1953–54 in German football

The 1953–54 season was the 44th season of competitive football in Germany.

Football in Germany
Season1953–54
Men's football
ChampionsHannover 96
DFB-PokalVfB Stuttgart
← 1952–53 1954–55 →

National teams

West Germany national football team
Main article: West Germany national football team

1954 FIFA World Cup qualification
Main article: 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification
Group 1
Main article: 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 1)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  West Germany (Q) 4 3 1 0 12 3 +9 7 Qualification to World Cup — 3–0 5–1
2  Saar 4 1 1 2 4 8 −4 3 1–3 — 0–0
3  Norway 4 0 2 2 4 9 −5 2 1–1 2–3 —
Source:
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

  Win   Draw   Loss

19 August 1953 1954 World Cup Q Norway  1–1  West Germany Oslo, Norway
Hennum  41' Report F. Walter  44' Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 32,266
Referee: W. B. Aussum
11 October 1953 1954 World Cup Q West Germany  3–0  Saar Stuttgart, Germany
 Report Stadium: Neckarstadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Karel van der Meer
22 November 1953 1954 World Cup Q West Germany  5–1  Norway Hamburg, Germany
 Report Nordahl  26' Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 76,000
Referee: Archer Luty
28 March 1954 1954 World Cup Q Saar  1–3  West Germany Saarbrücken, Saarland
Martin  67' (pen.) Report
Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Jan Bronkhorst

1954 FIFA World Cup
Main article: 1954 FIFA World Cup
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 2 2 0 0 17 3 +14 4 Advance to the knockout stage
2  West Germany 2 1 0 1 7 9 −2 2[lower-alpha 1]
3  Turkey 2 1 0 1 8 4 +4 2[lower-alpha 1]
4  South Korea 2 0 0 2 0 16 −16 0
Source: FIFA
Notes:
  1. Second place decided over through play-off: West Germany 7–2 Turkey.
West Germany 4–1 Turkey
Schäfer  14'
Klodt  52'
O. Walter  60'
Morlock  84'		 Report Suat  2'
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Jose da Costa Vieira (Portugal)
Hungary 9–0 South Korea
Puskás  12', 89'
Lantos  18'
Kocsis  24', 36', 50'
Czibor  59'
Palotás  75', 83'		 Report
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Raymond Vincenti (France)
Hungary 8–3 West Germany
Kocsis  3', 21', 69', 78'
Puskás  17'
Hidegkuti  52', 54'
J. Tóth  75'		 Report Pfaff  25'
Rahn  77'
Herrmann  84'
Attendance: 56,000
Turkey 7–0 South Korea
Suat  10', 30'
Lefter  24'
Burhan  37', 64', 70'
Erol  76'		 Report
Attendance: 3,541[1]
West Germany 7–2 Turkey
O. Walter  7'
Schäfer  12', 79'
Morlock  30', 60', 77'
F. Walter  62'		 Report Mustafa  21'
Lefter  82'
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Raymond Vincenti (France)

  Win   Draw   Loss

17 June 1954 Group 2 West Germany  4–1  Turkey Bern, Switzerland
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Mamat  2' Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: José da Costa Vieira
20 June 1954 Group 2 Hungary  8–3  West Germany Basel, Switzerland
16:50 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium
Attendance: 56,000
Referee: William Ling
23 June 1954 Group 2 play-off West Germany  7–2  Turkey Zürich, Switzerland
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Hardturm Stadium
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Raymond Vincenti
27 June 1954 Quarter-final West Germany  2–0  Yugoslavia Geneva, Switzerland
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Charmilles Stadium
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: István Zsolt
30 June 1954 Semi-final West Germany  6–1  Austria Basel
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Probst  51' Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini
Final
West Germany 3–2 Hungary
 Report
Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland
Attendance: 62,500
Referee: William Ling
West Germany[2]
Hungary[2]
GK1Toni Turek
RB7Josef Posipal
CB10Werner Liebrich
LB3Werner Kohlmeyer
HB6Horst Eckel
HB8Karl Mai
IR13Max Morlock
IL16Fritz Walter (c)
OR12Helmut Rahn
CF15Ottmar Walter
OL20Hans Schäfer
Manager:
Sepp Herberger
GK1Gyula Grosics
RB2Jenő Buzánszky
CB3Gyula Lóránt
LB4Mihály Lantos
HB5József Bozsik
HB6József Zakariás
RW11Zoltán Czibor
AM9Nándor Hidegkuti
LW20Mihály Tóth
CF8Sándor Kocsis
CF10Ferenc Puskás (c)
Manager:
Gusztáv Sebes

Assistant referees:
Vincenzo Orlandini
Sandy Griffiths

Friendly matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

25 April 1954 Friendly Switzerland   3–5  West Germany Basel, Switzerland
 Report
Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium
Attendance: 51,864
Referee: Benjamin Griffith

