German football championship 1961
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The 57th German football championship was the culmination of the football
season in the Federal Republic of Germany
in 1960-61. 1. FC Nuremberg were crowned champions for a record eight time after a group stage and a final, having previously won the title in 1921, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1936 and 1948. It was the clubs first appearance in the final since its 1948 title.
On the strength of this title, the club participated in the 1961-62 European Cup, where 1. FCN lost to S.L. Benfica in the quarter finals.
Runners-up Borussia Dortmund
made its fourth appearance in the national title game, having lost the championship in 1949 and won it in 1956 and 1957.
The format used to determine the German champion was the same as the one used in the 1960 season. Nine clubs qualified for the tournament, with the runners-up of Southwest and South having to play a qualification 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.
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Borussia Dortmund:
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1
Heinz Kwiatkowski
2
Rolf Thiemann
3
Gerd Cyliax
4
Wilhelm Burgsmüller
5
Aki Schmidt
6
Dieter Kurrat
7
Alfred Kelbassa
8
Lothar Geisler
9
Jürgen Schütz
10
Wolfgang Peters
11
Timo Konietzka
Manager:
Max Merkel
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season in the Federal Republic of Germany
West Germany
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in 1960-61. 1. FC Nuremberg were crowned champions for a record eight time after a group stage and a final, having previously won the title in 1921, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1936 and 1948. It was the clubs first appearance in the final since its 1948 title.
On the strength of this title, the club participated in the 1961-62 European Cup, where 1. FCN lost to S.L. Benfica in the quarter finals.
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...
made its fourth appearance in the national title game, having lost the championship in 1949 and won it in 1956 and 1957.
The format used to determine the German champion was the same as the one used in the 1960 season. Nine clubs qualified for the tournament, with the runners-up of Southwest and South having to play a qualification 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.
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 |
| SV Werder Bremen SV Werder Bremen SV Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its association football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize... |
Oberliga Nord runners-up |
| 1. FC Köln 1. FC Köln 1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07.... |
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 |
| 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 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 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 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 |
| Borussia Neunkirchen Borussia Neunkirchen Borussia VfB Neunkirchen is a German association football club based in Neunkirchen, Saarland. The club SC Borussia Neunkirchen was founded out of the 1907 merger of FC 1905 Borussia and SC Neunkirchen.-History:... |
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 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :... |
Oberliga Süd runners-up |
Qualifying round
| Date | Match | Result | Stadium | Attendance | ||
| 6 May 1961 | Eintracht Frankfurt | – | Borussia Neunkirchen | 5-0 (2–0) | 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.... |
35,000 |
Matches
| Match | Final result | |||
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| Hamburger SV | - | Borussia Dortmund | 2:5 | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | - | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 1:1 | |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | - | Hamburger SV | 2:3 | |
| Borussia Dortmund | - | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0:1 | |
| Hamburger SV | - | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2:1 | |
| Borussia Dortmund | - | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 2:2 | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | - | Hamburger SV | 4:2 | |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | - | Borussia Dortmund | 4:3 | |
| Hamburger SV | - | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 3:0 | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | - | Borussia Dortmund | 1:2 | |
| Borussia Dortmund | - | Hamburger SV | 7:2 | |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | - | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2:5 | |
Table
| Placed | Club | Played | W | D | L | Goals | Points |
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| 1. | 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... |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19:12 | 7-5 |
| 2. | Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :... |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13:9 | 7-5 |
| 3. | 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... |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14:19 | 6-6 |
| 4. | 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... |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11:17 | 4-8 |
Matches
| Match | Final result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. FC Köln | - | Werder Bremen | 1:1 | |
