Season 1983–84 Matches played 380 | Champions Karlsruher SC | |
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Promoted Karlsruher SC
FC Schalke 04 Relegated Rot-Weiss Essen
SC Charlottenburg
VfL Osnabrück
BV 08 Lüttringhausen Top goalscorer Roland Wohlfarth
(30 goals) | ||
The 1983–84 2. Bundesliga season was the tenth season of the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system.
Contents
Karlsruher SC and FC Schalke 04 were promoted to the Bundesliga while Rot-Weiss Essen, SC Charlottenburg, VfL Osnabrück and BV 08 Lüttringhausen were relegated to the Oberliga.
Final table
For the 1983–84 season Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, SC Charlottenburg, SSV Ulm 1846 and 1. FC Saarbrücken were newly promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Oberliga while Hertha BSC, FC Schalke 04 and Karlsruher SC had been relegated to the league from the Bundesliga.
Source: Bundesliga.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
NB The Schalke 04 v Rot-Weiss Essen fixture on the final day (ending 5-0) was annulled by the DFB due to Schalke fans storming the pitch during play. A replay was ordered that finished Schalke 04 3-2 Rot-Weiss Essen on June 10, 1984.
Promotion/relegation playoff
The final place in the Bundesliga was contested between the third placed team in the 2. Bundesliga (MSV Duisburg) and the third-last team in the Bundesliga (Eintracht Frankfurt). Eintracht Frankfurt won on aggregate and retained their Bundesliga status.
Top scorers
The league's top scorers: