| Club: | Tennis Borussia Berlin |
| Season: | 1977–78 |
| Manager: | Rudi Faßnacht (until 31 December 1977) Klaus Basikow (from 1 January 1978) |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| Stadium: | Mommsenstadion |
| League: | 2. Bundesliga (Nord) |
| League Result: | 10th |
| Cup1: | DFB-Pokal |
| Cup1 Result: | Second Round |
| League Topscorer: | Heinz-Josef Kehr (18) |
| Season Topscorer: | Heinz-Josef Kehr (18) |
| Highest Attendance: | 5,400 (vs. Hannover 96) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 1,200 (vs. Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid) |
| Average Attendance: | 3,337 |
| Prevseason: | 1976–77 |
| Nextseason: | 1978–79 |
The 1977–78 season was the second time Tennis Borussia Berlin played in the 2. Bundesliga, the second highest tier of the German football league system. After 38 league games, Tennis Borussia finished 10th in the division. The club reached the second round of the DFB-Pokal; losing 3–1 at home to SC Westfalia Herne. Heinz-Josef Kehr scored 18 of the club's 58 league goals.
| Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Total | ||||||
| DF | Hans-Jürgen Baake | 38 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 3 | |
| MF | Winfried Berkemeier | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 5 | |
| FW | Detlef Bruckhoff | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| DF | Klaus-Peter Hanisch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF |  Allan Hansen | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| MF | Herbert Heidenreich | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | |
| DF | Dieter Hochheimer | 38 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 6 | |
| FW | Heinz-Josef Kehr | 32 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 18 | |
| DF | Hans-Georg Kraus | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| FW | Michael Rührmund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Ernst Savkovic | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| DF | Reinhard Schmitz | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| MF | Lothar Schneider | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 4 | |
| MF | Jürgen Schulz | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
| DF | Hans Sprenger | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| FW | Winfried Stradt | 35 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 17 | |
| FW | Karlheinz Subklewe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| GK | Gerhard Welz | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| MF | Michael Zimmer | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| + 1977–78 2. Bundesliga Nord: extract from the final league table[1] | width=28 | width=185Team | width=28 | width=28 | width=28 | width=28 | width=28 | width=28 | width=28 | width=56Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arminia Bielefeld (C) | 38 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 74 | 40 | +34 | 51:25 | |
| 9 | SG Union Solingen | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 39:37 | |
| 10 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 36:40 | |
| 11 | Wuppertaler SV | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 56 | 59 | –3 | 36:40 | |
| 20 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen (R) | 38 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 45 | 92 | –47 | 19:57 |