1957 German football championship

January 2018 German championship 1957 Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft West Germany 25 May – 23 June 9 Borussia Dortmund2nd German title Hamburger SV European Cup Borussia Dortmund 14 65 Alfred NiepiekloWilli Wenzel(5 goals each) 1956 1958 The 1957 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.(West) Germany -List of champions rsssf.org, accessed: 22 December 2015 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 qualifying 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 The clubs qualified through the 1956–57 Oberliga season: Club Qualified from Hamburger SV Oberliga Nord champions Holstein Kiel Oberliga Nord runners-up Borussia Dortmund Oberliga West champions Duisburger SV Oberliga West runners-up Hertha BSC Berlin Oberliga Berlin champions 1. FC Kaiserslautern Oberliga Südwest champions 1. FC Saarbrücken Oberliga Südwest runners-up 1. FC Nürnberg Oberliga Süd champions Kickers Offenbach Oberliga Süd runners-up Competition Qualifying round Date Match Result Stadium Attendance 25 May 1957 Kickers Offenbach – Holstein Kiel 3–2 aet (0–2, 2–2) Düsseldorf, Rheinstadion 35,000 Group 1 main WDL Group 1 210 35 2 yes yes 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio. complete RSSSF HSV DSV FCN FCS 2 1 0 5 3 1 2 0 6 4 0 2 1 5 6 0 1 2 4 7 Hamburger SV Duisburger SV 1. FC Nürnberg 1. FC Saarbrücken HSV DSV FCN FCS Q FI green1 Advance to final 1–1 2–1 2–1 null null 3–1 null 2–2 null null null 2–2 Date Match Result Stadium Attendance 2 June 1957 Hamburger SV – Duisburger SV 1–1 (0–0) Berlin, Olympiastadion 40,000 2 June 1957 1. FC Saarbrücken – 1. FC Nürnberg 2–2 (0–0) Stuttgart, Neckarstadion 70,000 9 June 1957 Hamburger SV – 1. FC Nürnberg 2–1 (1–0) Cologne, Müngersdorfer Stadion 50,000 9 June 1957 Duisburger SV – 1. FC Saarbrücken 3–1 (2–0) Frankfurt, Waldstadion 40,000 16 June 1957 Hamburger SV – 1. FC Saarbrücken 2–1 (2–1) Düsseldorf, Rheinstadion 32,000 16 June 1957 1. FC Nürnberg – Duisburger SV 2–2 (1–0) Ludwigshafen, Südweststadion 33,000 Group 2 main WDL Group 2 210 35 2 yes yes 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio. complete RSSSF BVB KOF FCK BSC 3 0 0 7 4 2 0 1 8 4 1 0 2 17 8 0 0 3 3 19 Borussia Dortmund Kickers Offenbach 1. FC Kaiserslautern Hertha BSC BVB KOF FCK BSC Q FI green1 Advance to final 2–1 null 2–1 null null null 2–3 1–4 14–1 null 1–3 null Date Match Result Stadium Attendance 2 June 1957 1. FC Kaiserslautern – Hertha BSC Berlin 14–1 (5–1) Wuppertal, Stadion am Zoo 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, Georg-Melches-Stadion 6,000 16 June 1957 1. FC Kaiserslautern – Kickers Offenbach 1–4 (0–3) Augsburg, Rosenaustadion 40,000 16 June 1957 Borussia Dortmund – Hertha BSC 2–1 (1–1) Braunschweig, Eintracht-Stadion 15,000 Final Date Match Result Stadium Attendance 23 June 1957 Borussia Dortmund – Hamburger SV 4–1 (3–1) Hannover, Niedersachsenstadion 82,000 Borussia Dortmund: 1 GER Heinz Kwiatkowski 2 GER Herbert Sandmann 3 GER Max Michallek 4 GER Wilhelm Burgsmüller 5 GER Helmut Bracht 6 GER Elwin Schlebrowski 7 GER Alfred Niepieklo 26 78 8 GER Alfred Kelbassa 16 25 9 GER Alfred Preißler (c) 10 GER Wolfgang Peters 11 GER Helmut Kapitulski Manager: GER Helmut SchneiderHamburger SV: 1 GER Horst Schnoor 2 GER Jürgen Werner 3 GER Jupp Posipal (c) 4 GER Jochen Meinke 5 GER Gerhard Krug 24 6 GER Franz Klepacz 7 GER Karl-Heinz Liese 8 GER Walter Schemel 9 GER Rolf Börner 10 GER Uwe Seeler 11 GER Uwe ReuterManager: GER Günter Mahlmann References Sources kicker Allmanach 1990, by kicker, page 164 & 177 – German championship 1957 External links German Championship 1956–57 at Weltfussball.de Germany – Championship 1957 at RSSSF.com German championship 1957 at Fussballdaten.de 1957 1