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The 1966–67 Regionalliga was the fourth season of the Regionalliga, the second tier of the German football league system. The league operated in five regional divisions, Berlin, North, South, Southwest and West. The five league champions and all five runners-up, at the end of the season, entered a promotion play-off to determine the two clubs to move up to the Bundesliga for the next season. The two promotion spots went to the Regionalliga Berlin and Regionalliga Südwest champions Alemannia Aachen and Borussia Neunkirchen.
The Regionalliga is the fourth tier in the German football league system. Until 1974, it was the second tier in Germany and in 1994, it was introduced as the third tier. Upon the creation of the new nationwide 3. Liga in 2008, it became the fourth tier. Most clubs are full-time professional at this level.
The German football league system, or league pyramid, refers to the hierarchically interconnected league system for association football in Germany that in the 2016–17 season consists of 2,235 divisions having 31,645 teams, in which all divisions are bound together by the principle of promotion and relegation. The top three professional levels contain one division each. Below this, the semi-professional and amateur levels have progressively more parallel divisions, which each cover progressively smaller geographic areas. Teams that finish at the top of their division at the end of each season can rise higher in the pyramid, while those that finish at the bottom find themselves sinking further down. In theory it is possible for even the lowest local amateur club to rise to the top of the system and become German football champions one day. The number of teams promoted and relegated between the divisions varies, and promotion to the upper levels of the pyramid is usually contingent on meeting additional criteria, especially concerning appropriate facilities and finances.
The Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany and the football league with the highest average stadium attendance worldwide. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary football competition. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga. Seasons run from August to May. Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays, with a few games played on weekdays. All of the Bundesliga clubs qualify for the DFB-Pokal. The winner of the Bundesliga qualifies for the DFL-Supercup.
The 1966–67 season saw two new clubs in the league, HSV Barmbeck-Uhlenhorst and SC Sperber Hamburg, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Arminia Hannover | 32 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 78 | 28 | +50 | 47 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
2 | Göttingen 05 | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 65 | 24 | +41 | 45 | |
3 | Holstein Kiel | 32 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 68 | 32 | +36 | 45 | |
4 | VfL Wolfsburg | 32 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 40 | |
5 | FC St. Pauli | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 71 | 44 | +27 | 39 | |
6 | Concordia Hamburg | 32 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 36 | |
7 | VfL Osnabrück | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 32 | |
8 | FC Altona 93 | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 31 | |
9 | VfB Oldenburg | 32 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 49 | 73 | −24 | 30 | |
10 | VfB Lübeck | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 28 | |
11 | ASV Bergedorf 85 | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 28 | |
12 | Itzehoer SV | 32 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 56 | 74 | −18 | 28 | |
13 | SC Sperber Hamburg | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 25 | |
14 | HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 48 | 77 | −29 | 25 | |
15 | TuS Bremerhaven 93 | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 24 | |
16 | VfV Hildesheim (R) | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 57 | −32 | 23 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
17 | Bremer SV (R) | 32 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 40 | 84 | −44 | 18 |
The 1966–67 season saw three new clubs in the league, Rapide Wedding and Kickers 1900 Berlin, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while Tasmania 1900 Berlin had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Hertha BSC Berlin | 30 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 114 | 25 | +89 | 57 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
2 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 101 | 30 | +71 | 50 | |
3 | Spandauer SV | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 61 | 42 | +19 | 41 | |
4 | Tasmania 1900 Berlin | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 39 | |
5 | Hertha Zehlendorf | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 38 | |
6 | Wacker 04 Berlin | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 63 | 46 | +17 | 35 | |
7 | Rapide Wedding | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 58 | −16 | 26 | |
8 | VfB Hermsdorf | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 52 | 81 | −29 | 25 | |
9 | Berliner SV 92 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 24 | |
10 | 1. FC Neukölln | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 65 | −23 | 24 | |
11 | Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 55 | −23 | 23 | |
12 | BFC Südring Berlin | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 22 | |
13 | Reinickendorfer Füchse | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 22 | |
14 | Kickers 1900 Berlin | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 49 | 79 | −30 | 22 | |
15 | SC Staaken (R) | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 20 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
16 | Lichterfelder SU (R) | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 42 | 92 | −50 | 12 |
The 1966–67 season saw four new clubs in the league, VfR Neuß, SSV Hagen, Hammer SpVg and Bonner SC, all promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.
Hammer SpVg is a German association football club from the city of Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is part of a larger sports club with some 1,500 members in departments for aikido, judo, cheerleading, fitness and dance, gymnastics, handball, roller hockey, volleyball, and water gymnastics.
