1979–80 2. Bundesliga


The 1979–80 2. Bundesliga season was the sixth season of the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system. It was played in two regional divisions, Nord and Süd.
Arminia Bielefeld, 1. FC Nürnberg and Karlsruher SC were promoted to the Bundesliga while DSC Wanne-Eickel, OSC Bremerhaven, Arminia Hannover, Wuppertaler SV, MTV 1881 Ingolstadt, Röchling Völklingen and FV Würzburg 04 were relegated to the Oberligas.

Nord

The 1979–80 season saw OSC Bremerhaven, OSV Hannover, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and SC Herford promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Oberligas while Arminia Bielefeld had been relegated to the 2. Bundesliga Nord from the Bundesliga.

League table

Results

Top scorers

The league's top scorers:
GoalsPlayerTeam
35 Christian SackewitzArminia Bielefeld
34 Dieter SchatzschneiderHannover 96
30 Norbert EilenfeldtArminia Bielefeld
26 Karl-Heinz MödrathFortuna Köln
24 Norbert StolzenburgTennis Borussia Berlin
21 Gerd-Volker SchockArminia Bielefeld
18 Ewald HammesSG Wattenscheid 09
18 Bernd KrumbeinOSV Hannover
18 Peter KunkelSG Wattenscheid 09
17 Norbert LückeDSC Wanne-Eickel
17 Frank-Michael SchonertViktoria Köln

Süd

The 1979–80 season saw ESV Ingolstadt, SV Röchling Völklingen, SSV Ulm 1846 and VfR Oli Bürstadt promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Oberligas and SV Darmstadt 98 and 1. FC Nürnberg relegated to the 2. Bundesliga Süd from the Bundesliga.

League table

Results

Top scorers

The league's top scorers:
GoalsPlayerTeam
29 Emanuel GüntherKarlsruher SC
26 Walter KrauseKickers Offenbach
25 Karl AllgöwerStuttgarter Kickers
20 Bodo MatternVfR Wormatia Worms
17 Werner Heck1. FC Saarbrücken
17 Hans KrostinaMTV 1881 Ingolstadt
17 Uwe SommererSpVgg Bayreuth
16 Uwe DreherStuttgarter Kickers
15 Eduard KirschnerSpVgg Fürth
15 Rainer Künkel1. FC Saarbrücken
15 Werner NickelStuttgarter Kickers
15 Karl-Heinz StruthKarlsruher SC
15 Lothar WesselerVfR Wormatia Worms

Promotion play-offs

The final place in the Bundesliga was contested between the two runners-up in the Nord and Süd divisions. Karlsruher SC won on aggregate and were promoted to the Bundesliga.