1976–77 Tennis Borussia Berlin season

Tennis Borussia Berlin

1976–77 season
Manager	Rudi Gutendorf
Stadium	Mommsenstadion (12), Olympiastadion (5)
Bundesliga	17th (relegated)
DFB-Pokal	Third Round
Top goalscorer	League: Benny Wendt (20) All: Benny Wendt (22)
Highest home attendance	42,000 (vs. Hertha BSC)
Lowest home attendance	4,000 (vs. 1. FC Kaiserslautern)
Average home league attendance	16,968
← 1975–76 1977–78 →

The 1976–77 season was the second occasion on which Tennis Borussia Berlin played in the Bundesliga, the highest tier of the German football league system. After 34 league games, Tennis Borussia ended up in 17th position as they had done two seasons previously. Second from the bottom of the table, they only finished one place above Rot-Weiss Essen due to a better goal difference. As in the previous season, the club reached the third round of the DFB-Pokal; this time losing 5–1 away to the season's eventual cup winners 1. FC Köln. Swedish striker Benny Wendt scored 20 of the club's 47 league goals.

1976–77 Tennis Borussia Berlin squad

No. Position Player — GK Hubert Birkenmeier — GK Volkmar Groß — DF Hans-Jürgen Baake — DF Peter Eggert — DF Klaus-Peter Hanisch — DF Dieter Hochheimer (from 1 December 1976) — DF Stephan Hoffmann — DF Hans-Georg Kraus — DF Ernst Savkovic — DF Reinhard Schmitz — DF Hans Sprenger — MF Winfried Berkemeier — MF Dirk Heun

No. Position Player — MF Ditmar Jakobs — MF Lothar Schneider — MF Jürgen Schulz — MF Gerd Schwidrowski — MF Michael Zimmer — FW Albert Bittlmayer (until 2 June 1977) — FW Detlef Bruckhoff — FW Christian Sackewitz (until 20 November 1976) — FW Klaus-Günter Stade — FW Winfried Stradt (from 1 November 1976) — FW Karlheinz Subklewe — FW Benny Wendt

1976–77 fixtures

Tennis Borussia Berlin v SC Sparta Bremerhaven

6 August 1976 DFB-Pokal – R1	Tennis Borussia Berlin	5 – 0	SC Sparta Bremerhaven	Mommsenstadion, Berlin
	Kraus  4' Hanisch  9' Schmitz  50' Jakobs  83' Sackewitz  85' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Volker Roth (Salzgitter)

Tennis Borussia Berlin v Rot-Weiss Essen

14 August 1976 Bundesliga	Tennis Borussia Berlin	2 – 2	Rot-Weiss Essen	Olympiastadion, Berlin
15:30	Wendt  13', 55'	Report	Dörre  22' Hrubesch  74'	Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Walter Niemann (Hamburg)

Eintracht Frankfurt v Tennis Borussia Berlin

21 August 1976 Bundesliga	Eintracht Frankfurt	7 – 1	Tennis Borussia Berlin	Waldstadion, Frankfurt
15:30	Hölzenbein  14', 53' (pen.), 71' Nickel  31' Kraus  37', 79' Grabowski  54' Hölzenbein	Report	Berkemeier  61' Jakobs	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Walter Eschweiler (Euskirchen)

Tennis Borussia Berlin v Fortuna Düsseldorf

28 August 1976 Bundesliga	Tennis Borussia Berlin	4 – 2	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Mommsenstadion, Berlin
15:30	Wendt  5', 33', 68', 78'	Report	Brei  35' (pen.) Geye  51' Baltes Schmitz Köhnen	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Jürgen Meßmer (Mannheim)

Eintracht Braunschweig v Tennis Borussia Berlin

3 September 1976 Bundesliga	Eintracht Braunschweig	3 – 1	Tennis Borussia Berlin	Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig
20:00	Dremmler  37' Frank  38' Popivoda  85'	Report	Wendt  54'	Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Manfred Wichmann (Gelsenkirchen)

FC Bayern München v Tennis Borussia Berlin

10 September 1976 Bundesliga	FC Bayern München	9 – 0	Tennis Borussia Berlin	Olympiastadion, Munich
20:00	Kapellmann  23' Rummenigge  30', 77', 89' Müller  35', 39', 48', 57', 85' Schwarzenbeck	Report		Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Heinz Quindeau (Ludwigshafen)

