However, Hertha BSC were found guilty of illegal financial behavior and, as a consequence, had their Bundesliga license revoked.
Bayern were a title contender for large parts of the season, but eventually were held short three points by their cross-town rivals 1860, who won their first championship.
Tasmania Berlin were added to the league just two weeks before the start of the season after city rivals Hertha BSC had been thrown out on financial irregularities.
But when champions Tennis Borussia were considered too weak after failing in the promotion play-off rounds and therefore were not asked, and runners-up Spandauer SV declined their interest in a Bundesliga spot as well, Tasmania gladly accepted the invitation by the German FA.
Midfielders: Željko Perušić (34); Peter Grosser (32 / 18); Otto Luttrop (22 / 1); Hans Küppers (19 / 4); Wilfried Kohlars (19).
On the roster but did not play in a league game: Wilfried Tepe; Alfred Kohlhäufl; Ludwig Bründl; Hans Fischer; Helmut Richert; Ernst Winterhalder.