The 1978–79 season was the third time 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 2. Fußball-Bundesliga

2. Fußball-Bundesliga

- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...

, the second 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 38 league games, Tennis Borussia finished 11th in the division, following a tenth-placed finish the previous year. 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...

; losing 2–0 at home to 1. FC Nürnberg. Allan Hansen

Allan Hansen

Allan Hansen is a Danish former football player who most notably played professionally for German team Hamburger SV, with whom he won the 1983 Fußball-Bundesliga and European Cup trophies...

 and Norbert Stolzenburg

Norbert Stolzenburg

Norbert Stolzenburg is a German football manager and former player.Stolzenburg scored a record 89 goals in 177 games for Tennis Borussia Berlin, also becoming the top scorer of the 1975–76 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Nord season...

 each scored 11 league goals during the season.

1978–79 Tennis Borussia Berlin squad

1978–79 fixtures

Player statistics

Pos	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
		2. Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal		Total
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...	Fred Arbinger Fred Arbinger Fred Arbinger is a former German footballer. He began his career playing amateur football in his native Bavaria, before being signed by FC Bayern Munich in 1976. He mad the misfortune to make his debut in Bayern's record league defeat, a 7–0 home loss against FC Schalke 04...	36	3	4	0	40	3
GK	Peter Endrulat Peter Endrulat Peter Endrulat is a former German footballer.After coming through the ranks of his local team VfB 07 Weidenau as a youth, Endrulat moved to FC Schalke 04 in 1973 and made his Fußball-Bundesliga debut as a 20 year old for the Gelsenkirchen-based team in a 1–1 draw at home to Eintracht Frankfurt on...		0	0	0	4	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....	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.-...	27	0	4	0	31	0
FW	Allan Hansen Allan Hansen Allan Hansen is a Danish former football player who most notably played professionally for German team Hamburger SV, with whom he won the 1983 Fußball-Bundesliga and European Cup trophies...	34	11	4	0	38	11
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...	38	3	4	1	42	4
FW	Manfred Krüger Manfred Krüger Manfred Krüger is a former professional German footballer.Krüger made 10 appearances in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga for Tennis Borussia Berlin during his playing career.- References :...		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....	Frank-Michael Marczewski Frank-Michael Marczewski Frank-Michael Marczewski is a former professional German footballer.Malura made 202 appearances over a decade in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga during his playing career.- References :...	38	3	4	0	42	3
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...	Wolfgang Schilling Wolfgang Schilling (footballer born 1955) Wolfgang Schilling is a former professional German footballer.Schilling made 235 appearances in the 2. Bundesliga during his playing career.- External links :...	32	8	4	0	36	8
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...	Norbert Schmitz Norbert Schmitz Norbert "Nobbi" Christian Schmitz was a German footballer who made a total of 89 2. Bundesliga appearances for Tennis Borussia Berlin and SC Fortuna Köln during his professional career.Schmitz died of cancer at the age of 39....	27	4	2	1	29	5
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 :...	32	2	2	1	34	3
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	2	4	1	38	3
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 :...	23	1	2	0	25	1
FW	Norbert Stolzenburg Norbert Stolzenburg Norbert Stolzenburg is a German football manager and former player.Stolzenburg scored a record 89 goals in 177 games for Tennis Borussia Berlin, also becoming the top scorer of the 1975–76 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Nord season...	37	11	4	0	41	11
FW	Peter Vogel Peter Vogel (footballer) Peter Vogel is a former professional German footballer.Vogel made a total of 14 appearances in the Fußball-Bundesliga for MSV Duisburg during his playing career.- References :...	19	5	2	0	21	5
GK	Gerhard Welz Gerhard Welz Gerhard Welz is a former professional German footballer.Welz made a total of 90 appearances in the Fußball-Bundesliga and 137 in the 2. Bundesliga during his playing career.- References :...	34	0	4	0	38	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....	Jochem Ziegert Jochem Ziegert Jochem Ziegert is a former professional German footballer.Ziegert made a total of 176 appearances in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga during his playing career. As a manager, Ziegert coached Hertha BSC II to the final of the 1992–93 DFB-Pokal.- External links :...	33	5	4	1	37	6

Final league position – 11th

1978–79 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Nord: extract from the final league table

	width=185Team								width=56Points
1	Bayer 04 Leverkusen (C)	38	24	11	3	87	34	+53	59:17
10	SG Wattenscheid 09 SG Wattenscheid 09 SG Wattenscheid 09 is a German association football club, located in Wattenscheid which is part of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club claims an official founding date of 18 September 1909 as Ballspiel-Verein Wattenscheid out of the merger of two earlier sides known as BV Sodalität der...	38	10	16	12	49	47	+2	36:40
11	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...	38	12	12	14	58	61	–3	36:40
12	SV Arminia Hannover	38	13	10	15	56	65	–9	36:40
20	SC Wacker 04 Berlin (R)	38	8	5	25	33	87	–54	21:55

External links

• 1978–79 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....