Tennis Borussia Berlin v 1. FC Köln

18 September 1976 Bundesliga	Tennis Borussia Berlin	3 – 2	1. FC Köln	Mommsenstadion, Berlin
15:30	Wendt  2' Schulz  13' Subklewe  55' Kraus	Report	Löhr  87' Müller  90' Van Gool	Attendance: 18,454 Referee: Herbert Lutz (Bremen)

FC Schalke 04 v Tennis Borussia Berlin

25 September 1976 Bundesliga	FC Schalke 04	5 – 4	Tennis Borussia Berlin	Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen
15:30	Kremers  19' Schulz  33' (o.g.) Fischer  33', 57' Oblak  70'	Report	Schneider  44', 52' Subklewe  54' Wendt  63' Kraus Sackewitz	Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Manfred Dölfel (Fürth)

Tennis Borussia Berlin v Hamburger SV

2 October 1976 Bundesliga	Tennis Borussia Berlin	1 – 1	Hamburger SV	Olympiastadion, Berlin
15:30	Wendt  57' (pen.) Kraus Sackewitz Schneider	Report	Eigl  67'	Attendance: 37,500 Referee: Werner Burgers (Essen)

1. FC Saarbrücken v Tennis Borussia Berlin

9 October 1976 Bundesliga	1. FC Saarbrücken	0 – 0	Tennis Borussia Berlin	Ludwigsparkstadion, Saarbrücken
15:30		Report	Kraus Schmitz	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Gerd Hennig (Duisburg)

Tennis Borussia Berlin v FC Olympia Bocholt 1911

16 October 1976 DFB-Pokal – R2	Tennis Borussia Berlin	4 – 4 (a.e.t.)	FC Olympia Bocholt 1911	Mommsenstadion, Berlin
	Wendt  63' Subklewe  72' Schmitz  83', 99'	Report	Sprenger  43', 65', 95' Brings  86'	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Walter Niemann (Hamburg)

Tennis Borussia Berlin v Karlsruher SC

23 October 1976 Bundesliga	Tennis Borussia Berlin	4 – 2	Karlsruher SC	Olympiastadion, Berlin
15:30	Wendt  7', 37' Schmitz  42' Schneider  90' Kraus	Report	Krauth  58' Janzon  62'	Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Jan Redelfs (Hanover)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Tennis Borussia Berlin

29 October 1976 Bundesliga	Borussia Mönchengladbach	3 – 0	Tennis Borussia Berlin	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
20:00	Heynckes  45', 48' Stielike  73' Stielike	Report	Jakobs Kraus Schmitz	Attendance: 20,300 Referee: Theo Antz (Wahlen)

Tennis Borussia Berlin v MSV Duisburg

6 November 1976 Bundesliga	Tennis Borussia Berlin	1 – 5	MSV Duisburg	Mommsenstadion, Berlin
15:30	Zimmer  50' Savkovic	Report	Büssers  9', 12', 29' Worm  25', 90' Pirsig	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Klaus Ohmsen (Hamburg)

Hertha BSC v Tennis Borussia Berlin

13 November 1976 Bundesliga	Hertha BSC	2 – 0	Tennis Borussia Berlin	Olympiastadion, Berlin
15:30	Hermandung  49' Beer  73' Diefenbach Horr	Report	Sackewitz Schmitz Wendt	Attendance: 74,762 Referee: Wilfried Hilker (Bochum)

FC Olympia Bocholt 1911 v Tennis Borussia Berlin

17 November 1976 DFB-Pokal – R2 Replay	FC Olympia Bocholt 1911	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (1 – 3 p)	Tennis Borussia Berlin	Stadion am Hünting, Bocholt
	Odendahl  84' Korbel	Report	Wendt  63'	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Volker Roth (Salzgitter)
		Penalties
	Odendahl		Sackewitz Jakobs Schneider

Tennis Borussia Berlin v VfL Bochum

20 November 1976 Bundesliga	Tennis Borussia Berlin	1 – 1	VfL Bochum	Mommsenstadion, Berlin
15:30	Wendt  78'	Report	Kaczor  20' Trimhold	Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Walter Horstmann (Hildesheim)

Borussia Dortmund v Tennis Borussia Berlin

27 November 1976 Bundesliga	Borussia Dortmund	4 – 0	Tennis Borussia Berlin	Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
15:30	Vöge  14' Burgsmüller  45' Hartl  60' Huber  78'	Report	Savkovic Schneider Wendt	Attendance: 28,500 Referee: Günter Linn (Altendiez)

