Football Association League Niederrhein 1976/77

Association league Niederrhein 1976/77
master	Fortuna Düsseldorf amateurs
Climbers	1. FC Bocholt
Relegated	Langenberger SV Sportfreunde Katernberg 1. FC Mülheim
Teams	17th
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↑ 2nd Bundesliga 1976/77 Landesliga Niederrhein ↓

The Association League Niederrhein 1976/77 was the 21st season of the Association League Niederrhein , which from 1957 to 1978 was the top division in the Lower Rhine amateur football of men. Until 1978, this league, together with the Mittelrhein and Westphalia association leagues , formed the substructure of the 2nd Bundesliga and was third-class in the German football league system of that time .

Season end

The amateurs of Fortuna Düsseldorf became Lower Rhine champions, but were not allowed to participate in the promotion round to the 2nd Bundesliga as a reserve of a Bundesliga club . The table runner-up and last year's champions 1. FC Bocholt took part in the promotion round and made the leap into the 2nd Bundesliga .

The amateurs from Fortuna Düsseldorf instead took part in the 1977 German amateur championship as representatives from the Lower Rhine region and won the title. In addition to second division relegated 1. FC Mülheim , which was passed through to the Lower Rhine regional league, the sports fans Katernberg and Langenberger SV were also relegated . ASV Wuppertal , Gelria Geldern and VfB 03 Hilden rose from the national leagues for the new season .

Closing table

rank	society	Games	Gates	Points
01.	Fortuna Düsseldorf Am.	32	78:36	48:16
02.	1. FC Bocholt (M)	32	70:40	44:20
03.	RSV Meerbeck	32	76:45	41:23
04th	Olympia Bocholt	32	75:46	40:24
05.	VfR Neuss	32	53:48	36:28
06th	VfB 06/08 Remscheid	32	47:45	36:28
07th	1. FC Viersen	32	56:39	35:29
08th.	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen	32	50:52	34:30
09.	TuS Xanten (N)	32	58:52	33:31
10.	SSVg Velbert	32	41:44	32:32
11.	VfB Bottrop	32	55:63	31:33
12.	Sterkrade 06/07	32	40:41	30:34
13.	TuS Grevenbroich (N)	32	45:56	30:34
14th	Black and white food on.	32	42:43	26:38
15th	Langenberger SV	32	40:75	20:44
16.	Sportfreunde Katernberg (N)	32	30:58	19:45
17th	1. FC Muelheim (A)	32	28: 101	09:55

	Qualification for promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga
	Participant in the German amateur championship
	Relegation to the national leagues
(M)	Lower Rhine Champion 1975/76
(A)	Relegated from the 2nd Bundesliga
(N)	Newcomers from the national leagues

Web links

• Association league Niederrhein 1976/77 on f-archiv.de
• Honor roll of the Niederrhein Masters at DSFS