Northern German football championship
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| Northern German football championship |
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| Founded |
| 1906 |
| Disbanded |
| 1933 |
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| Number of Seasons |
| 27 |
| Replaced by |
| Gauliga Nordmark Gauliga Nordmark The Gauliga Nordmark was the highest football league in the Prussian Province of Schleswig-Holstein and the German states of Hamburg, Lübeck, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Strelitz and parts of Oldenburg from 1933 to 1945... |
| Gauliga Niedersachsen Gauliga Niedersachsen The Gauliga Niedersachsen was the highest football league in the Prussian Province of Hanover and the German states of Bremen, Brunswick, Schaumburg-Lippe and Oldenburg from 1933 to 1945... |
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| Last Champions 1932-33 |
| 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... |
The Northern German football championship (German: Norddeutsche Fußballmeisterschaft), operated by Norddeutscher Fußball-Verband (NFV), was the highest association football competition in Northern Germany
Northern Germany
- Geography :The key terrain features of North Germany are the marshes along the coastline of the North Sea and Baltic Sea, and the geest and heaths inland. Also prominent are the low hills of the Baltic Uplands, the ground moraines, end moraines, sandur, glacial valleys, bogs, and Luch...
, in the Prussia
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
n provinces of Schleswig-Holstein
Province of Schleswig-Holstein
The Province of Schleswig-Holstein was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1868 to 1946. It was created from the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, which had been conquered by Prussia and the Austrian Empire from Denmark in the Second War of Schleswig in 1864...
and Hanover
Province of Hanover
The Province of Hanover was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1868 to 1946.During the Austro-Prussian War, the Kingdom of Hanover had attempted to maintain a neutral position, along with some other member states of the German Confederation...
and the German states of Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, Lübeck, Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a duchy in northern Germany created in 1348, when Albert II of Mecklenburg and his younger brother John were raised to Dukes of Mecklenburg by King Charles IV...
, Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Mecklenburg-Strelitz was a duchy and later grand duchy in northern Germany, consisting of the eastern fifth of the historic Mecklenburg region, roughly corresponding with the present-day Mecklenburg-Strelitz district , and the western exclave of the former Bishopric of Ratzeburg in modern...
, Oldenburg
Oldenburg (state)
Oldenburg — named after its capital, the town of Oldenburg — was a state in the north of present-day Germany. Oldenburg survived from 1180 until 1918 as a county, duchy and grand duchy, and from 1918 until 1946 as a free state. It was located near the mouth of the River Weser...
Bremen
Bremen (state)
The Free Hanseatic City of Bremen is the smallest of Germany's 16 states. A more informal name, but used in some official contexts, is Land Bremen .-Geography:...
and the Duchy of Brunswick
Duchy of Brunswick
Brunswick was a historical state in Germany. Originally the territory of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in the Holy Roman Empire, it was established as an independent duchy by the Congress of Vienna in 1815...
. The regional associations, including the NFV, were dissolved in 1933 and the competition not held until 1946.
Overview
German football was, from its beginnings, divided into regional associations, each of which carried out their own championship matches. These often pre-dated the national German championshipGerman football champions
The German football champions are the annual winners of the highest association football competition in Germany. The history of the German football championship is complex and reflects the turbulent history of the country through the course of the 20th century.Brought to the country by English...
. With the inception of the latter in 1903, the former became qualifying tournaments. Regional championships still held a high value for the local clubs. The most important of these regional championships were:
- Southern German football championshipSouthern German football championshipThe Southern German football championship was the highest association football competition in the South of Germany, established in 1898...
- formed in 1898 - Brandenburg football championshipBrandenburg football championshipThe Brandenburg football championship was the highest association football competition in the Prussian Province of Brandenburg, including Berlin, established in 1898...
- formed in 1898 - Central German football championshipCentral German football championshipThe Central German football championship was the highest association football competition in Central Germany, in what is now the federal states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, established in 1902...
- formed in 1902 - Western German football championshipWestern German football championshipThe Western German football championship was the highest association football competition in Western Germany, in the Prussian Province of Westphalia, the Rhine Province, the northern parts of the province of Hesse-Nassau as well as the Principality of Lippe, later to become the Free State of Lippe...
