The 1957–58 Oberliga was the thirteenth season of the Oberliga, the first tier of the football league system in West Germany. The league operated in five regional divisions, Berlin, North, South, Southwest and West. The five league champions and the runners-up from the west, south, southwest and north then entered the 1959 German football championship which was won by FC Schalke 04. It was Schalke's seventh and last national championship and its first since 1942.[2]
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A similar-named league, the DDR-Oberliga, existed in East Germany, set at the first tier of the East German football league system. The 1958 DDR-Oberliga was won by ASK Vorwärts Berlin.[3]
Oberliga Nord edit
The 1957–58 season saw two new clubs in the league, Phönix Lübeck and VfB Lübeck, both promoted from the Amateurliga. The league's top scorer was Werner Thamm of Eintracht Braunschweig with 23 goals.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamburger SV | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 78 | 35 | +43 | 43 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 41 | |
| 3 | FC Altona 93 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 35 | |
| 4 | VfL Osnabrück | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 33 | |
| 5 | TuS Bremerhaven 93 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 33 | |
| 6 | Concordia Hamburg | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 32 | |
| 7 | Werder Bremen | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 76 | 70 | +6 | 31 | |
| 8 | Holstein Kiel | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 30 | |
| 9 | FC St. Pauli | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 29 | |
| 10 | Hannover 96 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 27 | |
| 11 | VfL Wolfsburg | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 26 | |
| 12 | VfR Neumünster | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 54 | −21 | 26 | |
| 13 | Eintracht Nordhorn | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 25 | |
| 14 | Phönix Lübeck | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 64 | −27 | 25 | |
| 15 | VfB Lübeck (R) | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 57 | −21 | 24 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 16 | Göttingen 05 (R) | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 47 | 67 | −20 | 20 |
Oberliga Berlin edit
The 1957–58 season saw two new clubs in the league, Alemannia 90 Berlin and Wacker 04 Berlin, both promoted from the Amateurliga Berlin. The league's top scorer was Dieter Blümchen of Viktoria 89 Berlin with 19 goals.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 30 | +24 | 32 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | Viktoria 89 Berlin | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 60 | 22 | +38 | 31 | |
| 3 | Spandauer SV | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 31 | |
| 4 | Berliner SV 92 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 27 | |
| 5 | Tasmania 1900 Berlin | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 23 | |
| 6 | Hertha BSC Berlin | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 20 | |
| 7 | Hertha Zehlendorf | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 20 | |
| 8 | Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 19 | |
| 9 | Union 06 Berlin | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 40 | 54 | −14 | 19 | |
| 10 | Wacker 04 Berlin | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 17 | |
| 11 | Minerva 93 Berlin (R) | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 51 | −26 | 14 | Relegation to Amateurliga Berlin |
| 12 | Alemannia 90 Berlin (R) | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 11 |
Oberliga West edit
The 1957–58 season saw two new clubs in the league, Sportfreunde Hamborn and Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga West. The league's top scorer was Alfred Kelbassa of Borussia Dortmund with 24 goals.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Schalke 04 (C) | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 74 | 36 | +38 | 41 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | 1. FC Köln | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 74 | 45 | +29 | 40 | |
| 3 | Alemannia Aachen | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 37 | |
| 4 | Meidericher SV | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 36 | |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 67 | 44 | +23 | 35 | |
| 6 | Preußen Münster | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 30 | |
| 7 | Rot-Weiß Essen | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 30 | |
| 8 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 57 | 58 | −1 | 29 | |
| 9 | Viktoria Köln | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 57 | 58 | −1 | 29 | |
| 10 | Duisburger SV | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 29 | |
| 11 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 28 | |
| 12 | Westfalia Herne | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 27 | |
| 13 | SV Sodingen | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 24 | |
| 14 | VfL Bochum | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 62 | −23 | 24 | |
| 15 | Wuppertaler SV (R) | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 23 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga West |
| 16 | Sportfreunde Hamborn (R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 67 | −38 | 18 |
Oberliga Südwest edit
The 1957–58 season saw two new clubs in the league, SV St. Ingbert and TuRa Ludwigshafen, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga Südwest. The league's top scorer was Friedel Trapp of TuRa Ludwigshafen with 29 goals, the highest total for any scorer in the five Oberligas in 1957–58.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FK Pirmasens | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 63 | 32 | +31 | 42 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 81 | 37 | +44 | 41 | |
