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1968–69 1. FC Nürnberg season

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1. FC Nürnberg
1968–69 season
ChairmanWalter Luther
ManagerMax Merkel (until 24 March 1969)
Robert Körner (25 March 1969 – 12 April 1969)
Kuno Klötzer (from 14 April 1969)
1. Bundesliga17th (relegated)
DFB-PokalSemi-final
UEFA European CupFirst round
Top goalscorerHans Küppers (10)

1. FC Nürnberg played the 1968–69 season in the Fußball-Bundesliga.

Season review

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Despite winning the championship at the end of the previous season, coach Max Merkel decided to make significant changes to the squad. Merkel added 13 new players to the first team squad, and several of the club's more experienced players were sold, including Franz Brungs, the team's leading goalscorer in their championship winning season, and Austrian international August Starek.

Nuremberg started the season poorly, losing their opening two games, but soon recovered and spent the next couple of months in a mid-table position. As reigning champions, the club entered the UEFA European Cup, but lost 5–1 on aggregate to Ajax in the first round. Nuremberg began to struggle from November onwards, and went the next ten games without a win, dropping to the bottom of the table. Merkel was sacked on 24 March and replaced by Kuno Klötzer a few weeks later. With Klötzer in charge, Nuremberg went on to win their next three matches, including a victory against eventual champions Bayern Munich. This was followed by two draws, which took the club to 16th (one place above the relegation zone) with one game in the season remaining. This was a match away at 1. FC Köln, who were also in danger of being relegated. Nuremberg were defeated 3–0, confirming their relegation to the Regionalliga as 17th-placed Borussia Dortmund had won their final match.

Aftermath

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Nuremberg's relegation came as a major surprise having won the Bundesliga 12 months earlier – former player Max Morlock described the season as being "like a bad dream".[1] They were the first champions of the Bundesliga to be relegated, and did not return to the top flight until 1978. Max Merkel is the figure often blamed for the club's relegation due to the wholesale changes made to the squad during the pre-season, with Horst Leupold later remarking that he "didn't understand why so many new players joined us after we won the title".[2] Defender Ferdinand Wenauer pointed to more sinister reasons, claiming that goalkeeper Jürgen Rynio had been bribed by Borussia Dortmund, although this was never proven.[3]

Match results

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Legend

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Win Draw Loss

League

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Game Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers Notes
1 17 August 1968 Alemannia Aachen Home 1–4 20,000 Walter (og) MR
2 24 August 1968 Kickers Offenbach Away 1–2 33,000 Küppers MR
3 31 August 1968 Borussia Mönchengladbach Home 4–0 40,000 Zaczyk, Čebinac (pen), Strehl, Beer MR
4 4 September 1968 Hannover 96 Away 2–2 40,000 Beer, Nüssing MR
5 7 September 1968 1. FC Kaiserslautern Home 1–0 26,000 Čebinac MR
6 14 September 1968 1860 Munich Away 0–2 30,000 MR
7 21 September 1968 Hamburger SV Home 0–0 12,000 MR
8 28 September 1968 Schalke 04 Away 1–4 25,000 Volkert MR
9 5 October 1968 Hertha BSC Home 3–0 19,000 Volkert, Zaczyk, Küppers MR
10 19 October 1968 Eintracht Frankfurt Away 0–3 20,000 MR
11 26 October 1968 MSV Duisburg Home 1–1 12,000 Küppers MR
12 30 October 1968 Eintracht Braunschweig Away 2–0 18,000 Strehl, Küppers MR
13 2 November 1968 VfB Stuttgart Home 1–1 20,000 L. Müller MR
14 12 November 1968 Bayern Munich Away 0–3 40,000 MR
15 16 November 1968 Werder Bremen Home 1–1 10,000 L. Müller MR
16 30 November 1968 Borussia Dortmund Away 1–3 16,000 Küppers MR
17 7 December 1968 1. FC Köln Home 0–1 11,000 MR
18 11 January 1969 Alemannia Aachen Away 2–4 22,000 L. Müller, Nüssing MR
19 18 January 1969 Kickers Offenbach Home 2–2 45,000 Zaczyk, Čebinac MR
20 25 January 1969 Borussia Mönchengladbach Away 1–1 35,000 Volkert MR
21 1 February 1969 Hannover 96 Home 1–2 30,000 L. Müller (pen) MR
22 8 February 1969 1. FC Kaiserslautern Away 1–1 8,000 H. Müller MR
23 22 February 1969 1860 Munich Home 3–0 50,000 Küppers (2), Kroth (og) MR
24 8 March 1969 Schalke 04 Home 1–1 35,000 L. Müller MR
25 15 March 1969 Hertha BSC Away 0–2 35,000 MR
26 22 March 1969 Eintracht Frankfurt Home 1–0 18,000 Wirth (og) MR
27 29 March 1969 MSV Duisburg Away 0–1 18,000 MR
28 9 April 1969 Hamburger SV Away 2–4 22,000 Strehl (2) MR
29 19 April 1969 Eintracht Braunschweig Home 2–0 17,000 Nüssing (2) MR
30 26 April 1969 VfB Stuttgart Away 3–2 22,000 Nüssing, Volkert (2) MR
31 17 May 1969 Bayern Munich Home 2–0 45,000 Volkert (2) MR
32 23 May 1969 Werder Bremen Away 3–3 27,000 Küppers (2), Strehl (pen) MR
33 31 May 1969 Borussia Dortmund Home 2–2 50,000 Küppers, L. Müller (pen) MR
34 7 June 1969 1. FC Köln Away 0–3 53,000 MR

Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers Notes
First 5 January 1969 Eintracht Trier Away 3–1 18,000 Hansen, L. Müller, Nüssing MR
Second 2 April 1969 Sperber Hamburg Away 0–0 4,500 MR
Second (replay) 12 April 1969 Sperber Hamburg Home 7–0 7,000 L. Müller (2), Zaczyk (2), Nüssing, Lehr (2) MR
Quarter Final 23 April 1969 Hannover 96 Home 1–0 12,000 Čebinac MR
Semi Final 3 May 1969 Bayern Munich Away 0–2 25,000 MR

Europe

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers Notes
First (1st leg) 18 September 1968 Ajax Home 1–1 54,000 Volkert MR
First (2nd leg) 2 October 1968 Ajax Away 0–4 63,000 MR
Ajax won 5–1 on aggregate

Player details

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Pos. Nat. Player League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK West Germany Jürgen Rynio 25 0 4 0 2 0 31 0
GK West Germany Roland Wabra 10 0 1 0 1 0 12 0
GK West Germany Walter Pradt 0 0 - - - - 0 0
DF West Germany Ferdinand Wenauer 34 0 5 0 2 0 41 0
DF West Germany Fritz Popp 32 0 3 0 2 0 37 0
DF West Germany Ludwig Müller 29 6 5 3 1 0 35 9
DF West Germany Horst Leupold 27 0 0 0 1 0 28 0
DF Denmark Johnny Hansen 21 0 2 1 2 0 25 1
DF West Germany Peter Czernotzky 8 0 3 0 - - 11 0
DF West Germany Amand Theis 7 0 - - - - 7 0
DF West Germany Franz Zimmert 1 0 3 0 - - 4 0
DF West Germany Ewald Schäffner 0 0 - - - - 0 0
MF West Germany Klaus Zaczyk 34 3 5 2 2 0 41 5
MF West Germany Hans Küppers 33 10 4 0 2 0 39 10
MF West Germany Heinz Müller 28 1 4 0 2 0 34 1
MF West Germany Heinz Strehl 20 5 3 0 1 0 24 5
MF West Germany Hans Rigotti 4 0 2 0 1 0 7 0
MF West Germany Theodor Homann 0 0 - - - - 0 0
FW West Germany Georg Volkert 28 7 5 0 2 1 35 8
FW West Germany Erich Beer 25 2 2 0 1 0 28 2
FW West Germany Dieter Nüssing 23 5 5 2 1 0 29 7
FW Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zvezdan Čebinac 22 3 3 1 1 0 26 4
FW West Germany Jürgen Lehr 0 0 1 2 - - 1 2

Transfers

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In

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Player Pos From Fee Date
Erich Beer FW SpVgg Fürth
Peter Czernotzky DF Borussia Neunkirchen
Johnny Hansen DF Vejle BK
Theodor Homann MF SSV Werne
Hans Küppers MF 1860 Munich DM 175,000
Jürgen Lehr FW 1. FC Nürnberg Amateure
Dieter Nüssing FW 1. FC Nürnberg Amateure
Walter Pradt GK 1. FC Nürnberg Amateure
Hans Rigotti MF Bayern Munich
Jürgen Rynio GK Karlsruher SC
Amand Theis DF 1. FC Nürnberg Amateure
Klaus Zaczyk MF Karlsruher SC
Franz Zimmert DF 1. FC Nürnberg Amateure

Out

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Player Pos To Fee Date
Horst Blankenburg FW Wiener SC DM 45,000
Claus-Jürgen Braun DF Released
Franz Brungs DF Hertha BSC DM 200,000
Manfred Ebenhöh MF SpVgg Fürth
Karl-Heinz Ferschl MF Hertha BSC
Helmut Hilpert FW SV Waldhof Mannheim
Adolf Ruff FW 1. FC Nürnberg Amateure
Hubert Schöll GK Hamburger SV
August Starek MF Bayern Munich
Gyula Tóth GK Jahn Regensburg
Wulf-Ingo Usbeck DF Released

References

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  1. ^ "Böser Traum" (in German). Der Spigel. 16 June 1969. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  2. ^ "From zero to hero to zero". Bundesliga. 25 December 2006. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Abstieg als Titelverteidiger" (in German). Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  4. ^ "1. FC Nürnberg - Bundesliga 1968/1969". Fussballdaten. Retrieved 29 January 2012.