| Hertha BSC Berlin | - | 1. FC Nuremberg | 0:2 | |
| 1. FC Nuremberg | - | 1. FC Köln | 3:3 | |
| Werder Bremen | - | Hertha BSC Berlin | 1:0 | |
| 1. FC Köln | - | Hertha BSC Berlin | 3:4 | |
| Werder Bremen | - | 1. FC Nuremberg | 2:4 | |
| Hertha BSC Berlin | - | 1. FC Köln | 1:2 | |
| 1. FC Nuremberg | - | Werder Bremen | 4:0 | |
| 1. FC Köln | - | 1. FC Nuremberg | 1:2 | |
| Hertha BSC Berlin | - | Werder Bremen | 1:3 | |
| Werder Bremen | - | 1. FC Köln | 1:1 | |
| 1. FC Nuremberg | - | Hertha BSC Berlin | 3:3 | |
Table
| Placed | Club | Played | W | D | L | Goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1. FC Nuremberg | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18:9 | 10-2 |
| 2. | Werder Bremen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8:11 | 6-6 |
| 3. | 1. FC Köln 1. FC Köln 1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07.... |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11:12 | 5-7 |
| 4. | 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... |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9:14 | 3-9 |
Final
| Date | Match | Result | Stadium | Attendance | ||
| 24 June 1961 | 1. FC Nuremberg | – | Borussia Dortmund | 3–0 (2–0) | Hannover, Niedersachsenstadion | 82,000 |
Teams
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | 1. FC Nuremberg: | ||
| 1 | Roland Wabra Roland Wabra Roland 'Rolli' Wabra was a German football player. He spent 6 seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Nuremberg.-External links:... |
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| 2 | Ferdinand Wenauer Ferdinand Wenauer Ferdinand "Nandl" Wenauer was a German football player. He spent 6 seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Nuremberg. He also represented Germany in 4 friendlies.-External links:... |
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| 3 | Helmut Hilpert Helmut Hilpert Helmut Hilpert was a German football player. He spent five seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Nuremberg.-Honours:* German championship: 1960–61* Bundesliga champion: 1967–68* DFB-Pokal winner: 1961–62... |
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| 4 | Paul Derbfuß |
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| 5 | Stefan Reisch Stefan Reisch Stefan Reisch is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder during the 1960s and 1970s.-Career:... |
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| 6 | Josef Zenger |
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| 7 | Heinz Strehl Heinz Strehl Heinz Strehl was a former German football player.A Bundesliga title-winner with 1. FC Nuremberg in 1968, Heinz Strehl was one of the proven goalscorers in West Germany in the 1960s and able to cap his West Germany debut against Yugoslavia on 30 September 1962, with a hat-trick in between the 23rd... |
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| 8 | Heinrich Müller |
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| 9 | Max Morlock Max Morlock Maximilian Morlock was one of the most popular German football players in the 1950s and early 1960s. In his time with the West German national team, he earned 26 caps and scored 21 goals... |
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| 10 | Kurt Haseneder |
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| 11 | Gustav Flachenecker |
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| Herbert Widmayer Herbert Widmayer Herbert Widmayer was a German football player and manager. He was the younger brother of Werner Widmayer.-External links:... |
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Heinz KwiatkowskiHeinz 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...
Rolf Thiemann Gerd Cyliax Wilhelm BurgsmüllerWilhelm 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:...
Aki SchmidtAki Schmidt
Alfred "Aki" Schmidt is a former German football player and manager.Schimdt played as attacking midfielder for Borussia Dortmund from 1956 to 1968, winning the German Cup in 1965 and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1966...
Dieter KurratDieter Kurrat
Dieter 'Hoppi' Kurrat is a retired German football player and coach. As a player, he spent 9 seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund.His brother Hans-Jürgen Kurrat also played football professionally.-Honours:...
Alfred KelbassaAlfred Kelbassa
Alfred Kelbassa was a German football player.Kelbassa played most notably for Preußen Münster and Borussia Dortmund ....
Lothar GeislerLothar Geisler
Lothar Geisler is a retired German football defender.-External links:...
Jürgen SchützJürgen Schütz
Jürgen Schütz was a German football player from Dortmund, Germany; he died of laryngeal cancer. He spent 4 seasons in the Bundesliga with TSV 1860 München and Borussia Dortmund. Schütz also represented Germany in 6 friendlies....
Wolfgang PetersWolfgang Peters
Wolfgang Peters was a German football player.Peters played most notably for Borussia Dortmund ....
Timo Konietzka Max MerkelMax Merkel
Maximilian Merkel was an Austrian football player and coach. The former Rapid player featured twice in a national team...
Sources
- German Championship 1960-61 at Weltfussball.de
- Germany - Championship 1960-61 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 165 & 177 - German championship 1961 - German championship 1961 at Fussballdaten.de