1978–79 Hamburger SV season

Hamburger SV 1978–79 Branko Zebec Volksparkstadion Bundesliga 1st DFB-Pokal First round Kevin Keegan (17) Kevin Keegan (17) 42,441 1977–78 1979–80 The 1978–79 Hamburger SV season was the 32nd season in the club's history and the 16th consecutive season playing in the Bundesliga. Season summary Bundesliga Despite personal success for star player Kevin Keegan, who won the Ballon d'Or in 1978, the previous season saw mixed results as Hamburg finished ninth in the Bundesliga.https://thesefootballtimes.co/2019/02/06/when-kevin-keegan-went-to-hamburg/ Kevin Keegan: the Hamburg Diaries These Football Times 10 August 2021 Before the 1978–79 season started, Yugoslavian Branko Zebec was appointed manager of HSV.http://www.125jahrehsv.de/geschichte/highlights-der-geschichte/70er/ Die 70er Jahre 3 June 2013 Hamburger Sport-Verein https://web.archive.org/web/20131203032015/http://www.125jahrehsv.de/geschichte/highlights-der-geschichte/70er/ 3 December 2013 dead He had previously guided Bayern Munich to the Bundesliga title in 1968–69. In the summer, new additions to the team were also brought in including Horst Hrubesch, who arrived from Rot-Weiss Essen for £450,000, Jimmy Hartwig, one of Germany’s first non-white players, was signed from 1860 Munich and Bernd Wehmeyer arrived from Hannover 96.https://gameofthepeople.com/2020/05/14/hamburg-1979-the-mighty-mouse-roars/ Hamburg 1979 – the mighty mouse roars Game of the People 14 May 2020 10 August 2021 Zebec managed the club to its first ever Bundesliga title in 1978–79, one point ahead of closest challengers VfB Stuttgart, and the club's fourth German championship overall and first since 1960.https://www.dw.com/en/how-hamburg-became-kings-of-europe/a-53021459 How Hamburg became kings of Europe DW 5 April 2020 10 August 2021 The team was led by Kevin Keegan along with young, rising German talent including Felix Magath, Horst Hrubesch, and Manfred Kaltz. Keegan was top scorer for HSV, with 17 goals, and was awarded the Ballon d'Or for a second successive year.https://thesefootballtimes.co/2020/03/31/two-ballon-dors-and-the-bundesliga-kevin-keegans-genius-at-hsv/ Two Ballon d'Ors and the Bundesliga: Kevin Keegan's genius at HSV These Football Times 31 March 2020 10 August 2021 Keegan's first goal of the season came in a 5–0 demolition of Borussia Dortmund on 4 November 1978. Hrubesch also needed a bedding-in period and didn’t find the back of the net for his new club until his sixth game but would eventually add 13 goals, benefiting from cross delivered by right-back Manfred Kaltz. 1. FC Kaiserslautern made the early running in the Bundesliga, but HSV closed the gap to one point just before Christmas with a 1–0 victory at Bayern Munich and a 3–1 success against Arminia Bielefeld, a match that saw Keegan score a hat-trick. After 17 rounds, the halfway stage, Kaiserslautern, Hamburg and VfB Stuttgart were separated by just two points. After the winter break, Hamburg appeared to be off the pace and earned one point from their first three games. By the start of April 1979 and in the midst of a 12 match unbeaten run, a 3–0 win against Kaiserslautern paired with a 1–4 home defeat by Stuttgart at the hands of FC Köln, put HSV in position to win their first Bundesliga title. Hamburg lost to Bayern on the final day of the season but had built a three point lead going into the matchday and were crowned champions with 49 points.https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/list-of-german-champions-who-won-the-bundesliga-history-all-time-winners-8186 German champions in the Bundesliga Bundesliga 10 August 2021 DFB-Pokal HSV also competed