1954 German football championship

The 1954 German football championship was the culmination of the football season in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1953–54. Hannover 96 were crowned champions for the second time after a group stage and a final.

1954 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
CountryWest Germany
Dates2–23 May
Teams6
ChampionsHannover 96
2nd German title
Runners-up1. FC Kaiserslautern
Matches played7
Goals scored29 (4.14 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Otto Baitinger
Rolf Paetz
Georg Stollenwerk
(3 goals each)
← 1953
1955 →

It was Hannover's second appearance in the German final, having previously won the championship in 1938, beating Schalke 04 4-3 after extra-time. Kaiserslautern were making their fourth appearance, and was the third time they had reached the final in four years, following their championship wins in 1951 and 1953.

The format used to determine the German champion was different from the 1953 season. Only six teams qualified for the championship, instead of eight. These six teams were split into two groups of three, and only played a single round of matches with games on neutral grounds; previously it had been home-and-away games. The reason for this format change and the reduction in the number of games was Germanys qualifying for the 1954 FIFA World Cup, held shortly after the championship final. As in the past seasons, the two group winners then played the national final.

Qualified teams

The teams qualified through the 1953–54 Oberliga season:

ClubQualified from
Hannover 96Oberliga Nord champions
1. FC KölnOberliga West champions
Berliner SV 92Oberliga Berlin champions
1. FC KaiserslauternOberliga Südwest champions
VfB StuttgartOberliga Süd champions
Eintracht FrankfurtOberliga Süd runners-up

Competition

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.
2 May 1954 Berliner SV 92 1 – 2 Hannover 96 Berlin
Karlsch  82' Report Tkotz  5'
Kruhl  83'		 Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Jacobi (Mannheim)
9 May 1954 VfB Stuttgart 3 – 0 Berliner SV 92 Berlin
Waldner  35'
Baitinger  60', 69'		 Report Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Schreiber (Eschweiler)
16 May 1954 Hannover 96 3 – 1 VfB Stuttgart Düsseldorf
Paetz  32', 43'
Zielinski  46'		 Report Baitinger  50' Stadium: Rheinstadion
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Pennig (Mannheim)

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.
2 May 1954 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1 – 0 Eintracht Frankfurt Cologne
F.Walter  82' Report Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Ternieden (Oberhausen)
8 May 1954 1. FC Köln 3 – 2 Eintracht Frankfurt Ludwigshafen
Stollenwerk  31', 39'
Dörner  50'		 Report Heilig  25'
Weilbächer  55'		 Stadium: Südweststadion
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Eix (Emden)
16 May 1954 1. FC Kaiserslautern 4 – 3 1. FC Köln Stuttgart
F.Walter  32', pen.'
Scheffler  43'
Wenzel  48'
O.Walter  68'		 Report Schäfer  63'
Nordmann  79'
Stollenwerk  83'		 Stadium: Neckarstadion
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Winkler (Nuremberg)

Final
Hannover 965 – 11. FC Kaiserslautern
Tkotz  45'
Kohlmeyer  48' (o.g.)
Wewetzer  77'
Kruhl  81'
Paetz  84'		 Report Eckel  13'
Attendance: 76,000
Referee: E.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

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