- formed in 1903 - March football championship - existed from 1903 to 1911
- Northern German football championship - formed in 1906
- South Eastern German football championshipSouth Eastern German football championshipThe South Eastern German football championship was the highest association football competition in the Prussian provinces of Silesia, which was divided into the Province of Lower Silesia and the Province of Upper Silesia after 1919, and Posen, which mostly became part of Poland in 1919...
- formed in 1906 - Baltic football championshipBaltic football championshipThe Baltic football championship was the highest association football competition in the Prussian provinces of East Prussia, Pomerania and West Prussia. The competition was disbanded in 1933....
- formed in 1908
Regional championships were suspended with the rise of the Nazis to power in 1933. At the end of the Second World War, some resumed, but in league format. In the North, a championship had been started in the summer of 1946 but it had to be stopped during the quarter-finals when the British Military Government intervened. Subsequently, the Oberliga Nord was established in 1947. Others, such as the Baltic championship, completely disappeared because the territories they were held in were no longer part of Germany. With the South West German football championship, a new regional competition also appeared in 1945 in the French Zone. Ultimately, with the formation of the Fußball-Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
, regional championships ceased altogether.
Background
When the Northern German championship was established in 1906, the region of Northern Germany (German: Norddeutschland) was politically divided into a number of territories, the first two being part of the Kingdom of PrussiaKingdom of Prussia
The Kingdom of Prussia was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918. Until the defeat of Germany in World War I, it comprised almost two-thirds of the area of the German Empire...
:
- Province of HanoverProvince of HanoverThe Province of Hanover was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1868 to 1946.During the Austro-Prussian War, the Kingdom of Hanover had attempted to maintain a neutral position, along with some other member states of the German Confederation...
- Province of Schleswig-HolsteinProvince of Schleswig-HolsteinThe Province of Schleswig-Holstein was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1868 to 1946. It was created from the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, which had been conquered by Prussia and the Austrian Empire from Denmark in the Second War of Schleswig in 1864...
- BremenBremen (state)The Free Hanseatic City of Bremen is the smallest of Germany's 16 states. A more informal name, but used in some official contexts, is Land Bremen .-Geography:...
- Duchy of BrunswickDuchy of BrunswickBrunswick was a historical state in Germany. Originally the territory of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in the Holy Roman Empire, it was established as an independent duchy by the Congress of Vienna in 1815...
- HamburgHamburg-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
- Lübeck
- Grand Dutchy of Mecklenburg-StrelitzMecklenburg-StrelitzMecklenburg-Strelitz was a duchy and later grand duchy in northern Germany, consisting of the eastern fifth of the historic Mecklenburg region, roughly corresponding with the present-day Mecklenburg-Strelitz district , and the western exclave of the former Bishopric of Ratzeburg in modern...
- Grand Dutchy of Mecklenburg-SchwerinMecklenburg-SchwerinMecklenburg-Schwerin was a duchy in northern Germany created in 1348, when Albert II of Mecklenburg and his younger brother John were raised to Dukes of Mecklenburg by King Charles IV...
- Grand Dutchy of OldenburgOldenburg (state)Oldenburg — named after its capital, the town of Oldenburg — was a state in the north of present-day Germany. Oldenburg survived from 1180 until 1918 as a county, duchy and grand duchy, and from 1918 until 1946 as a free state. It was located near the mouth of the River Weser...
German Empire
The German Empire refers to Germany during the "Second Reich" period from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of the Emperor, Wilhelm II.The German...
in 1918 and the formation of a Republic, the former Kingdoms and Principalities became states. For the two Prussian provinces, this only meant that the Kingdom was replaced with the Free State of Prussia
Free State of Prussia (1918-1933)
The Free State of Prussia was a German state formed after the abolition of the Kingdom of Prussia in the aftermath of World War I. It was the major state of Germany during the time of the Weimar Republic, comprising almost 5/8 of its territory and population...
, while the Free Cities remained as they were. The former Principalities became free states:
- Province of HanoverProvince of HanoverThe Province of Hanover was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1868 to 1946.During the Austro-Prussian War, the Kingdom of Hanover had attempted to maintain a neutral position, along with some other member states of the German Confederation...
- Province of Schleswig-HolsteinProvince of Schleswig-HolsteinThe Province of Schleswig-Holstein was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1868 to 1946. It was created from the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, which had been conquered by Prussia and the Austrian Empire from Denmark in the Second War of Schleswig in 1864...
