VfB Stuttgart take the belt

VfB Stuttgart beat 1. FC Köln 2–0 at home to start reign 48 of the Bundesliga belt, the 3rd for the franchise.

1. FC Köln had held it since December 9, 1967, with 5 defenses over 70 days.

VfB Stuttgart held it for 14 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Werder Bremen on March 2, 1968.