1975–76 Tennis Borussia Berlin season

The 1975–76 season was the first time Tennis Borussia Berlin played in the 2. Bundesliga, the second highest tier of the German football league system. After 38 league games, Tennis Borussia finished top of the division and were promoted back to the Bundesliga after one season as league champions. The club reached the third round of the DFB-Pokal; losing 3–0 away to FC Bayern München. Norbert Stolzenburg scored 27 of the club's 86 league goals and in doing so, became the top scorer of the 1975–76 2. Bundesliga Nord.

Tennis Borussia Berlin
1975–76 season
ManagerHelmuth Johannsen
StadiumMommsenstadion
2. Bundesliga (Nord)1st (champions; promoted)
DFB-PokalThird Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Norbert Stolzenburg (27)
All: Norbert Stolzenburg (27)
Highest home attendance25,000 (vs.
SC Wacker 04 Berlin)
Lowest home attendance1,800 (vs.
SpVgg Erkenschwick)
Average home league attendance5,774

1975–76 Tennis Borussia Berlin squad

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1975–76 fixtures

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23 August 1975 2. Bundesliga Tennis Borussia Berlin 6–0 Alemannia Aachen Mommsenstadion, Berlin
15:00 Stolzenburg 9', 13', 86'
Bittlmayer 55', 63', 88'
Sackewitz Yellow card
Report Mertes Yellow card Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Dieter Gabriel (Springe)
20 September 1975 2. Bundesliga Tennis Borussia Berlin 3–2 SC Fortuna Köln Mommsenstadion, Berlin
15:00 Jakobs 58'
Berkemeier 80'
Stolzenburg 84'
Report Struth 31' (pen.)
Wesseler 85'
Wesseler Yellow card
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Walter Horstmann (Hildesheim)
4 October 1975 2. Bundesliga Tennis Borussia Berlin 3–2 Spandauer SV Mommsenstadion, Berlin
15:00 Eggert 65'
Subklewe 76'
Jakobs 80'
Kraus Yellow card
Report Ressel 17'
Bremekamp 47'
Schubert Yellow card Kuschke Yellow card
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Norbert Brückner (Berlin)
12 October 1975 2. Bundesliga SC Wacker 04 Berlin 2–1 Tennis Borussia Berlin Wackerplatz, Berlin
15:30 John 43' (pen.), 62' Report Berkemeier 40'
Subklewe Yellow card
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Peter Meijerink (Berlin)
18 October 1975 DFB-Pokal – R2 Sportfreunde Siegen 1–2 Tennis Borussia Berlin Leimbachstadion, Siegen
Otterbach 62'
Göbel Yellow card
Report Bittlmayer 35'
Berkemeier 48'
Siegmann Yellow card
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Horst Hellwig (Sandershausen)
21 December 1975 2. Bundesliga Tennis Borussia Berlin 0–0 VfL Osnabrück Mommsenstadion, Berlin
15:00 Report Baumanns Yellow card Nordmann Yellow card Attendance: 4,900
Referee: Karl-Heinz Fork (Unna)
24 January 1976 2. Bundesliga Wuppertaler SV 1–4 Tennis Borussia Berlin Stadion am Zoo, Wuppertal
15:00 Gerber 67' Report Bittlmayer 16', 52'
Stolzenburg 77', 79'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Dietrich Basedow (Hamburg)
7 February 1976 2. Bundesliga Tennis Borussia Berlin 5–0 1. FC Mülheim Mommsenstadion, Berlin
15:00 Berkemeier 27'
Schulz 50'
Heun 62'
Subklewe 83'
Bittlmayer 90'
Report Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Walter Niemann (Hamburg)
14 February 1976 2. Bundesliga Alemannia Aachen 1–0 Tennis Borussia Berlin Tivoli, Aachen
15:00 Reuter 82' Report Siegmann Yellow card Heun Yellow card Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Winfried Hanschke (Burgsdorf)
21 February 1976 2. Bundesliga Tennis Borussia Berlin 1–3 Borussia Dortmund Mommsenstadion, Berlin
15:00 Stolzenburg 10' Report Nerlinger 49'
Wolf 73'
Geyer 87'
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Volker Roth
13 March 1976 2. Bundesliga Tennis Borussia Berlin 0–1 DJK Gütersloh Mommsenstadion, Berlin
15:00 Report Roggensack 38'
Angele Yellow card
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Gerhard Boe (Uelzen)
8 May 1976 2. Bundesliga Tennis Borussia Berlin 3–0 FC St. Pauli Mommsenstadion, Berlin
15:00 Sprenger 44'
Jakobs 71'
Zimmer 82'
Report John Yellow card Ferrin Yellow card
Höfert Red card 81'
Attendance: 4,700
Referee: Walter Eschweiler (Euskirchen)
22 May 1976 2. Bundesliga Tennis Borussia Berlin 4–1 Schwarz-Weiß Essen Mommsenstadion, Berlin
15:00 Sprenger 18', 61'
Jakobs 51'
Berkemeier 66'
Report Bals 59' Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Walter Horstmann (Hildesheim)
12 June 1976 2. Bundesliga Tennis Borussia Berlin 4–1 SC Wacker 04 Berlin Olympiastadion, Berlin
15:00 Stolzenburg 54', 68'
Schulz 63'
Siegmann 85'
Report Lunenburg 75'
Lunenburg Yellow card
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Jürgen Zuchantke (Berlin)

Player statistics

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Pos Player Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2. Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
MF West Germany Winfried Berkemeier 379 31 4010
GK West Germany Hubert Birkenmeier 350 20 370
FW West Germany Albert Bittlmayer 2914 31 3215
DF West Germany Peter Eggert 372 30 402
MF West Germany Dirk Heun 151 10 161
DF West Germany Stephan Hoffmann 10 00 10
MF West Germany Ditmar Jakobs 3812 30 4112
DF West Germany Hans-Georg Kraus 321 30 351
DF West Germany Werner Novak 60 00 60
FW West Germany Peter Pagel 10 00 10
FW West Germany Christian Sackewitz 150 12 162
MF West Germany Jürgen Schulz 385 30 415
MF West Germany Gerd Schwidrowski 20 00 20
DF West Germany Norbert Siegmann 374 30 404
DF West Germany Hans Sprenger 365 30 395
FW West Germany Norbert Stolzenburg 3827 30 4127
MF West Germany Karlheinz Subklewe 355 20 375
GK West Germany Manfred Wittke 50 10 60
MF West Germany Michael Zimmer 91 10 100

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Tennis Borussia Berlin (C, P) 38 25 4 9 86 43 +43 54 Promotion to Bundesliga
2 Borussia Dortmund (P) 38 22 8 8 93 37 +56 52 Qualification for promotion play-offs
3 Preußen Münster 38 20 9 9 65 42 +23 49
4 Fortuna Köln 38 19 7 12 74 49 +25 45
5 Wuppertaler SV 38 18 9 11 76 53 +23 45
Source: Bundesliga.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

References

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