Tennis Borussia Berlin v SV Werder Bremen

4 December 1976 Bundesliga	Tennis Borussia Berlin	2 – 4	SV Werder Bremen	Mommsenstadion, Berlin
15:30	Subklewe  39' Schulz  44'	Report	Siegmann  6', 79' Görts  47' Kamp  76'	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Walter Eschweiler (Euskirchen)

1. FC Kaiserslautern v Tennis Borussia Berlin

11 December 1976 Bundesliga	1. FC Kaiserslautern	3 – 1	Tennis Borussia Berlin	Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern
15:30	Pirrung  1', 80' Toppmöller  89' Scheller	Report	Wendt  26' Baake Berkemeier	Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Wolf-Dieter Ahlenfelder (Oberhausen)

1. FC Köln v Tennis Borussia Berlin

15 December 1976 DFB-Pokal – R3	1. FC Köln	5 – 1	Tennis Borussia Berlin	Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne
	Müller  3' Flohe  17' (pen.) Van Gool  34' Löhr  60' Neumann  81' Simmet	Report	Peter Eggert  37'	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Jan Redelfs (Hanover)

Rot-Weiss Essen v Tennis Borussia Berlin

15 January 1977 Bundesliga	Rot-Weiss Essen	1 – 0	Tennis Borussia Berlin	Georg-Melches-Stadion, Essen
15:30	Wieczorkowski  90'	Report		Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Gert Meuser (Ingelheim)

Fortuna Düsseldorf v Tennis Borussia Berlin

29 January 1977 Bundesliga	Fortuna Düsseldorf	0 – 0	Tennis Borussia Berlin	Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf
15:30		Report		Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi (Bliesransbach)

Tennis Borussia Berlin v Eintracht Braunschweig

5 February 1977 Bundesliga	Tennis Borussia Berlin	0 – 0	Eintracht Braunschweig	Mommsenstadion, Berlin
15:30	Berkemeier Savkovic	Report	Dremmler Hollmann	Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Karl-Heinz Fork (Unna)

Tennis Borussia Berlin v FC Bayern München

12 February 1977 Bundesliga	Tennis Borussia Berlin	3 – 1	FC Bayern München	Olympiastadion, Berlin
15:30	Wendt  43', 76' Baake  52'	Report	Kirschner  83'	Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Rainer Waltert (Paderborn)

1. FC Köln v Tennis Borussia Berlin

26 February 1977 Bundesliga	1. FC Köln	8 – 4	Tennis Borussia Berlin	Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne
15:30	Müller  5', 8', 67', 82' Simmet  20', 49' Overath  25' Flohe  85'	Report	Hochheimer  2' Stradt  44' Berkemeier  68' Subklewe  74'	Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Jürgen Meßmer (Mannheim)

Tennis Borussia Berlin v FC Schalke 04

5 March 1977 Bundesliga	Tennis Borussia Berlin	1 – 3	FC Schalke 04	Mommsenstadion, Berlin
15:30	Rüssmann  3' (o.g.) Savkovic	Report	Rüssmann  28' Abramczik  30' Kremers  86'	Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Manfred Dölfel (Fürth)

Hamburger SV v Tennis Borussia Berlin

12 March 1977 Bundesliga	Hamburger SV	2 – 1	Tennis Borussia Berlin	Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
15:30	Volkert  68' Keller  85'	Report	Schulz  49' Sprenger	Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Gerd Hennig (Duisburg)

Tennis Borussia Berlin v Eintracht Frankfurt

15 March 1977 Bundesliga	Tennis Borussia Berlin	1 – 1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Mommsenstadion, Berlin
20:00	Wendt  59' (pen.) Savkovic	Report	Wenzel  62'	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Gert Meuser (Ingelheim)

Tennis Borussia Berlin v 1. FC Saarbrücken

19 March 1977 Bundesliga	Tennis Borussia Berlin	1 – 1	1. FC Saarbrücken	Mommsenstadion, Berlin
15:30	Schneider  75'	Report	Traser  68' Förster	Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Manfred Wichmann (Gelsenkirchen)

Karlsruher SC v Tennis Borussia Berlin

26 March 1977 Bundesliga	Karlsruher SC	4 – 1	Tennis Borussia Berlin	Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe
15:30	Flindt-Bjerg  13', 20' Struth  35' (pen.) Janzon  84'	Report	Jakobs  85'	Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Paul Kindervater (Cologne)

