1978–79 2. Bundesliga
| Season | 1978–79 |
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| Champions | North: Bayer Leverkusen South: TSV 1860 München |
| Promoted | North: Bayer Leverkusen Bayer Uerdingen South: TSV 1860 München |
| Relegated | North: Westfalia Herne FC St. Pauli Wacker 04 Berlin South: FC Hanau 93 FC Augsburg KSV Baunatal Borussia Neunkirchen |
| Matches played | North: 380 South: 380 |
| Top goalscorer | North: Karl-Heinz Mödrath (28 goals) South: Eduard Kirschner (33 goals) |
| Average attendance | North: 4,280 South: 4,857 |
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The 1978–79 2. Bundesliga season was the fifth season of the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system. It was played in two regional divisions, North and South.
Bayer Leverkusen, TSV 1860 München and Bayer Uerdingen were promoted to the Bundesliga while Westfalia Herne, FC St. Pauli, Wacker 04 Berlin, FC Hanau 93, FC Augsburg, KSV Baunatal and Borussia Neunkirchen were relegated to the Oberligas.
For the 1978–79 season saw DSC Wanne-Eickel, Holstein Kiel, Viktoria Köln and Wacker 04 Berlin promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Oberliga and Amateurligas while FC St. Pauli had been relegated to the northern division from the Bundesliga.
Source: Bundesliga.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Westfalia Herne voluntarily returned their license for the following season to the DFB and were therefore relegated.
2FC St. Pauli were not granted a license for the following season by the DFB and were therefore relegated.
(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.
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