1978–79 Hamburger SV season

Hamburger SV 1978–79 football season
Hamburger SV
1978–79 season
ManagerBranko Zebec
StadiumVolksparkstadion
Bundesliga1st
DFB-PokalFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kevin Keegan (17)
All:
Kevin Keegan (17)
Average home league attendance42,441
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The 1978–79 Hamburger SV season was the 32nd season in the club's history and the 16th consecutive season playing in the Bundesliga.

Season summary

Bundesliga

Despite personal success for star player Kevin Keegan, who won the Ballon d'Or in 1978, the previous season saw mixed results as Hamburg finished ninth in the Bundesliga.[1] Before the 1978–79 season started, Yugoslavian Branko Zebec was appointed manager of HSV.[2] He had previously guided Bayern Munich to the Bundesliga title in 1968–69.[3]

In the summer, new additions to the team were also brought in including Horst Hrubesch,[1] who arrived from Rot-Weiss Essen for £450,000, Jimmy Hartwig, one of Germany’s first non-white players, was signed from 1860 Munich and Bernd Wehmeyer arrived from Hannover 96.[4]

Zebec managed the club to its first ever Bundesliga title in 1978–79, one point ahead of closest challengers VfB Stuttgart, and the club's fourth German championship overall and first since 1960.[2][5] The team was led by Kevin Keegan along with young, rising German talent including Felix Magath, Horst Hrubesch, and Manfred Kaltz.[6] Keegan was top scorer for HSV, with 17 goals, and was awarded the Ballon d'Or for a second successive year.[6][4]

Keegan's first goal of the season came in a 5–0 demolition of Borussia Dortmund on 4 November 1978.[4] Hrubesch also needed a bedding-in period and didn’t find the back of the net for his new club until his sixth game but would eventually add 13 goals, benefiting from cross delivered by right-back Manfred Kaltz.[4]

1. FC Kaiserslautern made the early running in the Bundesliga, but HSV closed the gap to one point just before Christmas with a 1–0 victory at Bayern Munich and a 3–1 success against Arminia Bielefeld, a match that saw Keegan score a hat-trick.[4] After 17 rounds, the halfway stage, Kaiserslautern, Hamburg and VfB Stuttgart were separated by just two points.[4] After the winter break, Hamburg appeared to be off the pace and earned one point from their first three games. By the start of April 1979 and in the midst of a 12 match unbeaten run, a 3–0 win against Kaiserslautern paired with a 1–4 home defeat by Stuttgart at the hands of FC Köln, put HSV in position to win their first Bundesliga title.[4] Hamburg lost to Bayern on the final day of the season but had built a three point lead going into the matchday and were crowned champions with 49 points.[4][3]

DFB-Pokal

HSV also competed in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal, losing in the first round to Arminia Bielefeld on 5 August 1978.[7]

Squad

Hamburger SV
Goalkeeper: Rudolf Kargus (34).

Defenders: Manfred Kaltz (34 / 6); Peter Nogly (captain; 34 / 1); Ivan Buljan Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (32 / 5); Peter Hidien (31 / 3); Hans-Jürgen Ripp (8); Uwe Beginski (1).
Midfielders: Kevin Keegan England (34 / 17); Jimmy Hartwig (34 / 10); Caspar Memering (34 / 4); Horst Bertl (24 / 5); Felix Magath (captain; 21 / 4).
Forwards: Horst Hrubesch (34 / 13); Willi Reimann (26 / 5); Bernd Wehmeyer (19 / 2); Hans-Günther Plücken (7 / 1).
(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

Manager: Branko Zebec Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

On the roster but did not play in a Bundesliga match: Jürgen Stars; Bernd Gorski; Andreas Karow; Thomas Bliemeister.

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 12 August 1978 9 June 1979 Matchday 1 Winners 34 21 7 6 78 32 +46 061.76
DFB-Pokal 5 August 1978 First round First round 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 35 21 7 7 79 34 +45 060.00

Source: World Football

Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hamburger SV (C) 34 21 7 6 78 32 +46 49 Qualification to European Cup first round
2 VfB Stuttgart 34 20 8 6 73 34 +39 48 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[a]
3 1. FC Kaiserslautern 34 16 11 7 62 47 +15 43
4 Bayern Munich 34 16 8 10 69 46 +23 40
5 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 16 7 11 50 49 +1 39
Source: www.dfb.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Borussia Mönchengladbach won the 1978–79 UEFA Cup and thereby automatically qualified as defending champions.

