1959 German football championship
| Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Germany |
| Venue(s) | Olympiastadion, Berlin |
| Dates | 3 May – 28 June 1959 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Runner-up | Kickers Offenbach |
| European Cup | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 122 (4.69 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,241,000 (47,731 per match) |
The 1959 German football championship was the culmination of the football season in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1958–59. Eintracht Frankfurt were crowned champions for the first time after a group stage and a final.[1]
It was Eintracht's second appearance in the German final, having previously lost to FC Bayern Munich in 1932. The team won all seven games it played in the finals. On the strength of this title, the club participated in the 1959–60 European Cup, where it became the first German club to reach the final.
For the losing finalist, Kickers Offenbach, it was its second time to reach the national title game, having lost to VfB Stuttgart in 1950. It was also the only time the final was contested by two clubs from the state of Hesse.
The format used to determine the German champion was very similar to the one used in the 1957 and 1958 season. Nine clubs qualified for the tournament, with the runners-up of North and Southwest having to play a qualification match. The remaining eight clubs then played a home-and-away round in two groups of four, with the two group winners entering the final. In previous seasons, only a single round had been played in the group stage, increasing the number of group games per team from three to six from 1959.
Qualified teams
The teams qualified for the finals through the 1958–59 Oberliga season:
| Club | Qualified from |
| Hamburger SV | Oberliga Nord champions |
| SV Werder Bremen | Oberliga Nord runners-up |
| Westfalia Herne | Oberliga West champions |
| 1. FC Köln | Oberliga West runners-up |
| Tasmania 1900 Berlin | Oberliga Berlin champions |
| FK Pirmasens | Oberliga Südwest champions |
| Borussia Neunkirchen | Oberliga Südwest runners-up |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | Oberliga Süd champions |
| Kickers Offenbach | Oberliga Süd runners-up |
Competition
Qualifying round
| 3 May 1959 | Werder Bremen | 6 – 3 | Borussia Neunkirchen | Düsseldorf |
Schütz  15'Schröder 17' (pen.), 83', 89'Wilmovius 30'Barth 51' |
Ringel 70' Follmann 74'Meurer 75' |
Stadium: Rheinstadion Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Malka (Herten) |
Group stage
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 12 | Advance to final |
| 2 | 1. FC Köln | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 5 | |
| 3 | FK Pirmasens | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Werder Bremen | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 3 |
| 16 May 1959 | FK Pirmasens | 4 – 0 | 1. FC Köln | Ludwigshafen |
| Kapitulski 15', 57' Seebach 47'Schroer 59' |
Stadium: Südweststadion Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Kandlbinder (Regensburg) |
| 16 May 1959 | Werder Bremen | 2 – 7 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bremen |
| Schütz 34', 65' |
(Report) | Kress 10' Feigenspan 14', 23', 89'Stinka 55'Pfaff 80'Schymik 88' |
Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Baumgärtel (Hagen) |
| 23 May 1959 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3 – 2 | FK Pirmasens | Frankfurt |
| Feigenspan 41' Sztáni 56', 62' |
Kapitulski 37', 58' |
Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 81,000 Referee: Schulenburg (Hamburg) |
| 23 May 1959 | 1. FC Köln | 2 – 2 | Werder Bremen | Cologne |
| Brungs 6' Röhrig 76' |
Schütz 52' Schröder 90' |
Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Fritz (Oggersheim) |
| 30 May 1959 | FK Pirmasens | 4 – 1 | Werder Bremen | Ludwigshafen |
| Kapitulski 12', 52' Laag 22'Seebach 39' |