in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal, losing in the first round to Arminia Bielefeld on 5 August 1978. Squad Hamburger SVGoalkeeper: Rudi Kargus (34). Defenders: Manfred Kaltz (34 / 6); Peter Nogly (captain; 34 / 1); Ivan Buljan Yugoslavia (32 / 5); Peter Hidien (31 / 3); Hans-Jürgen Ripp (8); Uwe Beginski (1). Midfielders: Kevin Keegan England (34 / 17); Jimmy Hartwig (34 / 10); Caspar Memering (34 / 4); Horst Bertl (24 / 5); Felix Magath (captain; 21 / 4). Forwards: Horst Hrubesch (34 / 13); Willi Reimann (26 / 5); Bernd Wehmeyer (19 / 2); Hans-Günther Plücken (7 / 1). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets) Manager: Branko Zebec Yugoslavia. On the roster but did not play in a Bundesliga match: Jürgen Stars; Bernd Gorski; Andreas Karow; Thomas Bliemeister. Competitions Overall record 3 Bundesliga 12 August 1978 9 June 1979 Matchday 1 Winners 21 7 6 78 32 DFB-Pokal 5 August 1978 First round First round 0 0 1 1 2 World Football Bundesliga 1978–79 Bundesliga League table HSV Matches Hamburg's score comes firsthttps://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te943/hamburger-sv/all-matches/ Hamburger SV » Fixtures & Results 1978/1979 World Football 10 August 2021 WinDrawLoss DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 12 August 1978 Borussia MönchengladbachH3–059,000Reimann, Nogly, Kaltz (pen) 19 August 1978 Werder BremenA1–128,000Reimann 26 August 1978 VfL BochumH1–132,000Hartwig 2 September 1978 VfB StuttgartA0–150,000 9 September 1978 Hertha BSCH4–126,000Magath, Betl, Hartwig (2) 16 September 1978 FC KölnA3–144,000Hartwig, Hidien, Hrubesch 30 September 1978 SV Darmstadt 98H2–121,000Betl, Hartwig 6 October 1978 1. FC KaiserslauternA1–234,000Hrubesch 14 October 1978 NürnbergH4–125,000Hrubesch, Kaltz (pen), Reimann, Hartwig 21 October 1978 Fortuna DüsseldorfA2–029,000Kaltz (pen), Reimann 28 October 1978 Eintracht BraunschweigA0–133,600 4 November 1978 Borussia DortmundH5–033,000Betl, Hrubesch, Reimann, Keegan, Wehmeyer 10 November 1978 MSV DuisburgA2–020,000Hrubesch (2) 18 November 1978 Schalke 04H4–261,500Keegan (2), Hrubesch, Betl 25 November 1978 Eintracht FrankfurtA0–050,000 16 December 1978 Bayern MunichA1–056,000Memering 23 December 1978 Arminia BielefeldH3–140,000Keegan (3) 3 February 1979 VfB StuttgartH1–158,000Buljan 9 February 1979 Borussia MönchengladbachA3–428,500Buljan, Hrubesch (2) 3 March 1979 VfL BochumA1–233,000Hrubesch 10 March 1979 Hertha BSCA3–122,600Keegan (2), Memering 14 March 1979 Werder BremenH2–240,000Kaltz (pen), Hartwig 24 March 1979 SV Darmstadt 98A2–122,000 Kalb (own goal), Hartwig 4 April 1979 1. FC KaiserslauternH3–060,500Hidien, Keegan, Magath 7 April 1979 1. FC NürnbergH3–325,000Buljan, Hrubesch, Hidien 14 April 1979 Fortuna DüsseldorfH2–136,000Hrubesch, Kaltz (pen) 18 April 1979 Eintracht BraunschweigH2–035,000Keegan, Hartwig 21 April 1979 Borussia DortmundA3–136,100Wehmeyer, Memering, Plücken 5 May 1979 MSV DuisburgH3–025,000Keegan, Jakobs (own goal), Magath 8 May 1979 FC KölnH6–062,000Memering, Hartwig, Keegan (2), Kaltz (pen), Magath 12 May 1979 Schalke 04A3–150,000Keegan (2), Buljan 19 May 1979 Eintracht FrankfurtH4–046,000Buljan, Hrubesch, Keegan, Betl 2 June 1979 Arminia BielefeldA0–034,900 9 June 1979 Bayern MunichH1–261,500Keegan DFB Pokal 1978–79 DFB-Pokal +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 5 August 1978 Arminia BielefeldA1–2 (a.e.t.)https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/ma561675/lineup/ Germany » DFB-Pokal 1978/1979 » 1. Round » Arminia Bielefeld - Hamburger SV 2:1 World Football 10 August 202122,000Wehmeyer References note Category:Hamburger SV seasons Hamburger Category:German football championship–winning seasons