| Club: | Tennis Borussia Berlin |
| Season: | 1985–86 |
| Manager: | Gerd Achterberg (until 30 September 1985) Eckhard Krautzun (from 1 October 1985) |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| Stadium: | Mommsenstadion |
| League: | 2. Bundesliga |
| League Result: | 19th (relegated) |
| Cup1: | DFB-Pokal |
| Cup1 Result: | First Round |
| League Topscorer: | Peter Fraßmann (8) |
| Season Topscorer: | Peter Fraßmann (8) |
| Highest Attendance: | 8,400 (vs. Hertha BSC) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 308 (vs. Alemannia Aachen) |
| Average Attendance: | 2,013[1] |
| Prevseason: | 1984–85 ← 1980–81 |
| Nextseason: | 1986–87 → 1993–94 |
The 1985–86 season was the sixth time Tennis Borussia Berlin played in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga, the second highest tier of the German football league system. After 38 league games, Tennis Borussia finished 19th and were relegated. The club also lost in the first round of the DFB-Pokal; going out 1–0 away to Alemannia Aachen. Peter Fraßmann scored 8 of the club's 48 league goals.
| Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Total | ||||||
| FW | Uwe Bialon | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 6 | |
| FW | Frank Dietrich | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | |
| FW | Michael Fiedler | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 4 | |
| FW |  Eleftherios Fotiadis | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 5 | |
| MF | Peter Fraßmann | 38 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 8 | |
| FW | Rudi Gores | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
| DF | Dirk Greiser | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| DF | Frank Hammerschlag | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | |
| DF | Michael Hertwig | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| MF | Christian Hübner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | Robert Jüttner | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| MF | Damir Maričić | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5 | |
| MF | Mario Miethig | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| MF | Željko Mišić | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| MF | Karl-Heinz Peter | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| MF | Uwe Rapolder | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| GK | Armin Reichel | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| FW | Wilhelm Reisinger | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | |
| DF | Dietmar Schacht | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| MF | Gerald Scheunemann | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| MF | Lothar Schlapp | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| GK | Bernd Stieler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| MF | Martin Wiesner | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 2 | |
| + 1985–86 2. Fußball-Bundesliga: extract from the final league table[2] | width=28 | width=185Team | width=28 | width=28 | width=28 | width=28 | width=28 | width=28 | width=28 | width=56Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC 08 Homburg (C) | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 75 | 42 | +33 | 49:27 | |
| 18 | SpVgg Bayreuth (R) | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 40 | 73 | –33 | 31:45 | |
| 19 | Tennis Borussia Berlin (R) | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 48 | 73 | –25 | 29:47 | |
| 20 | MSV Duisburg (R) | 38 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 34 | 86 | –52 | 15:61 |
Jahrgang 1986
. Kicker: Sportmagazin; Aktuell, Fachlich, Kritisch . Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Nuremberg. 1986. 0023-1290.