The 1949 German football championship, the 39th edition of the German football championship, was the culmination of the 1948–49 football season in Germany. VfR Mannheim were crowned champions for the first time after a one-leg knock-out tournament. It was both sides' first appearance in the final.[1][2]
| Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | West Germany |
| Dates | 29 May – 10 July |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | VfR Mannheim 1st German title |
| Runner-up | Borussia Dortmund |
| Third place | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| Fourth place | Kickers Offenbach |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 48 (3.43 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Alfred Boller Ernst Löttke (4 goals each) |
The tournament was expanded so that ten teams were to take part in the final stage which was played as a one-leg knock-out tournament, with the matches played on neutral ground. The five regional Oberliga winners, along with VfR Mannheim and Wormatia Worms, automatically qualified for the quarter finals, while the remaining three teams played qualifying rounds to clinch the eighth place.
The 1949 championship was the first to see a new trophy for the champions awarded. The pre-Second World War trophy, the Viktoria, had disappeared during the final stages of the war and would not resurface until after the German reunification. The new trophy, the Meisterschale, was not ready for the 1948 season but was finished in time to be awarded to the 1949 champions.[3][4]
Qualified teams edit
The clubs qualified through the 1948–49 Oberliga season:
| Club | Qualified from |
| Hamburger SV | Oberliga Nord champions |
| FC St. Pauli | Oberliga Nord runners-up |
| Borussia Dortmund | Oberliga West champions |
| Rot-Weiss Essen | Oberliga West runners-up |
| Berliner SV 92 | Oberliga Berlin champions |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Oberliga Südwest champions |
| VfR Wormatia Worms | Oberliga Südwest runners-up |
| Kickers Offenbach | Oberliga Süd champions |
| VfR Mannheim | Oberliga Süd runners-up |
| FC Bayern Munich | Oberliga Süd third place |
Competition edit
First qualifying round edit
| 29 May 1949 | FC St. Pauli | 4 – 1 | Rot-Weiss Essen | Braunschweig |
Boller  14', 54'Stender 20'Michael 87' |
Cornelissen 83' |
Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Boullion (Königsberg) |
Second qualifying round edit
| 5 June 1949 | FC St. Pauli | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Bayern Munich | Hanover |
| Boller 49' |
Resch 88' |
Stadium: Eilenriedestadion Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Schumann (Berlin) |
Replay edit
| 6 June 1949 | FC St. Pauli | 2 – 0 | Bayern Munich | Hanover |
| Woitas 8' Boller 66' |
Stadium: Eilenriedestadion Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Schumann (Berlin) |
Quarter-finals edit
| Berliner SV 92 | 0 – 5 | Borussia Dortmund |
|---|---|---|
| Michallek 3', 77' Erdmann 17' Preißler 44' Kasperski 83' |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | FC St. Pauli |
|---|---|---|
| O.Walter 10' |
Woitas 43' |
| Kickers Offenbach | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Wormatia Worms |
|---|---|---|
| Maier 71', 73' |
Müller 35' Vogt 90' |
| VfR Mannheim | 5 – 0 | Hamburger SV |
|---|---|---|
| de la Vigne 20' Bolleyer 30' Langlotz 79' (pen.), 90' Löttke 84' |
Replays edit
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 4 – 1 | FC St. Pauli |
|---|---|---|
| O.Walter 8' Baßler 15' Grewenig 86', 90' |
Appel 4' |
| Kickers Offenbach | 2 – 0 | Wormatia Worms |
|---|---|---|
| Maier 12' Selbert 70' (o.g.) |
Semi-finals edit
| VfR Mannheim | 2 – 1 | Kickers Offenbach |
|---|---|---|
| Löttke 1' de la Vigne 8' |
Schreiner 3' |
Replay edit
| Borussia Dortmund | 4 – 1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
|---|---|---|
| Preißler 22', 60' Michallek 35' Erdmann 85' |
Baßler 50' |
Third place play-off edit
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Kickers Offenbach |
|---|---|---|
| Grewenig 97' O.Walter 109' |
Schreiner 120' |
Final edit
| VfR Mannheim | 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Borussia Dortmund |
|---|---|---|
| Löttke 74' 108' Langlotz 85' |
Erdmann 5' 82' |
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References edit
- ^ (West) Germany -List of champions rsssf.org, accessed: 22 December 2015
- ^ VfR Mannheim » Steckbrief (in German) Weltfussball.de – VfR Mannheim honours, accessed: 22 December 2015
- ^ Die "Viktoria" (in German) DFB website – The "Viktoria", accessed: 30 December 2015
- ^ Meisterschale (in German) DFB website, accessed: 30 December 2015
External links edit
- 1948-49 at Weltfussball.de
- Germany - Championship 1949 at RSSSF.com
- German championship 1949 at Fussballdaten.de