Football league 1978/79
Oberliga 1978/79 | |
← Oberliga 1977/78 | |
↑ 2nd Bundesliga 1978/79 16 association and national leagues of
the national associations with a total of 21 relays ↓ |
The 1978/79 season of the Oberliga was the fifth season of the Oberliga as the third-highest division in football in Germany after the introduction of the two-track - later single-track - 2nd Bundesliga for the 1974/75 season.
Changes
After the Oberliga Nord and Oberliga Berlin had already been introduced as the third highest division in the 1974/75 season, six more amateur leagues followed for the 1978/79 season :
- Oberliga Baden-Württemberg as an amalgamation of the soccer associations Baden , Südbaden and Württemberg
- Bayern League
- Oberliga Hessen
- Oberliga Nordrhein as an amalgamation of the football associations Middle Rhine and Lower Rhine
- Oberliga Südwest as a merger of the regional association Southwest with the soccer associations of Rhineland , Saarland and Southwest Germany
- Oberliga Westfalen
Major Leagues
- Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 1978/79
- Oberliga Bayern 1978/79
- Oberliga Berlin 1978/79
- Oberliga Hessen 1978/79
- Oberliga Nord 1978/79
- Oberliga Nordrhein 1978/79
- Oberliga Südwest 1978/79
- Oberliga Westfalen 1978/79
Promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga
In addition to the seven direct climbers, the runner-up of the Oberliga Nord , OSC Bremerhaven , and the champion of the Oberliga Berlin , Hertha Zehlendorf , played two play-offs to determine the eighth promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga .
The Zehlendorfer won the first leg on their own place 5: 4, while Bremerhaven won the second leg 1: 0. Due to the away goal rule , Bremerhaven secured the eighth promotion place.
total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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Hertha Zehlendorf | a ) | 5: 5 (OSC Bremerhaven | 5: 4 | 0: 1 |