Tennis Borussia Berlin v Borussia Mönchengladbach

2 April 1977 Bundesliga	Tennis Borussia Berlin	0 – 1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Mommsenstadion, Berlin
15:30		Report	Simonsen  63'	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Max Klauser (Munich)

MSV Duisburg v Tennis Borussia Berlin

7 April 1977 Bundesliga	MSV Duisburg	1 – 1	Tennis Borussia Berlin	Wedaustadion, Duisburg
20:00	Seliger  50' (pen.) Pirsig	Report	Wendt  57' Schneider Sprenger Stradt	Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Heinz Quindeau (Ludwigshafen)

Tennis Borussia Berlin v Hertha BSC

16 April 1977 Bundesliga	Tennis Borussia Berlin	2 – 0	Hertha BSC	Olympiastadion, Berlin
15:30	Schulz  66' Stradt  83' Baake , 84' Schneider	Report	Kliemann , 41' Hermandung Sziedat	Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Werner Burgers (Essen)

VfL Bochum v Tennis Borussia Berlin

22 April 1977 Bundesliga	VfL Bochum	2 – 1	Tennis Borussia Berlin	Ruhrstadion, Bochum
20:00	Kaczor  52' Lameck  65'	Report	Stradt  72'	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Jürgen Walther (Würzburg)

Tennis Borussia Berlin v Borussia Dortmund

7 May 1977 Bundesliga	Tennis Borussia Berlin	2 – 3	Borussia Dortmund	Mommsenstadion, Berlin
15:30	Stradt  18', 42'	Report	Vöge  32', 37' Huber  89'	Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Dieter Dreher (Darmstadt)

SV Werder Bremen v Tennis Borussia Berlin

14 May 1977 Bundesliga	SV Werder Bremen	0 – 0	Tennis Borussia Berlin	Weserstadion, Bremen
15:30	Røntved	Report		Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi (Bliesransbach) Man of the Match: Volkmar Groß (TeBe)

Tennis Borussia Berlin v 1. FC Kaiserslautern

21 May 1977 Bundesliga	Tennis Borussia Berlin	4 – 2	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Mommsenstadion, Berlin
15:30	Wendt  27', 48' Schneider  57' Groß  89' (pen.)	Report	Toppmöller  56' Metzler  90' Melzer	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Karl-Heinz Fork (Unna)

Player statistics

Pos	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
		Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal		Total
DF	Hans-Jürgen Baake	19	1	2	0	21	1
MF	Winfried Berkemeier	33	2	2	0	35	2
GK	Hubert Birkenmeier	17	0	4	0	21	0
FW	Albert Bittlmayer	0	0	0	0	0	0
FW	Detlef Bruckhoff	5	0	0	0	5	0
DF	Peter Eggert	9	0	4	1	13	1
GK	Volkmar Groß	17	1	0	0	17	1
DF	Klaus-Peter Hanisch	9	0	1	1	10	1
MF	Dirk Heun	10	0	2	0	12	0
DF	Dieter Hochheimer	17	1	1	0	18	1
DF	Stephan Hoffmann	0	0	0	0	0	0
MF	Ditmar Jakobs	33	1	4	1	37	2
DF	Hans-Georg Kraus	31	0	2	1	33	1
FW	Christian Sackewitz	10	0	3	1	13	1
DF	Ernst Savkovic	29	0	3	0	32	0
DF	Reinhard Schmitz	26	1	4	3	30	4
MF	Lothar Schneider	33	5	4	0	37	5
MF	Jürgen Schulz	34	4	4	0	38	4
MF	Gerd Schwidrowski	2	0	1	0	3	0
DF	Hans Sprenger	20	0	1	0	21	0
FW	Klaus-Günter Stade	3	0	0	0	3	0
FW	Winfried Stradt	21	5	1	0	22	5
FW	Karlheinz Subklewe	22	4	2	1	24	5
FW	Benny Wendt	30	20	3	2	33	22
MF	Michael Zimmer	21	1	3	0	24	1

Final league position – 17th

1976–77 Bundesliga: extract from the final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Borussia Mönchengladbach (C)	34	17	10	7	58	34	+24	44:24
15	VfL Bochum	34	11	7	16	47	62	–15	29:39
16	Karlsruher SC (R)	34	9	10	15	53	75	–22	28:40
17	Tennis Borussia Berlin (R)	34	6	10	18	47	85	–38	22:46
18	Rot-Weiss Essen (R)	34	7	8	19	49	103	–54	22:46

External links

• 1976–77 Tennis Borussia Berlin season – squad and statistics at fussballdaten.de (German)