| 3 | Borussia Neunkirchen | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 67 | 47 | +20 | 41 | |
| 4 | Phönix Ludwigshafen | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 35 | |
| 5 | Wormatia Worms | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 35 | |
| 6 | FSV Mainz 05 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 33 | |
| 7 | Eintracht Kreuznach | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 67 | 54 | +13 | 31 | |
| 8 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 65 | 54 | +11 | 31 | |
| 9 | Saar 05 Saarbrücken | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 31 | |
| 10 | TuRa Ludwigshafen | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 27 | |
| 11 | TuS Neuendorf | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 26 | |
| 12 | VfR Frankenthal | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 26 | |
| 13 | FV Speyer | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 46 | 59 | −13 | 25 | |
| 14 | Eintracht Trier | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 24 | |
| 15 | VfR Kaiserslautern (R) | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 35 | 71 | −36 | 16 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga Südwest |
| 16 | SV St. Ingbert (R) | 30 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 42 | 106 | −64 | 16 |
Oberliga Süd edit
The 1957–58 season saw two new clubs in the league, TSV 1860 München and SSV Reutlingen, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga Süd. The league's top scorer was Siegfried Gast of Kickers Offenbach with 20 goals.[4]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karlsruher SC | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 42 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 74 | 45 | +29 | 41 | |
| 3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 58 | 32 | +26 | 39 | |
| 4 | SpVgg Fürth | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 39 | |
| 5 | Kickers Offenbach | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 68 | 45 | +23 | 37 | |
| 6 | TSV 1860 München | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 36 | |
| 7 | FC Bayern Munich | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 66 | 56 | +10 | 30 | |
| 8 | FC Schweinfurt 05 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 29 | |
| 9 | VfB Stuttgart | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 28 | |
| 10 | VfR Mannheim | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 27 | |
| 11 | Viktoria Aschaffenburg | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 26 | |
| 12 | BC Augsburg | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 45 | 66 | −21 | 26 | |
| 13 | FSV Frankfurt | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 24 | |
| 14 | SSV Reutlingen | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 23 | |
| 15 | Jahn Regensburg (R) | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 79 | −50 | 17 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga Süd |
| 16 | Stuttgarter Kickers (R) | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 61 | −30 | 16 |
German championship edit
The 1958 German football championship was contested by the nine qualified Oberliga teams and won by FC Schalke 04, defeating Hamburger SV in the final. The runners-up of the Oberliga West and Südwest played a pre-qualifying match which had to be replayed as it originally ended in a three-all draw after extra time. The remaining eight clubs then played a single round of matches at neutral grounds in two groups of four. The two group winners then advanced to the final.[5]
Qualifying edit
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1. FC Köln | 3–3 aet | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
- Replay
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1. FC Köln | 3–0 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
Group 1 edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamburger SV (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | Qualified to final |
| 2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | FK Pirmasens | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 1. FC Köln | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 1 |
Group 2 edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Schalke 04 (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 6 | Qualified to final |
| 2 | Karlsruher SC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 |
Final edit
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| FC Schalke 04 | 3–0 | Hamburger SV |
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Fußball-Torjägerstatistik Deutschland (in German) Goal scorer statistics Germany, author: Walter Grüber, published: 2011, accessed: 21 December 2015
- ^ FC Schalke 04 » Steckbrief (in German) Weltfussball.de – FC Schalke 04 honours, accessed: 19 December 2015
- ^ East Germany 1946-1990 rsssf.org, accessed: 15 December 2015
- ^ 100 Jahre Süddeutscher Fußball-Verband, page: 165
- ^ Das Finale der Deutschen Meisterschaft 1957/1958 (in German) Fussballdaten.de, accessed: 16 December 2015
Sources edit
- 30 Jahre Bundesliga (in German) 30th anniversary special, publisher: kicker Sportmagazin, published: 1993
- kicker-Almanach 1990 (in German) Yearbook of German football, publisher: kicker Sportmagazin, published: 1989, ISBN 3-7679-0297-4
- DSFS Liga-Chronik seit 1945 (in German) publisher: DSFS, published: 2005
- 100 Jahre Süddeutscher Fußball-Verband (in German) 100 Years of the Southern German Football Federation, publisher: SFV, published: 1997
External links edit
- The Oberligas on Fussballdaten.de (in German)