1954 German football championship

January 2018 German championship 1954 Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft West Germany 2–23 May 6 Hannover 962nd German title 1. FC Kaiserslautern 7 29 Otto BaitingerRolf PaetzGeorg Stollenwerk(3 goals each) 1953 1955 The 1954 German football championship was the culmination of the football season in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1953–54. Hannover 96 were crowned champions for the second time after a group stage and a final. It was Hannover's second appearance in the German final, having previously won the championship in 1938, beating Schalke 04 4-3 after extra-time. Kaiserslautern were making their fourth appearance, and was the third time they had reached the final in four years, following their championship wins in 1951 and 1953. The format used to determine the German champion was different from the 1953 season. Only six teams qualified for the championship, instead of eight. These six teams were split into two groups of three, and only played a single round of matches with games on neutral grounds; previously it had been home-and-away games. The reason for this format change and the reduction in the number of games was Germany's qualifying for the 1954 FIFA World Cup, held shortly after the championship final. As in the past seasons, the two group winners then played the national final. Qualified teams The teams qualified through the 1953–54 Oberliga season: Club Qualified from Hannover 96 Oberliga Nord champions 1. FC Köln Oberliga West champions Berliner SV 92 Oberliga Berlin champions 1. FC Kaiserslautern Oberliga Südwest champions VfB Stuttgart Oberliga Süd champions Eintracht Frankfurt Oberliga Süd runners-up Competition Group 1 main WDL Group 1 210 35 2 yes yes 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio. complete RSSSF H96 VFB BSV 2 0 0 5 2 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 2 1 5 Hannover 96 VfB Stuttgart Berliner SV H96 VFB BSV Q FI green1 Advance to final 3–1 null null 3–0 1–2 null 2 May 1954 Berliner SV 92 1 – 2 Report Hannover 96 Karlsch 82 Tkotz 5Kruhl 83 Olympiastadion Berlin 60,000 Jacobi (Mannheim) 9 May 1954 VfB Stuttgart 3 – 0 Report Berliner SV 92 Waldner 35Baitinger 60 69 Olympiastadion Berlin 65,000 Schreiber (Eschweiler) 16 May 1954 Hannover 96 3 – 1 Report VfB Stuttgart Paetz 32 43Zielinski 46 Baitinger 50 Rheinstadion Düsseldorf 40,000 Pennig (Mannheim) Group 2 main WDL Group 2 210 35 2 yes yes 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio. complete RSSSF FCK KOE SGE 2 0 0 5 3 1 0 1 6 6 0 0 2 2 4 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1. FC Köln Eintracht Frankfurt FCK KOE SGE Q FI green1 Advance to final 4–3 1–0 null 3–2 null null 2 May 1954 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1 – 0 Report Eintracht Frankfurt F.Walter 82 Müngersdorfer Stadion Cologne 50,000 Ternieden (Oberhausen) 8 May 1954 1. FC Köln 3 – 2 Report Eintracht Frankfurt Stollenwerk 31 39Dörner 50 Heilig 25Weilbächer 55 Südweststadion Ludwigshafen 35,000 Eix (Emden) 16 May 1954 1. FC Kaiserslautern 4 – 3 Report 1. FC Köln F.Walter 32 pen.Scheffler 43Wenzel 48O.Walter 68 Schäfer 63Nordmann 79Stollenwerk 83 Neckarstadion Stuttgart 65,000 Winkler (Nuremberg) Final 23 May 1954 Hannover 96 5 – 1 Report 1. FC Kaiserslautern Tkotz 45 Kohlmeyer 48 o.g. Wewetzer 77 Kruhl 81 Paetz 84 Eckel 13 Volksparkstadion, Hamburg 76,000 E.Schmetzer HANNOVER: GK DEU Hans KrämerDF DEU Hannes Kirk DF DEU Helmut GeruschkeDF DEU Heinz BotheMF DEU Werner MüllerMF DEU Rolf GehrckeFW DEU Klemens ZielinskiFW DEU Heinz WewetzerFW DEU Hannes TkotzFW DEU Rolf PaetzFW DEU Helmut KruhlManager:DEU Helmut KronsbeinKAISERSLAUTERN: GK DEU Willi HölzDF DEU Werner Liebrich DF DEU Werner Kohlmeyer DF DEU Werner BaßlerMF DEU Fritz WalterMF DEU Otto RenderMF DEU Horst EckelFW DEU Willi WenzelFW DEU Karl WangerFW DEU Ottmar Walter FW DEU Erwin SchefflerManager:DEU Richard Schneider Sources German Championship 1953-54 at Weltfussball.de Germany - Championship 1954 at RSSSF.com German championship 1954 at Fussballdaten.de 1954 1