1959 German football championship

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]

1959 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
CountryWest Germany
Dates3 May – 28 June
Teams9
ChampionsEintracht Frankfurt
1st German title
Runners-upKickers Offenbach
European CupEintracht Frankfurt
Matches played26
Goals scored122 (4.69 per match)
Attendance1,241,000 (47,731 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Eckehard Feigenspan (12 goals)
1958
1960

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 qualifying 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:

ClubQualified from
Hamburger SVOberliga Nord champions
SV Werder BremenOberliga Nord runners-up
Westfalia HerneOberliga West champions
1. FC KölnOberliga West runners-up
Tasmania 1900 BerlinOberliga Berlin champions
FK PirmasensOberliga Südwest champions
Borussia NeunkirchenOberliga Südwest runners-up
Eintracht FrankfurtOberliga Süd champions
Kickers OffenbachOberliga 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 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification SGE KOE FKP SVW
1 Eintracht Frankfurt 6 6 0 0 26 11 2.364 12 Advance to final 2–1 3–2 4–2
2 1. FC Köln 6 2 1 3 10 14 0.714 5 2–4 3–2 2–2
3 FK Pirmasens 6 2 0 4 16 18 0.889 4 2–6 4–0 4–1
4 Werder Bremen 6 1 1 4 12 21 0.571 3 2–7 0–2 5–2
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.
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 GR Pts Qualification KOF HSV SCW SCT
1 Kickers Offenbach 6 4 1 1 14 9 1.556 9 Advance to final 3–2 2–1 3–2
2 Hamburger SV 6 4 0 2 13 8 1.625 8 1–0 4–2 3–0
3 Westfalia Herne 6 2 0 4 8 13 0.615 4 1–4 3–1 1–0
4 Tasmania Berlin 6 1 1 4 6 11 0.545 3 2–2 0–2 2–0
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.
DateMatchResultStadiumAttendance
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 Frankfurt5–3 (a.e.t.)Kickers Offenbach
Report
  • Kraus  8'
  • Preisendörfer  23'
  • Gast  110'
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Erich Asmussen (Flensburg)

References

  1. (West) Germany -List of champions rsssf.com, accessed: 22 December 2015

Sources

  • kicker Allmanach 1990, by kicker, page 165 & 177 - German championship 1959
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