# 1964–65 Bundesliga

The 1964–65 Bundesliga was the second season of the Bundesliga, West Germany's premier football league. It began on 22 August 1964 and ended on 15 May 1965. 1. FC Köln were the defending champions.

## Season overview

The championship was won by Werder Bremen. Schalke 04 and Karlsruher SC were originally going to be demoted to the Regionalliga. However, the German FA became aware of irregularities regarding transfer fees, signing bonuses and player wages paid by Hertha BSC. A cash audit was ordered, and the evidence collected from there was enough to revoke Hertha's license. In order to avoid any legal battles over Bundesliga membership, the FA decided to expand the league from sixteen to eighteen teams, meaning Schalke and Karlsruhe were spared relegation. Since Berlin should have a representative in the league as well, Tasmania Berlin were promoted besides the winners of the promotion play-off groups for the 1965–66 season.
The 1964–65 season saw the debut of Brazilian players in the Bundesliga. Zézé became the first Brazilian to play in the league when he fielded for 1. FC Köln against Hertha BSC on 22 August 1964 while Raoul Tagliari scored the first-ever Bundesliga goal by a Brazilian for Meidericher SV against 1. FC Nürnberg on 21 November 1964.

## Teams

Preußen Münster and 1. FC Saarbrücken were relegated to the Regionalliga after finishing in the last two places. They were replaced by Hannover 96 and Borussia Neunkirchen, who won their respective promotion play-off groups.
| Club | Ground | Capacity |
| Hertha BSC | Olympiastadion | 100,000 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | Eintracht-Stadion | 38,000 |
| SV Werder Bremen | Weserstadion | 32,000 |
| Borussia Dortmund | Stadion Rote Erde | 30,000 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | Waldstadion | 87,000 |
| Hamburger SV | Volksparkstadion | 80,000 |
| Hannover 96 | Niedersachsenstadion | 86,000 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Stadion Betzenberg | 42,000 |
| Karlsruher SC | Wildparkstadion | 50,000 |
| 1. FC Köln | Müngersdorfer Stadion | 76,000 |
| Meidericher SV | Wedaustadion | 38,500 |
| TSV 1860 Munich | Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße | 44,000 |
| Borussia Neunkirchen | Ellenfeld | 32,000 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | Städtisches Stadion | 64,238 |
| FC Schalke 04 | Glückauf-Kampfbahn | 35,000 |
| VfB Stuttgart | Neckarstadion | 53,000 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Werder Bremen (C) | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 54 | 29 | 1.862 | 41 | Qualification to European Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | 1. FC Köln | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 66 | 45 | 1.467 | 38 | Qualification to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 67 | 48 | 1.396 | 36 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 4 | 1860 Munich | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 70 | 50 | 1.400 | 35 | Qualification to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 5 | Hannover 96 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 48 | 42 | 1.143 | 33 | Qualification to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup second round |
| 6 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 38 | 1.158 | 32 | Qualification to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 7 | Meidericher SV | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 48 | 0.958 | 32 | |
| 8 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 58 | 0.862 | 29 | |
| 9 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 47 | 0.894 | 28 | |
| 10 | Borussia Neunkirchen | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 48 | 0.917 | 27 | |
| 11 | Hamburger SV | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 46 | 56 | 0.821 | 27 | |
| 12 | VfB Stuttgart | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 50 | 0.920 | 26 | |
| 13 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 41 | 53 | 0.774 | 25 | |
| 14 | Hertha BSC (R) | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 62 | 0.645 | 25 | Relegation to Regionalliga |
| 15 | Karlsruher SC | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 47 | 62 | 0.758 | 24 | |
| 16 | Schalke 04 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 45 | 60 | 0.750 | 22 | |
* ↑ Hertha BSC had their license revoked because of financial irregularities. Karlsruher SC and Schalke 04 were spared relegation, the league was expanded to eighteen teams.

## Results

| Home \ Away | BSC | EBS | SVW | BVB | SGE | HSV | H96 | FCK | KSC | KOE | MSV | M60 | BNE | FCN | S04 | VFB |
| Hertha BSC | — | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Werder Bremen | 5–1 | 5–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 6–3 | 5–4 | 1–2 | — | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–7 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 |
| Hamburger SV | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 |
| Hannover 96 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | — | 4–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Karlsruher SC | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 6–1 | — | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| 1. FC Köln | 2–3 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Meidericher SV | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 |
| 1860 Munich | 6–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 9–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | — | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Borussia Neunkirchen | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Schalke 04 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–6 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 3–1 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | — |

## Top goalscorers
### 24 goals

* Rudolf Brunnenmeier (1860 Munich)

### 22 goals

* Friedhelm Konietzka (Borussia Dortmund)

### 19 goals

* Christian Müller (1. FC Köln)

### 15 goals

* Heinz Strehl (1. FC Nürnberg)

### 14 goals

* Franz Brungs (Borussia Dortmund)
* Uwe Seeler (Hamburger SV)

### 12 goals

* Peter Grosser (1860 Munich)
* Hartmann Madl (Karlsruher SC)
* Klaus Matischak (FC Schalke 04)
* Elmar May (Borussia Neunkirchen)
* Karl-Heinz Thielen (1. FC Köln)
* Lothar Ulsaß (Eintracht Braunschweig)

## Champion squad

* SV Werder Bremen
* Goalkeeper: Günter Bernard (30).
* Defenders: Horst-Dieter Höttges (29 / 1); Sepp Piontek (28 / 3); Helmut Jagielski (26); Heinz Steinmann (26); Wolfgang Bordel (1).
* Midfielders: Diethelm Ferner (29 / 1); Arnold Schütz (28 / 10); Max Lorenz (27 / 2); Willi Soya (8 / 2); Helmut Schimeczek (6).
* Forwards: Gerhard Zebrowski (28 / 11); Klaus Matischak (19 / 12); Hans Schulz (19 / 4); Theo Klöckner (17 / 4); Klaus Hänel (7 / 1); Dieter Thun (2).
* (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)
* Manager: Willi Multhaup.
* On the roster but have not played in a league game: Klaus Lambertz; Horst Dudjahn; Walter Nachtwey; Erwin Jung.