1991–92 Bundesliga
The 1991–92 Bundesliga was the 29th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 2 August 1991[1] and ended on 16 May 1992.[2] 1. FC Kaiserslautern were the defending champions.
As Germany had been
Competition format
Owing to the incorporation of two teams from former East Germany, the number of clubs was extended to 20, being reduced to the ″traditional″ number of 18 immediately after this one season. Hence, the season consisted of 38 matchdays. Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal difference and, if still tied, by goals scored. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the four teams with the fewest points were relegated to 2. Bundesliga (to be replaced by just two teams from that league).
Team changes to 1990–91
Bayer 05 Uerdingen and Hertha BSC were directly relegated to the 2. Bundesliga after finishing in the last two places. They were replaced by FC Schalke 04 and MSV Duisburg. Uerdingen and Hertha BSC were eventually joined in demotion by relegation/promotion play-off participant FC St. Pauli, who lost on aggregate against Stuttgarter Kickers.
Due to
Season overview
The season saw some surprises, including
Despite their 2–1 win, Rostock were relegated, along with Fortuna Düsseldorf, Duisburg and Stuttgarter Kickers. Out of the teams that had been promoted from Bundesliga Two, FC Schalke 04 were the only one to stay in the league. Dynamo Dresden remained as the only team from Eastern Germany.
Team overview
Location of teams in Bundesliga 1991–92League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | VfB Stuttgart (C) | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 52 | Qualification to Champions League first round |
2 | Borussia Dortmund | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 66 | 47 | +19 | 52 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 38 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 76 | 41 | +35 | 50 | |
4 | 1. FC Köln | 38 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 44 | |
5 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 44 | |
6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 43 | |
7 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 54 | 51 | +3 | 43 | |
8 | Karlsruher SC | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 41 | |
9 | Werder Bremen | 38 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 38 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
10 | Bayern Munich | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 59 | 61 | −2 | 36 | |
11 | Schalke 04 | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 34 | |
12 | Hamburger SV | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 34 | |
13 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 34 | |
14 | Dynamo Dresden | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 34 | |
15 | VfL Bochum | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 33 | |
16 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 32 | |
17 | Stuttgarter Kickers (R) | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 53 | 64 | −11 | 31 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
18 | Hansa Rostock (R)
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38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 31 | |
19 | MSV Duisburg (R) | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 30 | |
20 | Fortuna Düsseldorf (R) | 38 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 41 | 69 | −28 | 24 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The league contracted back to 18 teams for the 1992–93 season.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
Top goalscorers
- 22 goals
- Fritz Walter (VfB Stuttgart)
- 20 goals
- 17 goals
- 15 goals
- 14 goals
- 13 goals
- Marcus Marin (Stuttgarter Kickers)
- Hansa Rostock)
- Michael Tönnies (MSV Duisburg)
- 12 goals
- Marco Bode (SV Werder Bremen)
- Dieter Eckstein (1. FC Nürnberg)
- Ulf Kirsten (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)
- Andreas Möller (Eintracht Frankfurt)
- Dimitrios Moutas (Stuttgarter Kickers)
See also
References
- ^ "Schedule Round 1". DFB. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011.
- ^ "Archive 1991/1992 Round 38". DFB. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011.
- ^ "The 1990s: Unity restored, television and Dortmund in the ascendant". Bundesliga. 2 June 2009. Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ ISBN 3-89784-147-9.