- BremenBremen (state)The Free Hanseatic City of Bremen is the smallest of Germany's 16 states. A more informal name, but used in some official contexts, is Land Bremen .-Geography:...
- Free State of BrunswickFree State of BrunswickThe Free State of Brunswick was the republic formed after the abolition of the Duchy of Brunswick in the course of the German Revolution of 1918–19. It was a state of the German Reich in the time of the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany.-History:...
- HamburgHamburg-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
- Lübeck
- Free State of Mecklenburg-StrelitzFree State of Mecklenburg-StrelitzThe Free State of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was a state of the Weimar Republic established in 1918 following the German Revolution which had overthrown the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz...
- Free State of Mecklenburg-SchwerinFree State of Mecklenburg-SchwerinThe Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a state in the Weimar Republic that was established in 1918 following the abdication of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin following the German Revolution...
- Free State of OldenburgFree State of OldenburgThe Free State of Oldenburg was a state of the Weimar Republic. It was established in 1918 following the abdication of the Grand Duke Frederick Augustus II following the German Revolution....
All this, however, was not really relevant in the field of football because from the start, most regional associations ignored Länder (state) boundaries and established themselves within reasonable geographic regions (e.g. there was never a Prussian Football Federation). The very first federation in the North, inaugurated in 1894, incorporated clubs from Hamburg (Free Hanseatic City) as well as Altona and Wandsbek (both of which were Prussian). This policy was encouraged after the foundation of Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB) in 1900 and maintained throughout Germany although, ironically, the regional federations were later called Landesverbände (state associations) which they weren't.
Football association
The Northern German Football Association (NFV, see above) was formed on 15 April 1905, thereby in cooperating six regional associations:- Hamburg-Altonaer Fussball Bund - formed 20 October 1894
- Verband Bremer Ballspielvereine - 1 April 1899
- Verband Kieler Ballspielvereine - 25 February 1903
- Hannoverscher Assoziations-Verband - 1 July 1903
- Fussball Bund für das Herzogtum Braunschweig - 7 May 1904
- Mecklenburger Fussball-Verband - 18 December 1904
Two others could not, or did not, join as the
- Fussball Verband an der Unterweser - 14 March 1900
was defunct at the time whereas the clubs in the
- Verband Hannoverscher Fussball-Vereine - 1 July 1903
played Rugby
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
.
1906 to 1914
The Northern German football championship was first contested in 1906 and won by Victoria Hamburg. Six clubs had qualified and the final stages were held as a knock-out competition with a one-off final at the end. The winner of this first competition then took part in the fourth edition of the national German championship. Northern German clubs had already taken part in each of the previous three national championships.To qualify for the Northern German championship, a club had to take out the title in its local or district competition or league. This remained unchanged through 1920 (with the one exception of the 1913-14 season) but, as more football clubs were formed in Germany and the NFV grew bigger, the number of its districts increased and thereby also the numbers of clubs taking part in the Northern championship.
The second edition was played out in the same modus but now with eight clubs, a system that remained in place for the following seasons. The northern champions experienced some first national success in 1910, when 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...
reached the German final, to lose 1-0 to Karlsruher FV
Karlsruher FV
Karlsruher FV is a German association football club that plays in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. Established on 17 November 1891, KFV was a founding member of the German Football Association in 1900. The team went on to capture the national championship in 1910 with a 1–0 victory over Holstein Kiel...
. In 1912, the Holstein returned to the national final once more and became the first northern club to win it, this time beating Karlsruher FV 1-0.
In its last pre-First World War season, 1914, the competition became a regional league (Norddeutsche Liga). Ten clubs played a home-and-away season to determine the northern champions, an unusual concentration of clubs in one league for Germany at the time, where leagues were very much sub-regional, with regional leagues existing in Brandenburg but nowhere else.
1914 to 1918
In 1914-15, football in Germany had come to an almost complete halt. As it became clear, that the war would last longer than anticipated, local competitions restarted in 1915. In most regions of Germany, like the South, the championships were restarted from 1915 onwards but in the North, this was not so. A northern championship was played in 1916 again, but only for selections, not clubs. In 1917, a club championship was played once more but in 1918, the competition returned to selections rather than clubs.1919 to 1933
The Northern German championship resumed in 1919, as a knockout competition, with eleven clubs, enlarged to twelve the year after.In 1921, the competition returned to a league format. Two divisions, a northern and a southern, with ten clubs each, played a home-and-away format. The two divisional champions then played for the northern championship in a two-leg final. The competition was, for the first time, won by a new force in German football, the 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...
