| Season | 1976–77 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Nord: FC St. Pauli Süd: VfB Stuttgart |
| Promoted | Nord: FC St. Pauli Süd: VfB Stuttgart TSV 1860 Munich |
| Relegated | Nord: Bonner SC Göttingen 05 Wacker 04 Berlin VfL Wolfsburg Süd: Röchling Völklingen Jahn Regensburg BSV Schwenningen |
| Matches played | Nord: 380 Süd: 380 |
| Top goalscorer | Nord: Franz Gerber (27 goals) Süd: Lothar Emmerich (24 goals) |
| Average attendance | Nord: 6,048 Süd: 7,618 |
← 1975–76 1977–78 → | |
The 1976–77 2. Bundesliga season was the third season of the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system. It was played in two regional divisions, Nord and Süd.
FC St. Pauli, VfB Stuttgart and TSV 1860 Munich were promoted to the Bundesliga while Bonner SC, Göttingen 05, Wacker 04 Berlin, VfL Wolfsburg, Röchling Völklingen, Jahn Regensburg and BSV Schwenningen were relegated to the Oberligas and Amateurligas.
For the 1976–77 season saw Arminia Hannover, Bonner SC, SC Herford and VfL Wolfsburg promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Oberliga and Amateurligas while Bayer 05 Uerdingen and Hannover 96 had been relegated to the 2. Bundesliga Nord from the Bundesliga.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC St. Pauli (C, P) | 38 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 69 | 36 | +33 | 54 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 2 | Arminia Bielefeld | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 72 | 39 | +33 | 50 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Wuppertaler SV | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 81 | 55 | +26 | 47 | |
| 4 | Bayer 05 Uerdingen | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 78 | 52 | +26 | 43 | |
| 5 | Hannover 96 | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 73 | 48 | +25 | 43 | |
| 6 | Preußen Münster | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 73 | 52 | +21 | 43 | |
| 7 | Alemannia Aachen | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 69 | 56 | +13 | 43 | |
| 8 | Schwarz-Weiss Essen | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 63 | 55 | +8 | 43 | |
| 9 | VfL Osnabrück | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 84 | 77 | +7 | 43 | |
| 10 | Bayer Leverkusen | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 59 | 58 | +1 | 40 | |
| 11 | Westfalia Herne | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 77 | 73 | +4 | 39 | |
| 12 | Fortuna Köln | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 67 | 62 | +5 | 38 | |
| 13 | Arminia Hannover | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 64 | 62 | +2 | 38 | |
| 14 | SC Herford | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 62 | 63 | −1 | 36 | |
| 15 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 65 | 80 | −15 | 33 | |
| 16 | Bonner SC [a] (R) | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 53 | 72 | −19 | 33 | Relegation to Oberliga |
| 17 | 1. SC Göttingen 05 [b] (R) | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 57 | 67 | −10 | 31 | |
| 18 | Wacker 04 Berlin (R) | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 43 | 79 | −36 | 27 | |
| 19 | SG Union Solingen | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 46 | 96 | −50 | 20 | |
| 20 | VfL Wolfsburg (R) | 38 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 46 | 119 | −73 | 16 | Relegation to Oberliga |
The league's top scorers: [1]
For the 1976–77 season saw BSV Schwenningen, Eintracht Trier, FV Würzburg 04 and KSV Baunatal promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Amateurligas and Kickers Offenbach relegated to the 2. Bundesliga Süd from the Bundesliga.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VfB Stuttgart (C, P) | 38 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 100 | 36 | +64 | 57 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 2 | 1860 Munich (P) | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 78 | 29 | +49 | 56 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Kickers Offenbach | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 86 | 52 | +34 | 53 | |
| 4 | FC Homburg | 38 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 84 | 56 | +28 | 49 | |
| 5 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 77 | 51 | +26 | 49 | |
| 6 | Darmstadt 98 | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 68 | 48 | +20 | 46 | |
| 7 | FSV Frankfurt | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 65 | 58 | +7 | 40 | |
| 8 | SpVgg Fürth | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 40 | |
| 9 | FC Augsburg | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 72 | 73 | −1 | 40 | |
| 10 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 39 | |
| 11 | Waldhof Mannheim | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 70 | 57 | +13 | 37 | |
| 12 | Bayern Hof | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 37 | |
| 13 | FV Würzburg | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 49 | 81 | −32 | 37 | |
| 14 | SpVgg Bayreuth | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 60 | 64 | −4 | 34 | |
| 15 | KSV Baunatal | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 64 | 82 | −18 | 33 | |
| 16 | Röchling Völklingen [a] (R) | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 47 | 71 | −24 | 32 | Relegation to Oberliga |
| 17 | Eintracht Trier | 38 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 46 | 68 | −22 | 28 | |
| 18 | FK Pirmasens | 38 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 43 | 85 | −42 | 19 | |
| 19 | Jahn Regensburg (R) | 38 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 42 | 87 | −45 | 19 | Relegation to Oberliga |
| 20 | BSV 07 Schwenningen (R) | 38 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 102 | −71 | 15 |
The league's top scorers: [2]
The final place in the Bundesliga was contested between the two runners-up in the Nord and Süd divisions. TSV 1860 Munich were promoted to the Bundesliga after a third game was made necessary to decide the series. [3]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arminia Bielefeld (N) | 4–6 | TSV 1860 Munich (S) | 4–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 |
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