Handball Regional League West 1976/77
The 1976/1977 season of the men's regional handball league was the 8th in its history. A total of 24 teams in a north and a south relay played for the West German championship. The first two of each season played for the title of West German champions in 1977. For the first time since 1973 there was no direct promoter to the Bundesliga. The West German champions TV Angermund 09 were eliminated in qualifying for the Bundesliga promotion round against Berliner SV 1892.
Four teams had to relegate to the upper leagues: TuRa Bergkamen (Westphalia), SC Münster 08 (Westphalia), the police SV Koblenz (Rhineland) and the Bonn TV 1860 (Middle Rhine).
table
North season
| Pl. | society | Sp | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | TV oppum 1894 | 22nd | 434: 330 | +104 | 35: 9 |
| 2. | TV Angermund 09 | 22nd | 379: 331 | +48 | 31:13 |
| 3. | TUSEM food | 22nd | 399: 364 | +35 | 27:17 |
| 4th | VfL Eintracht Hagen | 22nd | 407: 387 | +20 | 27:17 |
| 5. | Spfr. Hamborn 07 | 22nd | 409: 355 | +54 | 26:18 |
| 6th | TuS Spenge | 22nd | 390: 387 | +3 | 25:19 |
| 7th | SC Herford | 22nd | 335: 351 | −16 | 20:24 |
| 8th. | TSV Altenhagen (N) | 22nd | 361: 369 | −8 | 18:26 |
| 9. | LTV Wuppertal (N) | 22nd | 345: 384 | −44 | 17:27 |
| 10. | Schalksmühler TV | 22nd | 378: 390 | −12 | 16:28 |
| 11. | TuRa Bergkamen | 22nd | 326: 353 | −27 | 16:28 |
| 12. | SC Münster 08 | 22nd | 310: 423 | −113 | 3:41 |
Season south
| Pl. | society | Sp | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 22nd | 472: 322 | +150 | 40: 4 |
| 2. | TSV Alemannia Aachen | 22nd | 408: 315 | +93 | 35: 9 |
| 3. | TV 05 Mülheim | 22nd | 406: 309 | +97 | 35: 9 |
| 4th | TuS Niederpleis | 22nd | 375: 457 | −82 | 28:16 |
| 5. | TSV Bayer Dormagen | 22nd | 344: 359 | −15 | 23:21 |
| 6th | TuS Thomasberg (N) | 22nd | 374: 374 | ± 0 | 20:24 |
| 7th | DJK BTB Aachen | 22nd | 372: 376 | −4 | 20:24 |
| 8th. | TV 1913 Urmitz | 22nd | 353: 362 | −9 | 19:25 |
| 9. | TV Siesbach 1913 (N) | 22nd | 348: 388 | −40 | 17:27 |
| 10. | TV 1868 Weißenturm | 22nd | 307: 388 | −81 | 14:30 |
| 11. | Police SV Koblenz | 22nd | 346: 424 | −78 | 7:37 |
| 12. | Bonn TV 1860 | 22nd | 307: 428 | −121 | 6:38 |
Decision game for 2nd place: Alemannia Aachen - TV Mülheim 14:11
Championship play-off
TV Angermund 09 - Bayer 04 Leverkusen 20:15, 11:13
TSV Alemannia Aachen - TV Oppum 1894 16:15, 16:17
TV Angermund 09 - TSV Alemannia Aachen 19:13, 12:16
TV Angermund 09 thus West German Champion 1977.
Qualification for the Bundesliga promotion round
Berliner SV 1892 - TV Angermund 09 17:14, 18:21
TV Angermund does not take part in the promotion round
decisions
| Qualification finals for the West German Championship | |
| Relegation to the major leagues | |
| (N) | Promoted last season |
|---|
Relegated from the Bundesliga :
Newcomers from the major leagues for the next season:
- OSC Dortmund (Westphalia)
- Gymnastics Association St. Tönis (Lower Rhine)
- SG Düren 99 (Middle Rhine)
- Gymnastics Federation Bendorf (Rhineland)