1961 German football championship

The 1961 German football championship was the culmination of the football season in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1960–61. 1. FC Nürnberg were crowned champions for a record eighth time after a group stage and a final, having previously won the title in 1921, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1936 and 1948. It was the club's first appearance in the final since its 1948 title.[1]

1961 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
CountryWest Germany
Dates6 May – 24 June
Teams9
Champions1. FC Nürnberg
8th German title
Runners-upBorussia Dortmund
European Cup1. FC Nürnberg
Matches played26
Goals scored111 (4.27 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Uwe Seeler (8 goals)
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On the strength of this title, the club participated in the 1961–62 European Cup, where 1. FCN lost to S.L. Benfica in the quarter finals.

Runners-up Borussia Dortmund made its fourth appearance in the national title game, having lost the championship in 1949 and won it in 1956 and 1957.

The format used to determine the German champion was the same as the one used in the 1960 season. Nine clubs qualified for the tournament, with the runners-up of Southwest and South 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.

Qualified teams

The teams qualified through the 1960–61 Oberliga season:

ClubQualified from
Hamburger SVOberliga Nord champions
SV Werder BremenOberliga Nord runners-up
1. FC KölnOberliga West champions
Borussia DortmundOberliga West runners-up
Hertha BSC BerlinOberliga Berlin champions
1. FC SaarbrückenOberliga Südwest champions
Borussia NeunkirchenOberliga Südwest runners-up
1. FC NürnbergOberliga Süd champions
Eintracht FrankfurtOberliga Süd runners-up

Competition

Qualifying round
DateMatchResultStadiumAttendance
6 May 1961 Eintracht Frankfurt – Borussia Neunkirchen 5-0 (2–0) Ludwigshafen, Südweststadion 35,000

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification BVB SGE HSV FCS
1 Borussia Dortmund 6 3 1 2 19 12 1.583 7 Advance to final — 0–1 7–2 2–2
2 Eintracht Frankfurt 6 3 1 2 13 9 1.444 7 1–2 — 4–2 1–1
3 Hamburger SV 6 3 0 3 14 19 0.737 6 2–5 2–1 — 3–0
4 1. FC Saarbrücken 6 1 2 3 11 17 0.647 4 4–3 2–5 2–3 —
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.
Group phase - Group 1
Match Final result
Hamburger SV  - Borussia Dortmund 2:5
Eintracht Frankfurt  - 1. FC Saarbrücken 1:1
1. FC Saarbrücken  - Hamburger SV 2:3
Borussia Dortmund  - Eintracht Frankfurt 0:1
Hamburger SV  - Eintracht Frankfurt 2:1
Borussia Dortmund  - 1. FC Saarbrücken 2:2
Eintracht Frankfurt  - Hamburger SV 4:2
1. FC Saarbrücken  - Borussia Dortmund 4:3
Hamburger SV  - 1. FC Saarbrücken 3:0
Eintracht Frankfurt  - Borussia Dortmund 1:2
Borussia Dortmund  - Hamburger SV 7:2
1. FC Saarbrücken  - Eintracht Frankfurt 2:5

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification FCN SVW KOE BSC
1 1. FC Nürnberg 6 4 2 0 18 9 2.000 10 Advance to final — 4–0 3–3 3–3
2 Werder Bremen 6 2 2 2 8 11 0.727 6 2–4 — 1–1 1–0
3 1. FC Köln 6 1 3 2 11 12 0.917 5 1–2 1–1 — 3–4
4 Hertha BSC 6 1 1 4 9 14 0.643 3 0–2 1–3 1–2 —
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.
Group phase - Group 2
Match Final result
1. FC Köln  - Werder Bremen 1:1
Hertha BSC Berlin  - 1. FC Nürnberg 0:2
1. FC Nürnberg  - 1. FC Köln 3:3
Werder Bremen  - Hertha BSC Berlin 1:0
1. FC Köln  - Hertha BSC Berlin 3:4
Werder Bremen  - 1. FC Nürnberg 2:4
Hertha BSC Berlin  - 1. FC Köln 1:2
1. FC Nürnberg  - Werder Bremen 4:0
1. FC Köln  - 1. FC Nürnberg 1:2
Hertha BSC Berlin  - Werder Bremen 1:3
Werder Bremen  - 1. FC Köln 1:1
1. FC Nürnberg  - Hertha BSC Berlin 3:3

Final
DateMatchResultStadiumAttendance
24 June 1961 1. FC Nürnberg – Borussia Dortmund 3–0 (2–0) Hannover, Niedersachsenstadion 82,000
1. FC Nürnberg:
1 Roland Wabra
2 Ferdinand Wenauer
3 Helmut Hilpert
4 Paul Derbfuß
5 Stefan Reisch
6 Josef Zenger
7 Heinz Strehl  67'
8 Heinrich Müller  44'
9 Max Morlock
10 Kurt Haseneder  6'
11 Gustav Flachenecker
Manager:
Herbert Widmayer
Borussia Dortmund:
1 Heinz Kwiatkowski
2 Rolf Thiemann
3 Gerd Cyliax
4 Wilhelm Burgsmüller
5 Aki Schmidt
6 Dieter Kurrat
7 Alfred Kelbassa
8 Lothar Geisler
9 Jürgen Schütz
10 Wolfgang Peters
11 Timo Konietzka
Manager:
Max Merkel

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

Sources
  • kicker Allmanach 1990, by kicker, page 165 & 177 - German championship 1961
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