. The club became the most dominating team in the competition from then on, also reaching the national final in 1922, 1923, 1924 and 1928. In 1923 and 1928, it won the championship, in 1922, no champions was determined and only in 1924 did the club actually lose the finals game. Apart from HSV, only Holstein Kiel could achieve success in the north, reaching the German final for a third time in 1930 but losing to 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...
.
The Northern German championship changed its system to determine the champion once more in 1922, when seven clubs played a league format with a single round only. In 1923, a knock-out format was used once more, in 1924, five clubs played a championship round.
From then on, league formats were used, where every club met the other only once, with varying numbers of clubs involved, four in 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, five in 1924, 1926, 1927, six in 1925 and seven in 1928. From 1925, the German championship was enlarged and the runners-up of Northern Germany were also qualified for the national competition.
Aftermath
The Northern German championship was replaced with two regional Gauligen by the Nazis in 1933, the Gauliga NiedersachsenGauliga Niedersachsen
The Gauliga Niedersachsen was the highest football league in the Prussian Province of Hanover and the German states of Bremen, Brunswick, Schaumburg-Lippe and Oldenburg from 1933 to 1945...
and Gauliga Nordmark
Gauliga Nordmark
The Gauliga Nordmark was the highest football league in the Prussian Province of Schleswig-Holstein and the German states of Hamburg, Lübeck, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Strelitz and parts of Oldenburg from 1933 to 1945...
. In the era that followed, the clubs from Northern Germany saw only limited success in the national finals, Hannover 96
Hannover 96
Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96, Hannover or simply 96, is a German association football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony.-Foundation to WWII:...
taking out the title in 1938 and the German Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
team LSV Hamburg losing the 1944 final against 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...
.
After the end of the Second World War, Germany remained divided until 1991 and the new 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:...
, formed in 1947, became the replacement for the old Northern German championship. It did, however, not include the clubs from Mecklenburg any more as those now became part of the East German football league system
East German football league system
The football league system of the German Democratic Republic existed from the creation of the DDR-Oberliga in 1949 until shortly after German reunification in 1990....
.
Northern German football champions
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|- align="center" bgcolor="#dfdfdf"
|width="70"|Season
|width="150"|Winner
|width="150"|Runner-Up
|width="60"|Result
|- align="center"
| 1906
| Victoria Hamburg
| Eintracht Braunschweig
Eintracht Braunschweig
Eintracht Braunschweig is a German association football club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding members of the Bundesliga in 1963 and won the national title in 1967.-History:...
| 5-2
|- align="center"
| 1907
| Victoria Hamburg
| Eintracht Braunschweig
| 6-1
|- align="center"
| 1908
| Eintracht Braunschweig
| Victoria Hamburg
| 3-1
|- align="center"
| 1909
| Altonaer FC 93
| Eintracht Braunschweig
| 6-3
|- align="center"
| 1910
| 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...
| Werder Bremen
| 7-1
|- align="center"
| 1911
| Holstein Kiel
| Eintracht Braunschweig
| 6-1
|- align="center"
| 1912
| Holstein Kiel
| Eintracht Braunschweig
| 3-2
|- align="center"
| 1913
| Eintracht Braunschweig
| Victoria Hamburg
| 3-2
|- align="center"
| 1914
| Altonaer FC 93
| Holstein Kiel
| N/A
|- align="center"
| 1915
| colspan=3 |not held
|- align="center"
| 1916
| Hamburg-Altona
| Hannover
| 5-1
|- align="center"
| 1917
| Borussia Harburg
| Marine SC Wilhelmshaven
| 4-1
|- align="center"
| 1918
| Hamburg-Altona
| Wilhelmshaven
| 9-1
|- align="center"
| 1919
| KV Victoria/Hamburg 88
| Bremer SC
| 2-0
|- align="center"
| 1920
| Arminia Hannover
Arminia Hannover
SV Arminia Hannover is a German association football club based in Hanover, Lower Saxony.- History :The club was founded in 1910 as FC Arminia Hannover and merged with Rugby-Verein Merkur in 1918, becoming SV Arminia-Merkur. Two years later they re-named themselves SV Arminia Hannover and captured...
