The 1976–77 season was the second occasion on which Tennis Borussia Berlin

Tennis Borussia Berlin

Tennis Borussia Berlin is a German football club based in Berlin-Westend.- History :The team was founded in 1902 and takes its name from its origins as a tennis and ping-pong club. "Borussia" is a Latinised version of Prussia. In 1903 the club took up football and quickly developed a rivalry with...

played in the Fußball-Bundesliga

Fußball-Bundesliga

The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...

, the highest tier of the German football league system

German football league system

The German football league system, or league pyramid, refers to a series of hierarchically interconnected leagues for association football clubs in Germany that consists of over 2,300 men's divisions, in which all leagues are bound together by the principle of promotion and relegation...

. After 34 league games, Tennis Borussia ended up in 17th position as they had done two seasons previously. Second from the bottom of the table, they only finished one place above Rot-Weiss Essen

Rot-Weiss Essen

Rot-Weiss Essen is a German association football club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia.- Early years :The club was formed as SV Vogelheim on 1 February 1907 out of the merger of two smaller clubs: SC Preussen and Deutsche Eiche. In 1910, Vogelheim came to an arrangement with Turnerbund...

 due to a better goal difference

Goal difference

In sports such as ice hockey and association football, goal difference is often the first tiebreaker used to rank teams which finish a league competition with an equal number of points....

. As in the previous season, the club reached the third round of the DFB-Pokal

DFB-Pokal

The DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...

; this time losing 5–1 away to the season's eventual cup winners 1. FC Köln

1. FC Köln

1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07....

. Swedish striker Benny Wendt

Benny Wendt

Benny Wendt is a former Swedish football player.-Playing career:He started his career with IFK Norrköping in 1975. He later moved to 1. FC Köln, Tennis Borussia Berlin, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Seiko, Standard Liège and SC Freiburg. He helped Standard Liège to reach the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final...

 scored 20 of the club's 47 league goals.

