| Season | 1979–80 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Nord: Arminia Bielefeld Süd: 1. FC Nürnberg |
| Promoted | Nord: Arminia Bielefeld Süd: 1. FC Nürnberg Karlsruher SC |
| Relegated | Nord: DSC Wanne-Eickel OSC Bremerhaven Arminia Hannover Wuppertaler SV Süd: MTV 1881 Ingolstadt Röchling Völklingen FV Würzburg 04 |
| Matches played | Nord: 380 Süd: 420 |
| Top goalscorer | Nord: Christian Sackewitz (35 goals) Süd: Emanuel Günther (29 goals) |
| Average attendance | Nord: 4,551 Süd: 4,960 |
← 1978–79 1980–81 → | |
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.
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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arminia Bielefeld (C, P) | 38 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 120 | 31 | +89 | 66 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 2 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 97 | 54 | +43 | 54 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Hannover 96 | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 70 | 38 | +32 | 52 | |
| 4 | Viktoria Köln | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 77 | 52 | +25 | 46 | |
| 5 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 72 | 57 | +15 | 46 | |
| 6 | Fortuna Köln | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 79 | 54 | +25 | 45 | |
| 7 | Alemannia Aachen | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 41 | |
| 8 | VfL Osnabrück | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 64 | 68 | −4 | 40 | |
| 9 | SG Union Solingen | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 66 | 55 | +11 | 38 | |
| 10 | Preußen Münster | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 53 | 59 | −6 | 36 | |
| 11 | DSC Wanne-Eickel [a] (R) | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 63 | 71 | −8 | 36 | Relegation to Oberliga |
| 12 | OSV Hannover | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 55 | 79 | −24 | 36 | |
| 13 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 57 | 65 | −8 | 35 | |
| 14 | Holstein Kiel | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 61 | 67 | −6 | 33 | |
| 15 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 46 | 67 | −21 | 33 | |
| 16 | Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 56 | 73 | −17 | 32 | |
| 17 | SC Herford | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 48 | 69 | −21 | 31 | |
| 18 | OSC Bremerhaven (R) | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 52 | 79 | −27 | 27 | Relegation to Oberliga |
| 19 | Arminia Hannover (R) | 38 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 40 | 92 | −52 | 17 | |
| 20 | Wuppertaler SV (R) | 38 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 35 | 84 | −49 | 16 |
The league's top scorers: [1]
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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. FC Nürnberg (C, P) | 40 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 88 | 38 | +50 | 61 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 2 | Karlsruher SC (P) | 40 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 104 | 52 | +52 | 59 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 40 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 94 | 54 | +40 | 52 | |
| 4 | Darmstadt 98 | 40 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 81 | 42 | +39 | 48 | |
| 5 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 40 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 69 | 56 | +13 | 47 | |
| 6 | SC Freiburg | 40 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 68 | 54 | +14 | 46 | |
| 7 | SpVgg Fürth | 40 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 44 | |
| 8 | Kickers Offenbach | 40 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 78 | 64 | +14 | 43 | |
| 9 | Freiburger FC | 40 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 78 | 64 | +14 | 43 | |
| 10 | Wormatia Worms | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 67 | 73 | −6 | 38 | |
| 11 | Waldhof Mannheim | 40 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 57 | 69 | −12 | 38 | |
| 12 | FC Homburg | 40 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 58 | 62 | −4 | 37 | |
| 13 | SpVgg Bayreuth | 40 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 77 | 82 | −5 | 37 | |
| 14 | VfR Bürstadt | 40 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 68 | −11 | 37 | |
| 15 | Eintracht Trier | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 60 | 57 | +3 | 36 | |
| 16 | SSV Ulm 1846 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 51 | 57 | −6 | 36 | |
| 17 | ESV Ingolstadt | 40 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 57 | 89 | −32 | 34 | |
| 18 | FSV Frankfurt | 40 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 63 | 97 | −34 | 32 | |
| 19 | MTV Ingolstadt (R) | 40 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 58 | 81 | −23 | 29 | Relegation to Oberliga |
| 20 | Röchling Völklingen (R) | 40 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 49 | 101 | −52 | 22 | |
| 21 | FV Würzburg (R) | 40 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 42 | 82 | −40 | 21 |
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. Karlsruher SC won on aggregate and were promoted to the Bundesliga. [3]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karlsruher SC (S) | 6–4 | Rot-Weiss Essen (N) | 5–1 | 1–3 |
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