1978–79 Bundesliga

Bundesliga
Season1978–79
Dates11 August 1978 – 9 June 1979
ChampionsHamburger SV
1st Bundesliga title
4th German title
RelegatedArminia Bielefeld
1. FC Nürnberg
SV Darmstadt 98
European CupHamburger SV
Cup Winners' CupFortuna Düsseldorf
UEFA CupVfB Stuttgart
1. FC Kaiserslautern
FC Bayern Munich
Eintracht Frankfurt
Borussia Mönchengladbach (title holders)
Goals scored946
Average goals/game3.09
Top goalscorerKlaus Allofs (22)
Biggest home winDüsseldorf 7–1 Bayern Munich (9 December 1978)
Biggest away winM'gladbach 1–7 Bayern Munich (24 March 1979)
Darmstadt 1–7 Stuttgart (9 June 1979)
Highest scoring7 games with 8 goals each

The 1978–79 Bundesliga was the 16th season of the Bundesliga, West Germany's premier football league. It began on 11 August 1978 and ended on 9 June 1979. 1. FC Köln were the defending champions.