League season
Main article: 1953–54 Oberliga

Oberliga Nord

The 1953–54 season saw two new clubs in the league, Eintracht Braunschweig and Victoria Hamburg, both promoted from the Amateurliga.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hannover 96 (C) 30 20 6 4 64 26 +38 46 Qualification to German championship
2 FC St. Pauli 30 16 7 7 65 37 +28 39
3 FC Altona 93 30 13 6 11 68 59 +9 32
4 Eintracht Braunschweig 30 12 8 10 57 58 −1 32
5 Werder Bremen 30 13 5 12 53 43 +10 31
6 Arminia Hannover 30 12 5 13 78 77 +1 29
7 TuS Bremerhaven 93 30 11 7 12 53 55 −2 29
8 Eimsbütteler TV 30 11 7 12 51 55 −4 29
9 Holstein Kiel 30 10 9 11 50 68 −18 29
10 Göttingen 05 30 10 8 12 43 48 −5 28
11 Hamburger SV 30 12 8 10 77 58 +19 28[lower-alpha 1]
12 VfL Osnabrück 30 11 5 14 48 46 +2 27
13 Bremer SV 30 11 5 14 44 56 −12 27
14 Harburger TB 30 10 6 14 43 60 −17 26
15 VfB Lübeck (R) 30 7 9 14 33 59 −26 23 Relegation to Amateurliga
16 Victoria Hamburg (R) 30 7 8 15 28 50 −22 22
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Hamburger SV deducted four points for illegal payments to player Willi Schröder.[3]

Oberliga Berlin

The 1953–54 season saw two new clubs in the league, Kickers 1900 Berlin and Hertha Zehlendorf, both promoted from the Amateurliga Berlin.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Berliner SV 92 22 15 4 3 58 29 +29 34 Qualification to German championship
2 Minerva 93 Berlin 22 14 3 5 59 40 +19 31
3 Union 06 Berlin 22 12 6 4 45 30 +15 30
4 Spandauer SV 22 12 3 7 45 35 +10 27
5 Alemannia 90 Berlin 22 11 4 7 44 36 +8 26
6 Tennis Borussia Berlin 22 8 8 6 38 30 +8 24
7 Viktoria 89 Berlin 22 9 3 10 51 42 +9 21
8 BFC Nordstern 22 7 5 10 34 40 −6 19
9 Wacker 04 Berlin 22 6 5 11 29 36 −7 17
10 Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin 22 5 6 11 39 47 −8 16
11 Hertha Zehlendorf (R) 22 4 6 12 23 50 −27 14 Relegation to Amateurliga Berlin
12 Kickers 1900 Berlin (R) 22 0 5 17 19 69 −50 5
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated.

Oberliga West

The 1953–54 season saw two new clubs in the league, Rheydter SV and VfL Bochum, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga West.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 1. FC Köln 30 17 7 6 83 43 +40 41 Qualification to German championship
2 Rot-Weiss Essen 30 19 2 9 75 49 +26 40
3 FC Schalke 04 30 16 7 7 76 51 +25 39
4 Preußen Münster 30 11 11 8 60 54 +6 33
5 Borussia Dortmund 30 14 4 12 69 58 +11 32
6 Schwarz-Weiß Essen 30 13 5 12 72 53 +19 31
7 Bayer Leverkusen 30 13 5 12 58 67 −9 31
8 VfL Bochum 30 13 5 12 50 58 −8 31
9 Alemannia Aachen 30 12 4 14 59 59 0 28
10 Fortuna Düsseldorf 30 12 3 15 53 49 +4 27
11 Meidericher SV 30 9 9 12 46 55 −9 27
12 Borussia München-Gladbach 30 10 7 13 56 73 −17 27
13 Preußen Dellbrück 30 10 7 13 41 55 −14 27
14 SV Sodingen 30 11 4 15 46 56 −10 26
15 Rheydter SV (R) 30 9 2 19 45 76 −31 20 Relegation to 2. Oberliga West
16 STV Horst-Emscher (R) 30 7 6 17 43 76 −33 20
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated.

Oberliga Südwest

The 1953–54 season saw two new clubs in the league, ASV Landau and VfR Frankenthal, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga Südwest.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 1. FC Kaiserslautern 30 26 0 4 139 33 +106 52 Qualification to German championship
2 FK Pirmasens 30 24 3 3 73 30 +43 51
3 TuS Neuendorf 30 18 3 9 85 51 +34 39
4 Saar 05 Saarbrücken 30 16 3 11 80 62 +18 35
5 1. FC Saarbrücken 30 14 6 10 80 53 +27 34
6 Phönix Ludwigshafen 30 14 6 10 49 55 −6 34
7 FSV Mainz 05 30 13 5 12 61 50 +11 31
8 Borussia Neunkirchen 30 12 4 14 58 54 +4 28
9 VfR Frankenthal 30 9 9 12 38 45 −7 27
10 Eintracht Trier 30 12 2 16 57 66 −9 26
11 Wormatia Worms 30 10 6 14 53 68 −15 26
12 TuRa Ludwigshafen 30 10 4 16 52 65 −13 24
13 FV Speyer 30 10 2 18 35 80 −45 22
14 VfR Kaiserslautern 30 9 3 18 41 69 −28 21
15 ASV Landau (R) 30 6 5 19 27 93 −66 17 Relegation to 2. Oberliga Südwest
16 VfR Kirn (R) 30 4 5 21 34 83 −49 13
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated.

