German football championship 1957
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The 53rd 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.
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 qualification 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.
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Hamburger SV:
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1
Horst Schnoor
2
Jürgen Werner
3
Jupp Posipal
4
Jochen Meinke
5
Gerhard Krug
6
Franz Klepacz
7
Karl-Heinz Liese
8
Walter Schemel
9
Rolf Börner
10
Uwe Seeler
11
Uwe Reuter
Manager:
Günter Mahlmann
Football (soccer)
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season in the Federal Republic of Germany
West Germany
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in 1956-57. Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...
were crowned champions for the second time after a group stage and a final. Borussia became the first club since Dresdner SC
Dresdner SC
Dresdner SC is a German multisport club playing in Dresden, Saxony. Founded on 30 April 1898, the club was a founding member of the German Football Association in 1900...
in 1944 to defend their title won the previous year.
It was Borussia's third appearance in the German final, having lost 3-2 to VfR Mannheim
VfR Mannheim
VfR Mannheim is a German association football club based in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg formed in 1911 out of the fusion of Mannheimer FG 1896, Mannheimer FG 1897 Union, and FC Viktoria 1897 Mannheim...
in 1949 and won the championship in 1956, beating Karlsruher SC
Karlsruher SC
Karlsruher SC is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. KSC rose out of the consolidation of a number of predecessor clubs. They currently play in the 2...
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 qualification 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
| Club | Qualified from |
| Hamburger SV Hamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department... |
Oberliga Nord Oberliga Nord (1947-63) The Oberliga Nord was the highest level of the German football league system in the north of Germany from 1947 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. It covered the states of Lower Saxony, Bremen, Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein.-Overview:... champions |
| Holstein Kiel Holstein Kiel Holstein Kiel is a German association football and sports club based in the city of Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein. Through the 1910s and 1920s the club was a dominant side in northern Germany winning six regional titles and finishing as runners-up another six times... |
Oberliga Nord runners-up |
| Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football... |
Oberliga West Oberliga West (1947-63) The Oberliga West was the highest level of the German football league system in the west of Germany from 1947 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963... champions |
| Duisburger SV | Oberliga West runners-up |
| Hertha BSC Berlin Hertha BSC Berlin Hertha Berliner Sport-Club von 1892, commonly known as Hertha BSC or Hertha Berlin, is a German association football club based in Berlin. A founding member of the German Football Association in Leipzig in 1900, the club has a long history as Berlin's best-supported side... |
Oberliga Berlin Oberliga Berlin (1945-63) The Oberliga Berlin was the highest level of the German football league system in the city of West-Berlin in Germany from 1945 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. It was by far the smallest of the five Oberligas.-Overview:... champions |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern, also known as 1. FCK, FCK or simply Kaiserslautern, is a German association football club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. On 2 June 1900, Germania 1896 and FG Kaiserslautern merged to create FC 1900... |
Oberliga Südwest Oberliga Südwest (1945-63) The Oberliga Südwest was the highest level of the German football league system in the southwest of Germany from 1945 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. It covered the two states of Rheinland-Pfalz and Saarland.-Overview:... champions |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken is a German association football club based in the city of Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club began its existence as the football department of Turnverein Malstatt formed in 1903... |
Oberliga Südwest runners-up |
| 1. FC Nuremberg | Oberliga Süd Oberliga Süd (1945-63) The Oberliga Süd was the highest level of the German football league system in the south of Germany from 1945 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963.It covered the three states of Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Hessen.-Overview:... champions |
| Kickers Offenbach Kickers Offenbach Kickers Offenbach is a German association football club in Offenbach am Main, Hesse. The club was founded on 27 May 1901 in the Rheinischer Hof restaurant by footballers who had left established local clubs including Melitia, Teutonia, Viktoria, Germania and Neptun... |
Oberliga Süd runners-up |
Qualifying round
| Date | Match | Result | Stadium | Attendance | ||
| 25 May 1957 | Kickers Offenbach | – | Holstein Kiel | 3-2 aet (0–2, 2–2) | Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the... , Rheinstadion Rheinstadion The Rheinstadion was a multi-purpose stadium, in Düsseldorf, Germany. The stadium was built, near the Rhine, in 1926 and held 55,900 people, at the end of its life.... |
35,000 |
Matches
| Date | Match | Result | Stadium | Attendance | ||
| 2 June 1957 | Hamburger SV | – | Duisburger SV | 1–1 (0–0) | Berlin Berlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union... , Olympiastadion |
40,000 |
| 2 June 1957 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | – | 1. FC Nuremberg | 2–2 (0–0) | Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... , Neckarstadion |
70,000 |
| 9 June 1957 | Hamburger SV | – | 1. FC Nuremberg | 2–1 (1–0) | Cologne Cologne Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the... , Müngersdorfer Stadion |
50,000 |
| 9 June 1957 | Duisburger SV | – | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 3–1 (2–0) | Frankfurt Frankfurt Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010... , Waldstadion Commerzbank-Arena The Commerzbank-Arena is a sports stadium in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. Commonly known by its original name, Waldstadion , the stadium opened in 1925. The stadium has been upgraded several times since then; the most recent remodelling was its redevelopment as a football-only stadium in preparation... |
