40 | |
| 5 | FC St. Pauli | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 71 | 44 | +27 | 39 | |
| 6 | Concordia Hamburg | 32 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 36 | |
| 7 | VfL Osnabrück | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 32 | |
| 8 | FC Altona 93 | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 31 | |
| 9 | VfB Oldenburg | 32 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 49 | 73 | −24 | 30 | |
| 10 | VfB Lübeck | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 28 | |
| 11 | ASV Bergedorf 85 | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 28 | |
| 12 | Itzehoer SV | 32 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 56 | 74 | −18 | 28 | |
| 13 | SC Sperber Hamburg | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 25 | |
| 14 | HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 48 | 77 | −29 | 25 | |
| 15 | TuS Bremerhaven 93 | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 24 | |
| 16 | VfV Hildesheim (R) | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 57 | −32 | 23 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 17 | Bremer SV (R) | 32 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 40 | 84 | −44 | 18 | Relegation to Amateurliga |

## Regionalliga Berlin

The 1966–67 season saw three new clubs in the league, Rapide Wedding and Kickers 1900 Berlin, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while Tasmania 1900 Berlin had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hertha BSC Berlin | 30 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 114 | 25 | +89 | 57 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 2 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 101 | 30 | +71 | 50 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Spandauer SV | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 61 | 42 | +19 | 41 | |
| 4 | Tasmania 1900 Berlin | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 39 | |
| 5 | Hertha Zehlendorf | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 38 | |
| 6 | Wacker 04 Berlin | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 63 | 46 | +17 | 35 | |
| 7 | Rapide Wedding | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 58 | −16 | 26 | |
| 8 | VfB Hermsdorf | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 52 | 81 | −29 | 25 | |
| 9 | Berliner SV 92 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 24 | |
| 10 | 1. FC Neukölln | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 65 | −23 | 24 | |
| 11 | Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 55 | −23 | 23 | |
| 12 | BFC Südring Berlin | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 22 | |
| 13 | Reinickendorfer Füchse | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 22 | |
| 14 | Kickers 1900 Berlin | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 49 | 79 | −30 | 22 | |
| 15 | SC Staaken (R) | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 20 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 16 | Lichterfelder SU (R) | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 42 | 92 | −50 | 12 | Relegation to Amateurliga |

## Regionalliga West

The 1966–67 season saw four new clubs in the league, VfR Neuß, SSV Hagen, Hammer SpVg and Bonner SC, 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 | Alemannia Aachen (P) | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 56 | 24 | +32 | 48 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 2 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 51 | 23 | +28 | 47 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 72 | 39 | +33 | 45 | |
| 4 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 67 | 42 | +25 | 45 | |
| 5 | Sportfreunde Hamborn | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 33 | +19 | 43 | |
| 6 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 67 | 52 | +15 | 40 | |
| 7 | Wuppertaler SV | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 38 | |
| 8 | VfR Neuß | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 56 | 50 | +6 | 36 | |
| 9 | Preußen Münster | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 58 | −5 | 35 | |
| 10 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 57 | 62 | −5 | 32 | |
| 11 | Westfalia Herne | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 31 | |
| 12 | Eintracht Gelsenkirchen | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 30 | |
| 13 | Viktoria Köln | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 29 | |
| 14 | TSV Marl-Hüls | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 26 | |
| 15 | SSV Hagen (R) | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 35 | 69 | −34 | 24 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 16 | Hammer SpVg (R) | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 45 | 76 | −31 | 23 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 17 | Bonner SC (R) | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 22 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 18 | Eintracht Duisburg (R) | 34 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 34 | 85 | −51 | 18 | Relegation to Amateurliga |

## Regionalliga Südwest

The 1966–67 season saw three new clubs in the league, FC Homburg and Germania Metternich, 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 | Borussia Neunkirchen (P) | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 73 | 27 | +46 | 46 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 2 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 30 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 77 | 31 | +46 | 44 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 3 | SpVgg Weisenau | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 63 | 35 | +28 | 41 | |
| 4 | FSV Mainz 05 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 39 | |
| 5 | Eintracht Trier | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 38 | |
| 6 | FK Pirmasens | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 60 | 31 | +29 | 36 | |
| 7 | Südwest Ludwigshafen | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 49 | 34 | +15 | 36 | |
| 8 | SV Alsenborn | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 32 | |
| 9 | Röchling Völklingen | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 31 | |
| 10 | Saar 05 Saarbrücken | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 30 | |
| 11 | FC Homburg | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 81 | −35 | 23 | |
| 12 | VfR Frankenthal | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 21 | |
| 13 | Wormatia Worms | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 21 | |
| 14 | TuS Neuendorf | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 64 | −29 | 21 | |
| 15 | Phönix Bellheim (R) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 40 | 71 | −31 | 18 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 16 | Germania Metternich (R) | 30 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 114 | −95 | 3 | Relegation to Amateurliga |

## Regionalliga Süd

The 1966–67 season saw three new clubs in the league, FC 08 Villingen, Germania Wiesbaden and BC Augsburg, 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 | Kickers Offenbach | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 65 | 33 | +32 | 50 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 2 | FC Bayern Hof | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 81 | 44 | +37 | 50 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 3 | SpVgg Fürth | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 80 | 36 | +44 | 48 | |
| 4 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 85 | 48 | +37 | 45 | |
| 5 | VfR Mannheim | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 61 | 43 | +18 | 42 | |
| 6 | SSV Reutlingen | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 40 | |
| 7 | Freiburger FC | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 37 | |
| 8 | KSV Hessen Kassel | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 61 | 62 | −1 | 36 | |
| 9 | Schwaben Augsburg | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 64 | 63 | +1 | 34 | |
| 10 | FC Schweinfurt 05 | 34 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 34 | |
| 11 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 33 | |
| 12 | Opel Rüsselsheim | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 51 | 60 | −9 | 28 | |
| 13 | FSV Frankfurt | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 28 | |
| 14 | Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 26 | |
| 15 | FC 08 Villingen | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 47 | 76 | −29 | 26 | |
| 16 | BC Augsburg (R) | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 49 | 73 | −24 | 25 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 17 | Germania Wiesbaden (R) | 34 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 73 | −45 | 17 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 18 | 1. FC Pforzheim (R) | 34 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 72 | −46 | 13 | Relegation to Amateurliga |

## Bundesliga promotion round
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Borussia Neunkirchen (P) | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 11 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 2 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 10 | |
| 3 | Arminia Hannover | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | |
| 4 | FC Bayern Hof | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 7 | |
| 5 | Hertha BSC Berlin | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 5 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Alemannia Aachen (P) | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 12 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 2 | Kickers Offenbach | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 10 | |
| 3 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | Göttingen 05 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 6 | |
| 5 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 4 | |