Barth 56' |
Stadium: Südweststadion Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Fischer (Augsburg) |
| 30 May 1959 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2 – 1 | 1. FC Köln | Frankfurt |
| Kress 13' Feigenspan 33' |
Dörner 75' (pen.) |
Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Treichel (Berlin) |
| 7 June 1959 | 1. FC Köln | 2 – 4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Cologne |
| Fendel 19' Röhrig 72' |
Lindner 3' Kress 27'Feigenspan 64'Meier 75' |
Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Dusch (Kaiserslautern) |
| 7 June 1959 | Werder Bremen | 5 – 2 | FK Pirmasens | Bremen |
| Schütz 13' Schröder 62' (pen.)Schimeczek 69'Barth 75'Hagenacker 87' |
Weishaar 2' Seebach 57' |
Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Thier (Gelsenkirchen) |
| 13 June 1959 | FK Pirmasens | 2 – 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Ludwigshafen |
| Kapitulski 59' (pen.) Lutz 78' (o.g.) |
Kress 2', 80' Feigenspan 4', 22' (pen.)Sztáni 19'Lindner 72' |
Stadium: Südweststadion Attendance: 50,000 |
| 13 June 1959 | Werder Bremen | 0 – 2 | 1. FC Köln | Bremen |
| Jost 61' Bisanz 85' |
Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Eckel (Munich) |
| 20 June 1959 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4 – 2 | Werder Bremen | Frankfurt |
| Sztáni 23', 51' Pfaff 43'Feigenspan 89' |
Schütz 35' Wilmovius 39' |
Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Thier (Gelsenkirchen) |
| 20 June 1959 | 1. FC Köln | 3 – 2 | FK Pirmasens | Cologne |
| Müller 15', 64' Jost 41' |
Seebach 28', 55' |
Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Schulenburg (Hamburg) |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kickers Offenbach | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 9 | Advance to final |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 8 | |
| 3 | Westfalia Herne | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 4 | |
| 4 | Tasmania 1900 Berlin | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3 |
| Date | Match | Result | Stadium | Attendance | ||
| 16 May 1959 | Westfalia Herne | – | Tasmania 1900 Berlin | 1–0 (1–0) | Dortmund, Stadion Rote Erde | 30,000 |
| 16 May 1959 | Kickers Offenbach | – | Hamburger SV | 3–2 (0–2) | Frankfurt am Main, Waldstadion | 80,000 |
| 23 May 1959 | Hamburger SV | – | Westfalia Herne | 4–2 (2–0) | Hamburg, Volksparkstadion | 70,000 |
| 23 May 1959 | Tasmania 1900 Berlin | – | Kickers Offenbach | 2–2 (0–2) | Berlin, Olympiastadion | 70,000 |
| 30 May 1959 | Tasmania 1900 Berlin | – | Hamburger SV | 0–2 (0–0) | Berlin, Olympiastadion | 90,000 |
| 30 May 1959 | Westfalia Herne | – | Kickers Offenbach | 1–4 (0–1) | Dortmund, Stadion Rote Erde | 45,000 |
| 7 June 1959 | Hamburger SV | – | Tasmania 1900 Berlin | 3–0 (0–0) | Hamburg, Volksparkstadion | 65,000 |
| 7 June 1959 | Kickers Offenbach | – | Westfalia Herne | 2–1 (0–0) | Frankfurt am Main, Waldstadion | 56,000 |
| 13 June 1959 | Westfalia Herne | – | Hamburger SV | 3–1 (1–1) | Dortmund, Stadion Rote Erde | 42,000 |
| 13 June 1959 | Kickers Offenbach | – | Tasmania 1900 Berlin | 3–2 (0–1) | Frankfurt am Main, Waldstadion | 35,000 |
| 20 June 1959 | Hamburger SV | – | Kickers Offenbach | 1–0 (0–0) | Hamburg, Volksparkstadion | 65,000 |
| 20 June 1959 | Tasmania 1900 Berlin | – | Westfalia Herne | 2-0 (0–0) | Berlin, Olympiastadion | 22,000 |
Final
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 5–3 (a.e.t.) | Kickers Offenbach |
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Report |
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References
- ^ (West) Germany -List of champions rsssf.com, accessed: 22 December 2015
Sources
- kicker Allmanach 1990, by kicker, page 165 & 177 - German championship 1959
External links
- German Championship 1958-59 at Weltfussball.de
- Germany - Championship 1958-59 at RSSSF.com
- German championship 1959 at Fussballdaten.de