40,000 |
| 16 June 1957 | Hamburger SV | – | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 2–1 (2–1) | Düsseldorf, Rheinstadion | 32,000 |
| 16 June 1957 | 1. FC Nuremberg | – | Duisburger SV | 2-2 (1–0) | Ludwigshafen, Südweststadion Südweststadion Südweststadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany. The stadium holds 6,100 people and was built in 1950. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home of FSV Oggersheim.... |
33,000 |
Table
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
| Hamburger SV | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Duisburger SV | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 1. FC Nuremberg | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 2 |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 1 |
Matches
| Date | Match | Result | Stadium | Attendance | ||
| 2 June 1957 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | – | Hertha BSC Berlin | 14–1 (5–1) | Wuppertal Wuppertal Wuppertal is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in and around the Wupper river valley, and is situated east of the city of Düsseldorf and south of the Ruhr area. With a population of approximately 350,000, it is the largest city in the Bergisches Land... , Stadion am Zoo Stadion am Zoo The Stadion am Zoo is a multi-purpose stadium in Wuppertal, Germany. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Wuppertaler SV Borussia. The stadium is able to hold 23,067 people and was built in 1924.... |
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 Essen - Origin of the name :In German-speaking countries, the name of the city Essen often causes confusion as to its origins, because it is commonly known as the German infinitive of the verb for the act of eating, and/or the German noun for food. Although scholars still dispute the interpretation of... , Georg-Melches-Stadion Georg-Melches-Stadion Georg-Melches-Stadion is a stadium in Essen, Germany. It was built in 1939 and has a capacity of 15,000. It is currently used, mostly, for football matches and concerts.... |
6,000 |
| 16 June 1957 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | – | Kickers Offenbach | 1–4 (0–3) | Augsburg Augsburg Augsburg is a city in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. It is a university town and home of the Regierungsbezirk Schwaben and the Bezirk Schwaben. Augsburg is an urban district and home to the institutions of the Landkreis Augsburg. It is, as of 2008, the third-largest city in Bavaria with a... , Rosenaustadion Rosenaustadion Rosenaustadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. It is the largest stadium in the city.Until 2009, the stadium was used mostly for football matches by the football club... |
40,000 |
| 16 June 1957 | Borussia Dortmund | – | Hertha BSC | 2-1 (1–1) | Braunschweig Braunschweig Braunschweig , is a city of 247,400 people, located in the federal-state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser.... , Eintracht-Stadion |
15,000 |
Table
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
| Borussia Dortmund | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Kickers Offenbach | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 |
| Hertha BSC Berlin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | -16 | 0 |
Final
| Date | Match | Result | Stadium | Attendance | ||
| 23 June 1957 | Borussia Dortmund | – | Hamburger SV | 4-1 (3–1) | Hannover, Niedersachsenstadion | 82,000 |
Teams
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| 1 | Heinz Kwiatkowski Heinz Kwiatkowski Heinrich "Heinz" Kwiatkowski was a German football goalkeeper. He was born in Gelsenkirchen.He was a member of the West German team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He also participated in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. In total he earned four caps for West Germany. During his club career he played for... |
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| 2 | Herbert Sandmann |
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| 3 | Max Michallek |
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| 4 | Wilhelm Burgsmüller Wilhelm Burgsmüller Wilhelm Burgsmüller is a German former football defender who played for Borussia Dortmund between 1952 and 1966. He appeared 19 times for the club in the inaugural Bundesliga season.-External links:... |
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| 5 | Helmut Bracht Helmut Bracht Helmut Bracht was a German footballer who played as a midfielder for Westfalia Herne and Borussia Dortmund. He appeared 11 times for Dortmund in the inaugural Bundesliga season, and had a brief spell as manager of the club in 1970.-External links:... |
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| 6 | Elwin Schlebrowski |
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| 7 | Alfred Niepieklo |
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| 8 | Alfred Kelbassa Alfred Kelbassa Alfred Kelbassa was a German football player.Kelbassa played most notably for Preußen Münster and Borussia Dortmund .... |
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| 9 | Alfred Preißler |
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| 10 | Wolfgang Peters Wolfgang Peters Wolfgang Peters was a German football player.Peters played most notably for Borussia Dortmund .... |
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| 11 | Helmut Kapitulski |
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| Manager: | |||
| Helmut Schneider |
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Horst Schnoor Jürgen WernerJürgen Werner
Jürgen Werner was a German football player, journalist and official.Werner, a midfield player, came from the youth of Hamburger SV right into the first team, in a similar path to Uwe Seeler did, and, for his eight years of first-team experience between 1955 and 1963, has the 1960 German...
Jupp Posipal Jochen Meinke Gerhard Krug Franz Klepacz Karl-Heinz Liese Walter Schemel Rolf Börner Uwe Seeler Uwe Reuter Günter MahlmannSources
- German Championship 1956-57 at Weltfussball.de
- Germany - Championship 1957 at RSSSF.com
- kicker Allmanach 1990, by kickerKicker (sports magazine)kicker Sportmagazin is Germany's leading sports magazine and is focused primarily on football. The magazine was founded in 1920 by German football pioneer Walther Bensemann and is published twice a week, usually Monday and Thursday, in Nuremberg...
, page 164 & 177 - German championship 1957 - German championship 1957 at Fussballdaten.de