1976–77 Tennis Borussia Berlin squad

1976–77 fixtures

Player statistics

Pos	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
		Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal		Total
DF Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Hans-Jürgen Baake Hans-Jürgen Baake Hans-Jürgen Baake is a retired German footballer.- Playing career :Baake played for MSV Duisburg in his youth before earning his first professional contract at VfL Osnabrück in 1972 and getting promoted to the 2. Bundesliga in 1974...	19	1	2	0	21	1
MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Winfried Berkemeier Winfried Berkemeier Winfried Berkemeier is a former German footballer.This midfielder and forward played six seasons in the Bundesliga for four different teams. Though he was unable to break through with 1...	33	2	2	0	35	2
GK	Hubert Birkenmeier Hubert Birkenmeier Hubert Birkenmeier is a retired German professional footballer who played professionally in Germany, the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and American Soccer League. His greatest success came with the New York Cosmos in the NASL.Birkenmeier began his career in West Germany...	17	0	4	0	21	0
FW	Albert Bittlmayer Albert Bittlmayer Albert Bittlmayer was a German footballer who made a combined total of 142 league appearances for 1. FC Nuremberg and Tennis Borussia Berlin until he died of cancer at the age of 24.-External links:...	0	0	0	0	0	0
FW	Detlef Bruckhoff Detlef Bruckhoff Detlef Bruckhoff is a retired German footballer.Bruckhoff made a total of 16 Fußball-Bundesliga appearances for Tennis Borussia Berlin and SV Darmstadt 98.- External links :...		0	0	0	5	0
DF Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Peter Eggert Peter Eggert Peter Eggert is a former German football player and manager.Eggert played his entire career for Tennis Borussia Berlin, making a total of 57 professional appearances and scoring three goals. After his playing career, he twice took over the managerial reins on an interim basis for the club.-...		0	4	1	13	1
GK	Volkmar Groß Volkmar Groß Volkmar Groß is a retired German football player. He spent 7 seasons in the Bundesliga with Hertha BSC, Tennis Borussia Berlin and FC Schalke 04. He represented Germany once in a friendly against Greece. He scored one goal in the Bundesliga from a penalty kick.In 1967, Groß began his career with...	17	1	0	0	17	1
DF Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Klaus-Peter Hanisch Klaus-Peter Hanisch Klaus-Peter Hanisch was a professional German footballer.In the 1970s, Hanisch made a total of 19 Fußball-Bundesliga appearances for Hertha BSC and Tennis Borussia Berlin. His playing career was cut short as he was forced to retire aged 28 due to injury. Hanisch died in 2009 of a heart attack.-...		0	1	1	10	1
MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Dirk Heun Dirk Heun Dirk Heun is a former German footballer.Heun made ten appearances for Tennis Borussia Berlin during the 1976–77 Fußball-Bundesliga campaign.His son, Dustin Heun, is also a professional footballer.- External links :...	10	0	2	0	12	0
DF Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Dieter Hochheimer Dieter Hochheimer Dieter Hochheimer is a former German football player and manager.- Playing career :Hochheimer played three games for the Germany national youth football team in 1968, the year he moved to Kickers Offenbach. After four years at the Bieberer Berg, he was signed by Hamburger SV...	17	1	1	0	18	1
DF Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Stephan Hoffmann Stephan Hoffmann Stephan Hoffmann was a professional German footballer.Hoffmann made 17 appearances in the Fußball-Bundesliga and one appearance in the 2. Bundesliga for Tennis Borussia Berlin during his playing career.- References :...	0	0	0	0	0	0
MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Ditmar Jakobs Ditmar Jakobs Ditmar Jakobs is a former German football player.He was a centre-back, a classical libero in the mold of Franz Beckenbauer or Willi Schulz. Jakobs played 493 games from 1971 to 1990 for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, Tennis Borussia Berlin, MSV Duisburg and Hamburger SV.With Hamburger SV he won the 1987...	33	1	4	1	37	2
DF Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Hans-Georg Kraus Hans-Georg Kraus Hans-Georg Kraus is a former professional German footballer.Kraus made 37 appearances in the Fußball-Bundesliga for Fortuna Düsseldorf and Tennis Borussia Berlin during his playing career.- References :...	31	0	2	1	33	1
FW	Christian Sackewitz Christian Sackewitz Christian Sackewitz is a former professional German footballer.Sackewitz made 134 Fußball-Bundesliga appearances during his footballing career, and was the 1979–80 2. Fußball-Bundesliga top scorer, with 35 goals in 36 games.- References :...	10	0	3	1	13	1
DF Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Ernst Savkovic Ernst Savkovic Ernst Savkovic is a former professional German footballer.Savkovic made 50 appearances in the Fußball-Bundesliga during his playing career.- External links :...	29	0	3	0	32	0
DF Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Reinhard Schmitz Reinhard Schmitz Reinhard Schmitz is a former professional German footballer.Schmitz made a total of 28 appearances in the Fußball-Bundesliga for 1. FC Köln and Tennis Borussia Berlin during his playing career.- References :...	26	1	4	3	30	4
MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Lothar Schneider Lothar Schneider Lothar Schneider is a former professional German footballer.Schneider made a total of 81 appearances in the Fußball-Bundesliga for MSV Duisburg and Tennis Borussia Berlin during his playing career.- References :...	33	5	4	0	37	5
MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Jürgen Schulz Jürgen Schulz Jürgen Schulz is a retired German footballer.Schulz played a record 244 games for Tennis Borussia Berlin between 1973 and 1981, scoring 16 goals.- References :...	34	4	4	0	38	4
MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Gerd Schwidrowski Gerd Schwidrowski Gerd Schwidrowski is a former professional German footballer.Schwidrowski made a total of 9 appearances in the Fußball-Bundesliga for Tennis Borussia Berlin during his playing career.- References :...		0	1	0	3	0
DF Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Hans Sprenger Hans Sprenger Hans Sprenger is a retired German footballer.Sprenger made his Fußball-Bundesliga debut on 24 August 1974 for Tennis Borussia Berlin in a 5–0 away loss to Eintracht Braunschweig. He went on to make 145 appearances in total for TeBe, 52 of which in the Bundesliga.- External links :...	20	0	1	0	21	0
FW	Klaus-Günter Stade Klaus-Günter Stade Klaus-Günter Stade is a former professional German footballer.Stade made a total of 3 appearances in the Fußball-Bundesliga for Tennis Borussia Berlin during his playing career.- References :...		0	0	0	3	0
FW	Winfried Stradt Winfried Stradt Winfried Stradt is a former professional German footballer.Stradt made a total of 28 appearances in the Fußball-Bundesliga and 121 in the 2. Bundesliga during his playing career.- References :...	21	5	1	0	22	5
FW	Karlheinz Subklewe Karlheinz Subklewe Karlheinz Subklewe is a former professional German footballer.Subklewe made a total of 42 appearances in the Fußball-Bundesliga and 121 in the 2. Bundesliga during his playing career.- References :...	22	4	2	1	24	5
FW	Benny Wendt Benny Wendt Benny Wendt is a former Swedish football player.-Playing career:He started his career with IFK Norrköping in 1975. He later moved to 1. FC Köln, Tennis Borussia Berlin, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Seiko, Standard Liège and SC Freiburg. He helped Standard Liège to reach the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final...	30	20	3	2	33	22
MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Michael Zimmer Michael Zimmer Michael Zimmer is a former professional German footballer.Zimmer made a total of 21 appearances in the Fußball-Bundesliga and 26 in the 2. Bundesliga for Tennis Borussia Berlin during his playing career.- References :...	21	1	3	0	24	1

Final league position – 17th

1976–77 Fußball-Bundesliga: extract from the final league table

	width=185Team								width=56Points
1	Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach is a German association football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team plays in the Bundesliga and is one of the country's most well-known, well-supported, and successful teams. Borussia Mönchengladbach has over 40,000 members and is the sixth...  (C)	34	17	10	7	58	34	+24	44:24
15	VfL Bochum VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum, is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.-Founding to World War II:...	34	11	7	16	47	62	–15	29:39
16	Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. KSC rose out of the consolidation of a number of predecessor clubs. They currently play in the 2...  (R)	34	9	10	15	53	75	–22	28:40
17	Tennis Borussia Berlin Tennis Borussia Berlin Tennis Borussia Berlin is a German football club based in Berlin-Westend.- History :The team was founded in 1902 and takes its name from its origins as a tennis and ping-pong club. "Borussia" is a Latinised version of Prussia. In 1903 the club took up football and quickly developed a rivalry with...  (R)	34	6	10	18	47	85	–38	22:46
18	Rot-Weiss Essen Rot-Weiss Essen Rot-Weiss Essen is a German association football club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia.- Early years :The club was formed as SV Vogelheim on 1 February 1907 out of the merger of two smaller clubs: SC Preussen and Deutsche Eiche. In 1910, Vogelheim came to an arrangement with Turnerbund...  (R)	34	7	8	19	49	103	–54	22:46

External links

• 1976–77 Tennis Borussia Berlin season – squad and statistics at fussballdaten.de
  Fussballdaten.de
  fussballdaten.de is a German language website which predominantly collects comprehensive statistics on the top five tiers of German football.The website offers statistics on every Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga match and team squad since the leagues' foundation in 1963 and 1974, respectively....