The Bundesliga Belt · season
The 1976–77 season
33 belt games · 15 title changesRot-Weiss Essen carried the belt into the 1976–77 season. It changed hands 15 times among 13 franchises, and Eintracht Frankfurt finished the season with it. Most defenses: Eintracht Frankfurt, 7.
Who held it, in order
Rot-Weiss EssenKölnTeBe BerlinSchalkeKölnHamburgSchalkeGladbachHamburgBochumFC SaarbruckenBremenKarlsruherFC KaiserslauternHerthaFrankfurt
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 430 | Aug 14, 1976 | Rot-Weiss Essen and TeBe Berlin tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 431 | Aug 21, 1976 | 1. FC Köln beat Rot-Weiss Essen 3–0 | Title change |
| 432 | Aug 28, 1976 | 1. FC Köln beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 | Defense |
| 433 | Sep 4, 1976 | 1. FC Köln beat Fortuna Dusseldorf 3–1 | Defense |
| 434 | Sep 11, 1976 | 1. FC Köln beat Eintracht Braunschweig 3–0 | Defense |
| 435 | Sep 18, 1976 | TeBe Berlin beat 1. FC Köln 3–2 | Title change |
| 436 | Sep 25, 1976 | FC Schalke 04 beat TeBe Berlin 5–4 | Title change |
| 437 | Oct 2, 1976 | 1. FC Köln beat FC Schalke 04 2–0 | Title change |
| 438 | Oct 9, 1976 | Hamburger SV beat 1. FC Köln 2–1 | Title change |
| 439 | Oct 23, 1976 | FC Schalke 04 beat Hamburger SV 1–0 | Title change |
| 440 | Oct 30, 1976 | FC Schalke 04 beat 1. FC Saarbrucken 3–2 | Defense |
| 441 | Nov 6, 1976 | FC Schalke 04 and Karlsruher SC tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 442 | Nov 13, 1976 | Borussia Mönchengladbach beat FC Schalke 04 2–0 | Title change |
| 443 | Nov 20, 1976 | Hamburger SV beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–1 | Title change |
| 444 | Nov 27, 1976 | Hamburger SV and MSV Duisburg tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 445 | Dec 4, 1976 | Hamburger SV beat Hertha BSC 2–0 | Defense |
| 446 | Dec 10, 1976 | VfL Bochum beat Hamburger SV 4–2 | Title change |
| 447 | Jan 15, 1977 | 1. FC Saarbrucken beat VfL Bochum 2–1 | Title change |
| 448 | Jan 29, 1977 | Werder Bremen beat 1. FC Saarbrucken 1–0 | Title change |
| 449 | Feb 5, 1977 | Karlsruher SC beat Werder Bremen 3–1 | Title change |
| 450 | Feb 12, 1977 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern beat Karlsruher SC 3–1 | Title change |
| 451 | Feb 26, 1977 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Borussia Mönchengladbach tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 452 | Mar 5, 1977 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern beat MSV Duisburg 2–0 | Defense |
| 453 | Mar 12, 1977 | Hertha BSC beat 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2–0 | Title change |
| 454 | Mar 19, 1977 | Hertha BSC and Rot-Weiss Essen tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 455 | Mar 26, 1977 | Eintracht Frankfurt beat Hertha BSC 3–2 | Title change |
| 456 | Apr 2, 1977 | Eintracht Frankfurt and VfL Bochum tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 457 | Apr 12, 1977 | Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 458 | Apr 16, 1977 | Eintracht Frankfurt beat Werder Bremen 7–1 | Defense |
| 459 | Apr 22, 1977 | Eintracht Frankfurt and 1. FC Kaiserslautern tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 460 | May 7, 1977 | Eintracht Frankfurt beat Rot-Weiss Essen 8–1 | Defense |
| 461 | May 14, 1977 | Eintracht Frankfurt beat Bayern Munich 2–1 | Defense |
| 462 | May 21, 1977 | Eintracht Frankfurt beat Fortuna Dusseldorf 2–1 | Defense |