Oberliga Süd

The 1953–54 season saw two new clubs in the league, Jahn Regensburg and KSV Hessen Kassel, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga Süd.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 VfB Stuttgart 30 18 7 5 64 39 +25 43 Qualification to German championship
2 Eintracht Frankfurt 30 17 8 5 70 31 +39 42
3 Kickers Offenbach 30 16 9 5 70 38 +32 41
4 1. FC Nürnberg 30 15 8 7 71 44 +27 38
5 Karlsruher SC 30 14 7 9 61 53 +8 35
6 Jahn Regensburg 30 14 5 11 42 48 −6 33
7 FSV Frankfurt 30 11 8 11 60 56 +4 30
8 FC Schweinfurt 05 30 12 4 14 53 50 +3 28
9 FC Bayern Munich 30 9 10 11 42 46 −4 28
10 VfR Mannheim 30 9 9 12 62 71 −9 27
11 SpVgg Fürth 30 9 8 13 42 54 −12 26
12 BC Augsburg 30 11 3 16 52 66 −14 25
13 KSV Hessen Kassel 30 9 5 16 54 74 −20 23
14 Stuttgarter Kickers 30 8 5 17 63 79 −16 21
15 SV Waldhof Mannheim (R) 30 5 10 15 47 66 −19 20 Relegation to 2. Oberliga Süd
16 Viktoria Aschaffenburg (R) 30 8 4 18 44 82 −38 20
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated.

German championship
Main article: 1954 German football championship

The 1954 German football championship was contested by the six qualified Oberliga teams and won by Hannover 96, defeating 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the final. The six clubs played single round of matches at neutral grounds in two groups of three. The two group winners then advanced to the final.[4]

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification H96 VFB BSV
1 Hannover 96 2 2 0 0 5 2 2.500 4 Advance to final — 3–1 —
2 VfB Stuttgart 2 1 0 1 4 3 1.333 2 — — 3–0
3 Berliner SV 2 0 0 2 1 5 0.200 0 1–2 — —
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification FCK KOE SGE
1 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2 2 0 0 5 3 1.667 4 Advance to final — 4–3 1–0
2 1. FC Köln 2 1 0 1 6 6 1.000 2 — — 3–2
3 Eintracht Frankfurt 2 0 0 2 2 4 0.500 0 — — —
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.

Final
Hannover 965–11. FC Kaiserslautern
 Report Eckel  13'
Attendance: 76,000
Referee: Emil Schmetzer
HANNOVER:
GK Hans Krämer
DF Hannes Kirk
DF Helmut Geruschke
DF Heinz Bothe
MF Werner Müller
MF Rolf Gehrcke
FW Klemens Zielinski
FW Heinz Wewetzer
FW Hannes Tkotz
FW Rolf Paetz
FW Helmut Kruhl
Manager:
Helmut Kronsbein
KAISERSLAUTERN:
GK Willi Hölz
DF Werner Liebrich
DF Werner Kohlmeyer
DF Werner Baßler
MF Fritz Walter
MF Otto Render
MF Horst Eckel
FW Willi Wenzel
FW Karl Wanger
FW Ottmar Walter
FW Erwin Scheffler
Manager:
Richard Schneider

DFB–Pokal
Main article: 1953–54 DFB-Pokal

The 1953–54 DFB-Pokal consisted eight teams competing in three rounds of a knockout tournament.[5] VfB Stuttgart became champions by defeating 1. FC Köln 1–0 in the final.[6]

Sources
  1. "European football teams database - Group 2 - Tutkey v South Korea".
  2. Sebes, Gusztáv (1955). "A döntőmérkőzés taktikája" [The final match tactics]. A magyar labdarúgás [The Hungarian Football] (in Hungarian). Budapest: Sport Lap- és Könyvkiadó. pp. 361–363 (, ). ASIN B0018CL3XW.
  3. Oberliga Nord 1953/54 (in German) hsv-history.de, accessed: 21 December 2015
  4. Das Finale der Deutschen Meisterschaft 1953/1954 (in German) Fussballdaten.de, accessed: 21 December 2015
  5. "DFB-Pokal 1953/54". fussballdaten.de (in German). Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  6. "Die Spielstatistik VfB Stuttgart - 1. FC Köln". fussballdaten.de (in German). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
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