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
Tournament details
CountryWest Germany
Dates3 May – 28 June
Teams9
Final positions
ChampionsEintracht Frankfurt
1st German title
Runner-upKickers Offenbach
European CupEintracht Frankfurt
Tournament statistics
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

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The teams qualified for the finals through the 1958–59 Oberliga season:

Club Qualified from
Hamburger SV Oberliga Nord champions
SV Werder Bremen Oberliga Nord runners-up
Westfalia Herne Oberliga West champions
1. FC Köln Oberliga West runners-up
Tasmania 1900 Berlin Oberliga Berlin champions
FK Pirmasens Oberliga Südwest champions
Borussia Neunkirchen Oberliga Südwest runners-up
Eintracht Frankfurt Oberliga Süd champions
Kickers Offenbach Oberliga Süd runners-up

Competition

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Qualifying round

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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

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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

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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.
Date Match Result Stadium Attendance
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

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Eintracht Frankfurt5–3 (a.e.t.)Kickers Offenbach
Report
Attendance: 75,000

References

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

Sources

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