Bonner SC is a German association football club based in Bonn. The club was formed in 1965 through the merger of Bonner FV and Tura Bonn.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Alemannia Aachen (P) | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 56 | 24 | +32 | 48 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
2 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 51 | 23 | +28 | 47 | |
3 | Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 72 | 39 | +33 | 45 | |
4 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 67 | 42 | +25 | 45 | |
5 | Sportfreunde Hamborn | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 33 | +19 | 43 | |
6 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 67 | 52 | +15 | 40 | |
7 | Wuppertaler SV | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 38 | |
8 | VfR Neuß | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 56 | 50 | +6 | 36 | |
9 | Preußen Münster | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 58 | −5 | 35 | |
10 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 57 | 62 | −5 | 32 | |
11 | Westfalia Herne | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 31 | |
12 | Eintracht Gelsenkirchen | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 30 | |
13 | Viktoria Köln | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 29 | |
14 | TSV Marl-Hüls | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 26 | |
15 | SSV Hagen (R) | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 35 | 69 | −34 | 24 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
16 | Hammer SpVg (R) | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 45 | 76 | −31 | 23 | |
17 | Bonner SC (R) | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 22 | |
18 | Eintracht Duisburg (R) | 34 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 34 | 85 | −51 | 18 |
The 1966–67 season saw three new clubs in the league, FC Homburg and Germania Metternich, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while Borussia Neunkirchen had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.
Borussia VfB Neunkirchen is a German association football club based in Neunkirchen, Saarland. The club SC Borussia Neunkirchen was founded out of the 1907 merger of FC 1905 Borussia and SC Neunkirchen.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Borussia Neunkirchen (P) | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 73 | 27 | +46 | 46 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
2 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 30 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 77 | 31 | +46 | 44 | |
3 | SpVgg Weisenau | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 63 | 35 | +28 | 41 | |
4 | FSV Mainz 05 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 39 | |
5 | Eintracht Trier | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 38 | |
6 | FK Pirmasens | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 60 | 31 | +29 | 36 | |
7 | Südwest Ludwigshafen | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 49 | 34 | +15 | 36 | |
8 | SV Alsenborn | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 32 | |
9 | Röchling Völklingen | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 31 | |
10 | Saar 05 Saarbrücken | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 30 | |
11 | FC Homburg | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 81 | −35 | 23 | |
12 | VfR Frankenthal | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 21 | |
13 | Wormatia Worms | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 21 | |
14 | TuS Neuendorf | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 64 | −29 | 21 | |
15 | Phönix Bellheim (R) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 40 | 71 | −31 | 18 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
16 | Germania Metternich (R) | 30 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 114 | −95 | 3 |
The 1966–67 season saw three new clubs in the league, FC 08 Villingen, Germania Wiesbaden and BC Augsburg, all promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.
FC 08 Villingen is a German association football club based in Villingen-Schwenningen, Baden-Württemberg. The association was founded on 1 October 1908 and over time absorbed other local clubs including Germania, Alemania and Phönix.
BC Augsburg was a German football club based in Augsburg, Bavaria. The team was founded as Fußball-Club Allemannia Augsburg in 1907 and played as Ballspiel-Club Augsburg from 1921 to 1969. Facing imminent financial collapse, BC merged with the football side of TSV Schwaben Augsburg in July 1969 to form FC Augsburg. The union was short-lived and Schwaben re-established its own football department the following year. FCA remains active today and carries on the tradition of the original side.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Kickers Offenbach | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 65 | 33 | +32 | 50 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
2 | FC Bayern Hof | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 81 | 44 | +37 | 50 | |
3 | SpVgg Fürth | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 80 | 36 | +44 | 48 | |
4 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 85 | 48 | +37 | 45 | |
5 | VfR Mannheim | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 61 | 43 | +18 | 42 | |
6 | SSV Reutlingen | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 40 | |
7 | Freiburger FC | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 37 | |
8 | KSV Hessen Kassel | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 61 | 62 | −1 | 36 | |
9 | Schwaben Augsburg | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 64 | 63 | +1 | 34 | |
10 | FC Schweinfurt 05 | 34 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 34 | |
11 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 33 | |
12 | Opel Rüsselsheim | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 51 | 60 | −9 | 28 | |
13 | FSV Frankfurt | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 28 | |
14 | Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 26 | |
15 | FC 08 Villingen | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 47 | 76 | −29 | 26 | |
16 | BC Augsburg (R) | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 49 | 73 | −24 | 25 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
17 | Germania Wiesbaden (R) | 34 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 73 | −45 | 17 | |
18 | 1. FC Pforzheim (R) | 34 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 72 | −46 | 13 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Borussia Neunkirchen (P) | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 11 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
2 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 10 | |
3 | Arminia Hannover | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | |
4 | FC Bayern Hof | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 7 | |
5 | Hertha BSC Berlin | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 5 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Alemannia Aachen (P) | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 12 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
2 | Kickers Offenbach | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 10 | |
3 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 8 | |
4 | Göttingen 05 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 6 | |
5 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 4 |
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