1957 German football championship

The 1957 German football championship was the culmination of the football season in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1956–57. Borussia Dortmund were crowned champions for the second time after a group stage and a final. Borussia became the first club since Dresdner SC in 1944 to defend their title won the previous year.[1]

1957 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Tournament details
CountryWest Germany
Dates25 May – 23 June
Teams9
Final positions
ChampionsBorussia Dortmund
2nd German title
Runner-upHamburger SV
European CupBorussia Dortmund
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored65 (4.64 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Alfred Niepieklo
Willi Wenzel
(5 goals each)
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It was Borussia's third appearance in the German final, having lost 3–2 to VfR Mannheim in 1949 and won the championship in 1956, beating Karlsruher SC 4–2. On the strength of this title, the club participated in the 1957–58 European Cup, where it went out to AC Milan in the quarter-finals.

For the losing finalist, Hamburger SV, it was its first appearance in the final since winning the title in 1928.

The format used to determine the German champion was different from the 1956 season. Only two clubs took part in the qualifying round, instead of four. The group stage, eight teams split into two groups of four, was conducted as a single round with games on neutral grounds; previously it had been home-and-away games. As in the past seasons, the two group winners then played the national final.

Qualified teams

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The clubs qualified through the 1956–57 Oberliga season:

Club Qualified from
Hamburger SV Oberliga Nord champions
Holstein Kiel Oberliga Nord runners-up
Borussia Dortmund Oberliga West champions
Duisburger SV Oberliga West runners-up
Hertha BSC Berlin Oberliga Berlin champions
1. FC Kaiserslautern Oberliga Südwest champions
1. FC Saarbrücken Oberliga Südwest runners-up
1. FC Nürnberg Oberliga Süd champions
Kickers Offenbach Oberliga Süd runners-up

Competition

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Qualifying round

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Date Match Result Stadium Attendance
25 May 1957 Kickers Offenbach Holstein Kiel 3–2 aet (0–2, 2–2) Düsseldorf, Rheinstadion 35,000

Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification HSV DSV FCN FCS
1 Hamburger SV 3 2 1 0 5 3 1.667 5 Advance to final 1–1 2–1 2–1
2 Duisburger SV 3 1 2 0 6 4 1.500 4 3–1
3 1. FC Nürnberg 3 0 2 1 5 6 0.833 2 2–2
4 1. FC Saarbrücken 3 0 1 2 4 7 0.571 1 2–2
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.
Date Match Result Stadium Attendance
2 June 1957 Hamburger SV Duisburger SV 1–1 (0–0) Berlin, Olympiastadion 40,000
2 June 1957 1. FC Saarbrücken 1. FC Nürnberg 2–2 (0–0) Stuttgart, Neckarstadion 70,000
9 June 1957 Hamburger SV 1. FC Nürnberg 2–1 (1–0) Cologne, Müngersdorfer Stadion 50,000
9 June 1957 Duisburger SV 1. FC Saarbrücken 3–1 (2–0) Frankfurt, Waldstadion 40,000
16 June 1957 Hamburger SV 1. FC Saarbrücken 2–1 (2–1) Düsseldorf, Rheinstadion 32,000
16 June 1957 1. FC Nürnberg Duisburger SV 2–2 (1–0) Ludwigshafen, Südweststadion 33,000

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification BVB KOF FCK BSC
1 Borussia Dortmund 3 3 0 0 7 4 1.750 6 Advance to final 2–1 2–1
2 Kickers Offenbach 3 2 0 1 8 4 2.000 4
3 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3 1 0 2 17 8 2.125 2 2–3 1–4 14–1
4 Hertha BSC 3 0 0 3 3 19 0.158 0 1–3
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.
Date Match Result Stadium Attendance
2 June 1957 1. FC Kaiserslautern Hertha BSC Berlin 14–1 (5–1) Wuppertal, Stadion am Zoo 42,000
2 June 1957 Borussia Dortmund Kickers Offenbach 2–1 (1–1) Ludwigshafen, Südweststadion 55,000
9 June 1957 1. FC Kaiserslautern Borussia Dortmund 2–3 (0–1) Hannover, Niedersachsenstadion 75,000
9 June 1957 Hertha BSC Berlin Kickers Offenbach 1–3 (1–2) Essen, Georg-Melches-Stadion 6,000
16 June 1957 1. FC Kaiserslautern Kickers Offenbach 1–4 (0–3) Augsburg, Rosenaustadion 40,000
16 June 1957 Borussia Dortmund Hertha BSC 2–1 (1–1) Braunschweig, Eintracht-Stadion 15,000

Final

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Date Match Result Stadium Attendance
23 June 1957 Borussia Dortmund Hamburger SV 4–1 (3–1) Hannover, Niedersachsenstadion 82,000
Borussia Dortmund:
1   Heinz Kwiatkowski
2   Herbert Sandmann
3   Max Michallek
4   Wilhelm Burgsmüller
5   Helmut Bracht
6   Elwin Schlebrowski
7   Alfred Niepieklo   26'   78'
8   Alfred Kelbassa   16'   25'
9   Alfred Preißler
10   Wolfgang Peters
11   Helmut Kapitulski
Manager:
  Helmut Schneider
Hamburger SV:
1   Horst Schnoor
2   Jürgen Werner
3   Jupp Posipal
4   Jochen Meinke
5   Gerhard Krug   24'
6   Franz Klepacz
7   Karl-Heinz Liese
8   Walter Schemel
9   Rolf Börner
10   Uwe Seeler
11   Uwe Reuter
Manager:
  Günter Mahlmann

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 164 & 177 – German championship 1957
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