1952 German football championship

The 1952 German football championship was the culmination of the football season in the West Germany in 1951–52. VfB Stuttgart were crowned champions for the second time after a group stage and a final, having previously won the championship in 1950.[1][2]

1952 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Tournament details
CountryWest Germany
Dates27 April – 22 June
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsVfB Stuttgart
2nd German title
Runner-up1. FC Saarbrücken
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored113 (4.52 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Konrad Winterstein (7 goals)
← 1951
1953 →

Qualified teams

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The teams qualified through the 1951–52 Oberliga season:

Club Qualified from
Hamburger SV Oberliga Nord champions
VfL Osnabrück Oberliga Nord runners-up
Rot-Weiss Essen Oberliga West champions
Schalke 04 Oberliga West runners-up
Tennis Borussia Berlin Oberliga Berlin champions
1. FC Saarbrücken Oberliga Südwest champions
VfB Stuttgart Oberliga Süd champions
1. FC Nürnberg Oberliga Süd runners-up

Competition

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification FCS FCN HSV S04
1 1. FC Saarbrücken 6 4 0 2 17 13 1.308 8 Advance to final 3–1 3–0 4–1
2 1. FC Nürnberg 6 3 1 2 18 13 1.385 7 5–2 4–0 4–2
3 Hamburger SV 6 3 0 3 16 15 1.067 6 4–1 4–2 8–2
4 Schalke 04 6 1 1 4 12 22 0.545 3 2–4 2–2 3–0
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.
27 April 1952 Hamburger SV 4 – 2 1. FC Nürnberg Hamburg
Harden   8', 49'
Klepacz   13'
Woitkowiak   43'
Winterstein   37', 76' Stadium: Sportplatz am Rothenbaum
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Wershoven (Euskirchen)
27 April 1952 1. FC Saarbrücken 4 – 1 Schalke 04 Saarbrücken
Schreiner   23'
Momber   42'
Otto   54'
Binkert   85'
Klodt   77' Stadium: Kieselhumes
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Eberle (Stuttgart)
11 May 1952 1. FC Nürnberg 5 – 2 1. FC Saarbrücken Nuremberg
Morlock   2'
Winterstein   17', 70'
Herbolsheimer   34', 89'
Otto   6'
Binkert   37'
Stadium: Club-Stadion im Zabo
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Müller (Soest)
11 May 1952 Schalke 04 3 – 0 Hamburger SV Gelsenkirchen
Malinowski   60', 76'
Kuzniewski   83'
Stadium: Glückauf-Kampfbahn
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Schmetzer (Mannheim)
18 May 1952 Schalke 04 2 – 2 1. FC Nürnberg Gelsenkirchen
Klodt   46'
Kuzniewski   48'
Glomb   33'
Morlock   88'
Stadium: Glückauf-Kampfbahn
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Pucker (Berlin)
18 May 1952 1. FC Saarbrücken 3 – 0 Hamburger SV Saarbrücken
Martin   35', 70'
Momber   64'
Stadium: Kieselhumes
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Fink (Frankfurt)
25 May 1952 1. FC Nürnberg 4 – 2 Schalke 04 Nuremberg
Morlock   8' (pen.)
Mirsberger   71'
Winterstein   84'
Malinowski   21'
Kuzniewski   65'
Stadium: Club-Stadion im Zabo
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Burmeister (Hamburg)
25 May 1952 Hamburger SV 4 – 1 1. FC Saarbrücken Hamburg
Harden   8', 44', 89'
Schemel   25'
Balzert   15' Stadium: Sportplatz am Rothenbaum
Attendance: 28,000
2 June 1952 1. FC Nürnberg 4 – 0 Hamburger SV Nuremberg
Morlock   10', 53'
Winterstein   47', 70'
Stadium: Club-Stadion im Zabo
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Nettekoven (Bonn)
2 June 1952 Schalke 04 2 – 4 1. FC Saarbrücken Gelsenkirchen
Malinowski   18'
Kuzniewski   60'
Binkert   23'
Otto   31'
Martin   68'
Momber   86'
Stadium: Glückauf-Kampfbahn
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Ruhmann (Regensburg)
8 June 1952 1. FC Saarbrücken 3 – 1 1. FC Nürnberg Saarbrücken
Schreiner   57'
Binkert   70'
Momber   81'
Glomb   11' Stadium: Kieselhumes
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Ternieden (Oberhausen)
8 June 1952 Hamburger SV 8 – 2 Schalke 04 Hamburg
Klepacz   19', 67', 71'
Pendorf   39', 90'
Woitkowiak   46', 85'
Harden   87'
Kleina   56'
Kuzniewski   64'
Stadium: Sportplatz am Rothenbaum
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Reinhardt (Stuttgart)

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification VFB RWE OSN TBB
1 VfB Stuttgart 6 3 2 1 14 8 1.750 8 Advance to final 5–3 3–1 3–0
2 Rot-Weiss Essen 6 3 0 3 14 15 0.933 6 3–2 2–0 2–4
3 VfL Osnabrück 6 2 1 3 9 9 1.000 5 0–0 3–2 4–0
4 Tennis Borussia Berlin 6 2 1 3 8 13 0.615 5 1–1 1–2 2–1
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.

Final

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VfB Stuttgart3 – 21. FC Saarbrücken
Schlienz   18'
Baitinger   43'   73'
Schreiner   15'
Martin   54'
Attendance: 86,000
Referee: J.Nettekoven
STUTTGART:
  Karl Bögelein
  Rolf Krauß
  Richard Steimle
  Erich Retter
  Robert Schlienz
  Leo Kronenbitter
  Karl Barufka
  Roland Wehrle
  Konrad Schreiner
  Rolf Blessing
  Otto Baitinger
Manager:
  Georg Wurzer
SAARBRÜCKEN:
  Erwin Strempel
  Theodor Puff
  Waldemar Philippi
  Nikolaus Biewer
  Karl Berg
  Werner Otto
  Peter Momber
  Peter Krieger
  Herbert Martin
  Herbert Binkert
  Jakob Balzert
Manager:

References

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  1. ^ (West) Germany -List of champions rsssf.org, accessed: 21 December 2015
  2. ^ VfB Stuttgart » Steckbrief (in German) Weltfussball.de – VfB Stuttgart honours, accessed: 21 December 2015
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