1963 German football championship

The 1963 German football championship was the culmination of the football season in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1962–63. Borussia Dortmund were crowned champions for the third time after a group stage and a final, having previously won the championship in 1956 and 1957.[1]

1963 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Tournament details
CountryWest Germany
Dates18 May – 29 June
Teams9
Final positions
ChampionsBorussia Dortmund
3rd German title
Runner-up1. FC Köln
European CupBorussia Dortmund
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored110 (4.23 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Christian Müller (9 goals)

On the strength of this title, the club participated in the 1963–64 European Cup, where Borussia lost to F.C. Internazionale Milano in the semi-finals.

Runners-up 1. FC Köln made its third appearance in the national title game, having won the previous years championship and lost in 1960.

The format used to determine the German champion was similar to the one used in the 1962 season. Nine clubs qualified for the tournament, with the runners-up of South and North having to play a qualifying match. The remaining eight clubs then played a home-and-away round in two groups of four, with the two group winners entering the final. In the previous year, a single round had been played in the group stages because of the 1962 FIFA World Cup, where Germany participated in, to reduce the schedule.

The 1963 edition marked the last year, where the German championship was decided in a final. From 1963 onwards, the championship would go to the new Bundesliga champion.

Qualified teams

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The following teams qualified through the 1962–63 Oberliga season:

Club Qualified from
Hamburger SV Oberliga Nord champions
SV Werder Bremen Oberliga Nord runners-up
1. FC Köln Oberliga West champions
Borussia Dortmund Oberliga West runners-up
Hertha BSC Berlin Oberliga Berlin champions
1. FC Kaiserslautern Oberliga Südwest champions
Borussia Neunkirchen Oberliga Südwest runners-up
TSV 1860 Munich Oberliga Süd champions
1. FC Nürnberg Oberliga Süd runners-up

Competition

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Qualifying round

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18 May 1963 1. FC Nürnberg 2–1 Werder Bremen Ludwigshafen
Reisch   17', 51' (pen.) Schütz   37' (pen.) Stadium: Südweststadion
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Hensel (Oberhausen)

Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification KOE FCN BSC FCK
1 1. FC Köln 6 4 2 0 29 12 2.417 10 Advance to final 6–2 5–1 8–2
2 1. FC Nürnberg 6 3 2 1 19 12 1.583 8 3–3 5–0 5–1
3 Hertha BSC 6 1 1 4 8 19 0.421 3 3–6 0–2 3–0
4 1. FC Kaiserslautern 6 0 3 3 7 20 0.350 3 1–1 2–2 1–1
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.
25 May 1963 1. FC Nürnberg 3–3 1. FC Köln Nürnberg
Reisch   9'
Strehl   36', 45'
Sturm   4'
Hemmersbach   14'
Hornig   14'
Stadium: Club-Stadion im Zabo
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Ott (Rheinbrohl)
25 May 1963 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–1 Hertha BSC Ludwigshafen
Meier   59' Lange   57' Stadium: Südweststadion
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Schörnig (Düsseldorf)
29 May 1963 1. FC Köln 8–2 1. FC Kaiserslautern Cologne
Sturm   16'
Schäfer   37'
Müller   51', 73'
Benthaus   68'
Hornig   70'
Regh   75'
Thielen   83'
Reitgaßl   2'
Neumann   6'
Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Kreitlein (Stuttgart)
29 May 1963 Hertha BSC 0–2 1. FC Nürnberg Berlin
Dachlauer   32'
Strehl   79'
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Fritz (Ludwigshafen)
1 June 1963 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2–2 1. FC Nürnberg Ludwigshafen
Reitgaßl   47'
Settelmeyer   49'
Flachenecker   66', 77' Stadium: Südweststadion
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Schulenburg (Hamburg)
1 June 1963 Hertha BSC 3–6 1. FC Köln Berlin
Waclawiak   13'
Altendorff   58' (pen.), 65'
Regh   1'
Schäfer   19'
Müller   39', 77'
Thielen   47', 75'
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Handwerker (Ketsch)
8 June 1963 1. FC Nürnberg 5–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Nuremberg
Wild   59', 65'
Morlock   67'
Dachlauer   83'
Reisch   90'
Pulter   17' Stadium: Club-Stadion im Zabo
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Thier (Gelsenkirchen)
8 June 1963 1. FC Köln 5–1 Hertha BSC Cologne
Müller   23', 50', 73', 90'
Sturm   88'
Lange   60' Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Sparing (Kassel)
15 June 1963 1. FC Nürnberg 5–0 Hertha BSC Nuremberg
Morlock   20', 57'
Wild   45'
Haseneder   55', 65'
Stadium: Club-Stadion im Zabo
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Deuschel (Ludwigshafen)
15 June 1963 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–1 1. FC Köln Ludwigshafen
Neumann   78' Regh   30' Stadium: Südweststadion
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Kandlbinder (Regensburg)
22 June 1963 1. FC Köln 6–2 1. FC Nürnberg Cologne
Müller   5'
Schäfer   8'
Thielen   14', 43', 77'
Sturm   40' (pen.)
Wild   63', 86' Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Schulenburg (Hamburg)
22 June 1963 Hertha BSC 3–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern Berlin
Faeder   35', 75'
Altendorff   55'
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Schmidt (Waldbröl)

