# 1973–74 in German football

The 1973–74 season is the 64th season of competitive football in Germany.

## Promotion and relegation
### Pre Season

| League | Promoted to League | Relegated from League |
| Bundesliga | Fortuna Köln Rot-Weiss Essen | Eintracht Braunschweig Rot-Weiß Oberhausen |

### Post Season

| League | Promoted to League | Relegated from League |
| Bundesliga | Tennis Borussia Berlin Eintracht Braunschweig | Fortuna Köln Hannover 96 |

## League season
### Bundesliga

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bayern Munich (C) | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 95 | 53 | +42 | 49 | Qualification to European Cup first round |
| 2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 93 | 52 | +41 | 48 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 41 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 41 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 5 | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 69 | 56 | +13 | 39 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 80 | 69 | +11 | 38 | |
| 7 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 72 | 68 | +4 | 37 | |
| 8 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 33 | |
| 9 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 31 | |
| 10 | Kickers Offenbach | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 56 | 62 | −6 | 31 | |
| 11 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 31 | |
| 12 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 53 | 62 | −9 | 31 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 13 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 56 | 70 | −14 | 31 | |
| 14 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 30 | |
| 15 | MSV Duisburg | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 29 | |
| 16 | Wuppertaler SV | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 65 | −23 | 25 | |
| 17 | Fortuna Köln (R) | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 46 | 79 | −33 | 25 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
| 18 | Hannover 96 (R) | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 22 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
* ↑ As Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup, their UEFA Cup spot was transferred to DFB-Pokal runners-up Hamburger SV.

## DFB–Pokal

Eintracht Frankfurt won the 1973–74 DFB-Pokal final by defeating Hamburger SV 3–1 on 17 August 1974 (1974-08-17).

## German clubs in Europe
### European Cup
#### Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich won the 1973–74 European Cup defeating Atlético Madrid 4–0 in a replay of the 1974 European Cup Final. The replay was needed because the first match between the two clubs ended as a 1–1 draw.

### European Cup Winners' Cup
#### Borussia Mönchengladbach

Borussia Mönchengladbach were eliminated in the semi-finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup by A.C. Milan.

### UEFA Cup
#### Fortuna Düsseldorf

Fortuna Düsseldorf were eliminated in the third round of the UEFA Cup by Lokomotive Leipzig.

#### 1. FC Köln

1. FC Köln were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup by Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

#### VfB Stuttgart

VfB Stuttgart were eliminated in the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup by eventual champions Feyenoord.

#### Wuppertaler SV

Wuppertaler SV were eliminated in the first round of the UEFA Cup by Ruch Chorzów.