| Borussia Harburg
| 2-1
|- align="center"
| 1921
| 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...
| Hannover 96
| 3-1 / 8-0
|- align="center"
| 1922
| Hamburger SV
| Holstein Kiel
| N/A
|- align="center"
| 1923
| Hamburger SV
| Holstein Kiel
| 2-0
|- align="center"
| 1924
| Hamburger SV
| Union 03 Altona
| N/A
|- align="center"
| 1925
| Hamburger SV
| Altonaer FC 93
| 2-1
|- align="center"
| 1926
| Holstein Kiel
| Hamburger SV
| N/A
|- align="center"
| 1927
| Holstein Kiel
| Hamburger SV
| N/A
|- align="center"
| 1928
| Hamburger SV
| Holstein Kiel
| N/A
|- align="center"
| 1929
| Hamburger SV
| Holstein Kiel
| N/A
|- align="center"
| 1930
| Holstein Kiel
| Arminia Hannover
| N/A
|- align="center"
| 1931
| Hamburger SV
| Holstein Kiel
| N/A
|- align="center"
| 1932
| Hamburger SV
| Holstein Kiel
| N/A
|- align="center"
| 1933
| Hamburger SV
| Arminia Hannover
| N/A
|}
Winners and runners-up of the Oberliga Nord
The Oberliga Nord, formed in 1947, is considered to be a continuation of the Northern German football championship. It only included teams from West GermanyWest Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
and was disbanded with the introduction of the Fußball-Bundesliga in 1963. This event marked the end of the Northern German football championship.
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|width="70"|Season
|width="150"|Winner
|width="150"|Runner-Up
|- align="center"
| 1947-48
| Hamburger SV
| FC St. Pauli
FC St. Pauli
Fußball-Club St. Pauli is a German sports club based in the St. Pauli quarter of Hamburg. The football section is part of a larger club that also has Rugby Fußball-Club St. Pauli is a German sports club based in the St. Pauli quarter of Hamburg. The football section is part of a larger club that...
|- align="center"
| 1948-49
| Hamburger SV
| FC St. Pauli
|- align="center"
| 1949-50
| Hamburger SV
| FC St. Pauli
|- align="center"
| 1950-51
| Hamburger SV
| FC St. Pauli
|- align="center"
| 1951-52
| Hamburger SV
| VfL Osnabrück
VfL Osnabrück
VfL Osnabrück is a German multi-sport club in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony. It currently fields teams in basketball, gymnastics, swimming, table tennis, and tennis, but is by far best known for its football section.- Foundation to WW2 :...
|- align="center"
| 1952-53
| Hamburger SV
| Holstein Kiel
|- align="center"
| 1953-54
| Hannover 96
| FC St. Pauli
|- align="center"
| 1954-55
| Hamburger SV
| TuS Bremerhaven 93
|- align="center"
| 1955-56
| Hamburger SV
| Hannover 96
|- align="center"
| 1956-57
| Hamburger SV
| Holstein Kiel
|- align="center"
| 1957-58
| Hamburger SV
| Eintracht Braunschweig
|- align="center"
| 1958-59
| Hamburger SV
| Werder Bremen
|- align="center"
| 1959-60
| Hamburger SV
| Werder Bremen
|- align="center"
| 1960-61
| Hamburger SV
| Werder Bremen
|- align="center"
| 1961-62
| Hamburger SV
| Werder Bremen
|- align="center"
| 1962-63
| Hamburger SV
| Werder Bremen
|}
- Bold denotes team went on to win German championship.
Further reading
- Stürmen für Deutschland: Die Geschichte des deutschen Fussballs von 1933, publisher: Campus Verlag
Sources
- Fussball-Jahrbuch Deutschland (8 vol.), Tables and results of the German tier-one leagues 1919-33, publisher: DSFS
- Kicker Almanach, The yearbook on German football from Bundesliga to Oberliga, since 1937, published by the Kicker Sports MagazineKicker (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...
External links
- The Gauligas Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv
- German league tables 1892-1933 Hirschi's Fussball seiten
- Germany - Championships 1902-1945 at RSSSF.com