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification BVB M60 BNE HSV
1 Borussia Dortmund 6 4 1 1 15 7 2.143 9 Advance to final 4–0 0–0 3–2
2 1860 Munich 6 3 0 3 10 12 0.833 6 3–2 4–0 2–1
3 Borussia Neunkirchen 6 2 2 2 8 11 0.727 6 2–5 2–1 3–0
4 Hamburger SV 6 1 1 4 7 10 0.700 3 0–1 3–0 1–1
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.
25 May 1963 TSV 1860 Munich 3–2 Borussia Dortmund Munich
Brunnenmeier   7', 86'
Küppers   82'
Wosab   23'
Konietzka   50'
Stadium: Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Zimmermann (Wolfsburg)
25 May 1963 Borussia Neunkirchen 3–0 Hamburger SV Saarbrücken
Pidancet   17'
May   78'
Melcher   90'
Stadium: Ludwigspark
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Fischer (Augsburg)
29 May 1963 Hamburger SV 3–0 TSV 1860 Munich Hamburg
Wulf   4'
Dörfel   48'
Seeler   84'
Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Malka (Herten)
29 May 1963 Borussia Dortmund 0–0 Borussia Neunkirchen Dortmund
Stadium: Rote Erde
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Lutz (Bremen)

Final

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Borussia Dortmund3 – 11. FC Köln
Kurrat   9'
Wosab   57'
Schmidt   65'
Schnellinger   73'
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: K.Tschenscher
BORUSSIA DORTMUND:
GK 1   Bernhard Wessel
DF 2   Wolfgang Paul
DF 3   Gerd Cyliax
DF 4   Wilhelm Burgsmüller
DF 5   Helmut Bracht
MF 6   Reinhold Wosab
MF 7   Alfred Schmidt
MF 8   Dieter Kurrat
MF 9   Lothar Geisler
FW 10   Jürgen Schütz
FW 11   Friedhelm Konietzka
Manager:
  Hermann Eppenhoff
1. FC KÖLN:
GK 1   Fritz Ewert
DF 2   Leo Wilden
DF 3   Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
DF 4   Anton Regh
DF 5   Fritz Pott
MF 6   Hans Sturm
MF 7   Helmut Benthaus
FW 8   Karl-Heinz Thielen
FW 9   Hans Schäfer
FW 10   Karl-Heinz Ripkens
FW 11   Heinz Hornig
Manager:
  Zlatko Čajkovski

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, p. 165,177 - German championship 1963
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