1959 German football championship final

The 1959 German football championship Final decided the winner of the 1959 German football championship, the 49th edition of the German football championship, a knockout football cup competition contested by the regional league winners to determine the national champions.

1959 German championship Final
Endspiel um die Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Match programme cover
Event1959 German football championship
After extra time
Date28 June 1959 (1959-06-28)
VenueOlympiastadion, Berlin
RefereeErich Asmussen (Flensburg)
Attendance75,000
1958
1960

The match was played on 28 June 1959 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Eintracht Frankfurt won the match 5–3 after extra time against Kickers Offenbach for their 1st German title.[1] With the win, Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the 1959–60 European Cup, where they went on to reach the final.

Route to the final

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The German football championship was a nine team single-elimination knockout cup competition, featuring the champions and runners-up of the Oberliga Nord, West, Oberliga Südwest, and Oberliga Süd, and the champions of the Oberliga Berlin. The competition started with a qualification round between two teams in order to enter the group stage. During the group phase, four teams played each other in a home and away format, with the group winners advancing to the final.

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Eintracht Frankfurt Round Kickers Offenbach
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Werder Bremen 7–2 (A) Matchday 1 Hamburger SV 3–2 (H)
FK Pirmasens 3–2 (H) Matchday 2 Tasmania 1900 Berlin 2–2 (A)
1. FC Köln 2–1 (H) Matchday 3 Westfalia Herne 4–1 (A)
1. FC Köln 4–2 (A) Matchday 4 Westfalia Herne 2–1 (H)
FK Pirmasens 6–2 (A) Matchday 5 Tasmania 1900 Berlin 3–2 (H)
Werder Bremen 4–2 (H) Matchday 6 Hamburger SV 0–1 (A)
Group 1 winners

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Eintracht Frankfurt 6 12
2 1. FC Köln 6 5
3 FK Pirmasens 6 4
4 Werder Bremen 6 3
Source: RSSSF
Final standings Group 2 winners

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Kickers Offenbach 6 9
2 Hamburger SV 6 8
3 Westfalia Herne 6 4
4 Tasmania Berlin 6 3
Source: RSSSF

Match

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Details

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Eintracht Frankfurt5–3 (a.e.t.)Kickers Offenbach
Report
Attendance: 75,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Eintracht Frankfurt
 
 
 
 
 
Kickers Offenbach
GK 1   Egon Loy
RB 5   Hans-Walter Eigenbrodt
LB 4   Hermann Höfer
RH 7   Dieter Stinka
CH 3   Friedel Lutz
LH 2   Hans Weilbächer
OR 11   Richard Kress
IR 6   István Sztáni
CF 9   Eckehard Feigenspan
IL 8   Dieter Lindner
OL 10   Alfred Pfaff
Manager:
  Paul Oßwald
 
GK 1   Walter Zimmermann
RB 2   Karl Waldmann
LB 3   Alfred Schultheis
RH 10   Willi Keim
CH 6   Heinz Lichtl
LH 5   Ernst Wade
OR 9   Berti Kraus
IR 4   Hermann Nuber
CF 11   Siegfried Gast
IL 7   Gerhard Kaufhold
OL 8   Helmut Preisendörfer
Manager:
  Bogdan Cuvaj

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Replay if scores still level.
  • No substitutions.

References

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  1. ^ "Germany - Championships 1947-1963". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 October 2016.