Matches

Hamburg's score comes first[8]

Win Draw Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
12 August 1978 Borussia Mönchengladbach H 3–0 59,000 Reimann, Nogly, Kaltz (pen)
19 August 1978 Werder Bremen A 1–1 28,000 Reimann
26 August 1978 VfL Bochum H 1–1 32,000 Hartwig
2 September 1978 VfB Stuttgart A 0–1 50,000
9 September 1978 Hertha BSC H 4–1 26,000 Magath, Betl, Hartwig (2)
16 September 1978 FC Köln A 3–1 44,000 Hartwig, Hidien, Hrubesch
30 September 1978 SV Darmstadt 98 H 2–1 21,000 Betl, Hartwig
6 October 1978 1. FC Kaiserslautern A 1–2 34,000 Hrubesch
14 October 1978 Nürnberg H 4–1 25,000 Hrubesch, Kaltz (pen), Reimann, Hartwig
21 October 1978 Fortuna Düsseldorf A 2–0 29,000 Kaltz (pen), Reimann
28 October 1978 Eintracht Braunschweig A 0–1 33,600
4 November 1978 Borussia Dortmund H 5–0 33,000 Betl, Hrubesch, Reimann, Keegan, Wehmeyer
10 November 1978 MSV Duisburg A 2–0 20,000 Hrubesch (2)
18 November 1978 Schalke 04 H 4–2 61,500 Keegan (2), Hrubesch, Betl
25 November 1978 Eintracht Frankfurt A 0–0 50,000
16 December 1978 Bayern Munich A 1–0 56,000 Memering
23 December 1978 Arminia Bielefeld H 3–1 40,000 Keegan (3)
3 February 1979 VfB Stuttgart H 1–1 58,000 Buljan
9 February 1979 Borussia Mönchengladbach A 3–4 28,500 Buljan, Hrubesch (2)
3 March 1979 VfL Bochum A 1–2 33,000 Hrubesch
10 March 1979 Hertha BSC A 3–1 22,600 Keegan (2), Memering
14 March 1979 Werder Bremen H 2–2 40,000 Kaltz (pen), Hartwig
24 March 1979 SV Darmstadt 98 A 2–1 22,000 Kalb (own goal), Hartwig
4 April 1979 1. FC Kaiserslautern H 3–0 60,500 Hidien, Keegan, Magath
7 April 1979 1. FC Nürnberg H 3–3 25,000 Buljan, Hrubesch, Hidien
14 April 1979 Fortuna Düsseldorf H 2–1 36,000 Hrubesch, Kaltz (pen)
18 April 1979 Eintracht Braunschweig H 2–0 35,000 Keegan, Hartwig
21 April 1979 Borussia Dortmund A 3–1 36,100 Wehmeyer, Memering, Plücken
5 May 1979 MSV Duisburg H 3–0 25,000 Keegan, Jakobs (own goal), Magath
8 May 1979 FC Köln H 6–0 62,000 Memering, Hartwig, Keegan (2), Kaltz (pen), Magath
12 May 1979 Schalke 04 A 3–1 50,000 Keegan (2), Buljan
19 May 1979 Eintracht Frankfurt H 4–0 46,000 Buljan, Hrubesch, Keegan, Betl
2 June 1979 Arminia Bielefeld A 0–0 34,900
9 June 1979 Bayern Munich H 1–2 61,500 Keegan

DFB Pokal

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 5 August 1978 Arminia Bielefeld A 1–2 (a.e.t.)[7] 22,000 Wehmeyer

References

  1. ^ a b "Kevin Keegan: the Hamburg Diaries". These Football Times. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Die 70er Jahre". Hamburger Sport-Verein. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  3. ^ a b "German champions in the Bundesliga". Bundesliga. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Hamburg 1979 – the mighty mouse roars". Game of the People. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  5. ^ "How Hamburg became kings of Europe". DW. 5 April 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Two Ballon d'Ors and the Bundesliga: Kevin Keegan's genius at HSV". These Football Times. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Germany » DFB-Pokal 1978/1979 » 1. Round » Arminia Bielefeld - Hamburger SV 2:1". World Football. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Hamburger SV » Fixtures & Results 1978/1979". World Football. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
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