1956 German football championship

The 1956 German football championship was the culmination of the football season in West Germany in 1955-56. Borussia Dortmund were crowned champions for the first time in their second final appearance, having previously lost the 1949 German football championship final to VfR Mannheim.[1][2]

1956 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Tournament details
CountryWest Germany
Dates5 May – 24 June
Teams9
Final positions
ChampionsBorussia Dortmund
1st German title
Runner-upKarlsruher SC
European CupBorussia Dortmund
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored124 (4.28 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Alfred Niepieklo (10 goals)
← 1955
1957 →

On the strength of this title, the club participated in the 1956–57 European Cup, where it went out to Manchester United 3–2 on aggregate in the quarter-finals.

Qualified teams

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The clubs qualified through the 1955–56 Oberliga season:

Club Qualified from
Hamburger SV Oberliga Nord champions
Hannover 96 Oberliga Nord runners-up
Borussia Dortmund Oberliga West champions
Schalke 04 Oberliga West runners-up
Viktoria 89 Berlin Oberliga Berlin champions
1. FC Kaiserslautern Oberliga Südwest champions
TuS Neuendorf Oberliga Südwest runners-up
Karlsruher SC Oberliga Süd champions
VfB Stuttgart Oberliga Süd runners-up

Competition

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First qualifying round

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The four qualified runners-up played two qualifying rounds to determine the three clubs which advanced to the group stage. The deciding game for the third qualified team had to be replayed after a three-all draw after extra time in the first match.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Schalke 04 2–1 aet Hannover 96
VfB Stuttgart 8–0 TuS Neuendorf

Second qualifying round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Hannover 96 3–3 aet TuS Neuendorf

Replay

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Hannover 96 3–2 TuS Neuendorf

Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification KSC S04 FCK H96
1 Karlsruher SC 6 3 1 2 7 5 1.400 7 Advance to final 3–2 0–1 0–0
2 Schalke 04 6 3 1 2 16 12 1.333 7 0–3 3–1 3–1
3 1. FC Kaiserslautern 6 3 1 2 16 13 1.231 7 0–1 4–4 5–3
4 Hannover 96 6 1 1 4 8 17 0.471 3 2–0 0–4 2–5
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification BVB HSV VFB V89
1 Borussia Dortmund 6 4 1 1 19 4 4.750 9 Advance to final 5–0 4–1 1–1
2 Hamburger SV 6 4 1 1 14 10 1.400 9 2–1 0–0 5–1
3 VfB Stuttgart 6 1 2 3 9 14 0.643 4 0–2 2–4 3–1
4 Viktoria Berlin 6 0 2 4 7 21 0.333 2 0–6 1–3 3–3
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.

Final

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Borussia Dortmund4 – 2Karlsruher SC
Niepieklo   15'
Kelbassa   26'
Preißler   53'
Peters   57'
Kunkel   10'
Burgsmüller   66' (o.g.)
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Dusch (Kaiserslautern
BORUSSIA DORTMUND:
GK   Heinz Kwiatkowski
DF   Herbert Sandmann
DF   Max Michallek
DF   Wilhelm Burgsmüller
DF   Helmut Bracht
MF   Elwin Schlebrowski
MW   Alfred Niepieklo
MF   Alfred Kelbassa
FW   Alfred Preißler
FW   Wolfgang Peters
FW   Helmut Kapitulski
Manager:
  Helmut Schneider
KARLSRUHE:
GK   Rudi Fischer
DF   Siegfried Geesmann
DF   Max Fischer
DF   Walter Baureis
MF   Kurt Sommerlatt
MF   Heinz Ruppenstein
MF   Herbert Dannenmeier
FW   Oswald Traub
FW   Ernst Kunkel
FW   Heinz Beck
FW   Bernhard Termath
Manager:
  Adolf Patek

References

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  1. ^ (West) Germany -List of champions rsssf.org, accessed: 19 December 2015
  2. ^ Borussia Dortmund » Steckbrief (in German) Weltfussball.de – Borussia Dortmund honours, accessed: 19 December 2015
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