1967–68 Bundesliga
| Season | 1967–68 |
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| Champions |
1. FC Nuremberg 1st Bundesliga title 9th German title |
| Relegated |
Borussia Neunkirchen Karlsruher SC |
| European Cup | 1. FC Nuremberg |
| Cup Winners' Cup | 1. FC Köln |
| Goals scored | 993 |
| Average goals/game | 3.25 |
| Top goalscorer | Johannes Löhr (27) |
| Biggest home win | M'gladbach 10–0 Neunkirchen (4 November 1967) |
| Biggest away win |
M'gladbach 1–6 Schalke (6 January 1968) Neunkirchen 0–5 VfB Stuttgart (18 May 1968) |
| Highest scoring |
M'gladbach 10–0 Neunkirchen (10 goals) (4 November 1967) M'gladbach 8–2 1. FC Kaiserslautern (10 goals) (9 September 1967) Nuremberg 7–3 FC Bayern (10 goals) (2 December 1967) |
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The 1967–68 Bundesliga was the fifth season of the Bundesliga, West Germany's premier football league. It began on 18 August 1967 and ended on 28 May 1968.Eintracht Braunschweig were the defending champions.
Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal average. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the two teams with the least points were relegated to their respective Regionalliga divisions.
Fortuna Düsseldorf and Rot-Weiss Essen were relegated to the Regionalliga after finishing in the last two places. They were replaced by Alemannia Aachen and Borussia Neunkirchen, who won their respective promotion play-off groups.
The 1967–68 season started with an innovation. It was now allowed to substitute one player per team during the game. Although such a move was only permitted in case of an injury, it was soon used by the coaches for tactical changes as well.
The title was won by 1. FC Nuremberg. The team around coach Max Merkel continuously collected points and were seven points clear after half of the games were played. Even a slight collapse near the end of the season could not jeopardize the first Nuremberg Bundesliga title, which also was a record ninth German championship overall for the club.
In European competitions, the Cup Winners' Cup saw both West German teams advance into the semifinals. It needed Italian club AC Milan to prevent a title hat-trick for Bundesliga sides, knocking out title holders Bayern Munich 2–0 on aggregate before beating Hamburger SV, who were the fourth West German team in the final in four consecutive years, at Rotterdam's Feijenoord Stadion by the same score. Hamburg had reached the final by beating Welsh side Cardiff City 4–3 on aggregate. The achievement eased the disappointment on another lackluster season by the club from the North, who finished its campaign only in 13th place.
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