1956 German football championship

January 2018 German championship 1956 Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft West Germany 5 May – 24 June 9 Borussia Dortmund1st German title Karlsruher SC European Cup Borussia Dortmund 29 124 Alfred Niepieklo (10 goals) 1955 1957 The 1956 German football championship was the culmination of the football season in West Germany in 1955-56. Borussia Dortmund were crowned champions for the first time in their second final appearance, having previously lost the 1949 German football championship final to VfR Mannheim.(West) Germany -List of champions rsssf.org, accessed: 19 December 2015Borussia Dortmund » Steckbrief de Weltfussball.de – Borussia Dortmund honours, accessed: 19 December 2015 On the strength of this title, the club participated in the 1956–57 European Cup, where it went out to Manchester United 3–2 on aggregate in the quarter-finals. Qualified teams The clubs qualified through the 1955–56 Oberliga season: Club Qualified from Hamburger SV Oberliga Nord champions Hannover 96 Oberliga Nord runners-up Borussia Dortmund Oberliga West champions Schalke 04 Oberliga West runners-up Viktoria 89 Berlin Oberliga Berlin champions 1. FC Kaiserslautern Oberliga Südwest champions TuS Neuendorf Oberliga Südwest runners-up Karlsruher SC Oberliga Süd champions VfB Stuttgart Oberliga Süd runners-up Competition First qualifying round The four qualified runners-up played two qualifying rounds to determine the three clubs which advanced to the group stage. The deciding game for the third qualified team had to be replayed after a three-all draw after extra time in the first match. Schalke 04 2–1 aet Hannover 96 VfB Stuttgart 8–0 TuS Neuendorf |} Second qualifying round Hannover 96 3–3 aet TuS Neuendorf |} Replay Hannover 96 3–2 TuS Neuendorf |} Group 1 main WDL Group 1 210 35 2 yes yes 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio. complete RSSSF KSC S04 FCK H96 3 1 2 7 5 3 1 2 16 12 3 1 2 16 13 1 1 4 8 17 Karlsruher SC Schalke 04 1. FC Kaiserslautern Hannover 96 KSC S04 FCK H96 Q FI green1 Advance to final 3–2 0–1 0–0 0–3 3–1 3–1 0–1 4–4 5–3 2–0 0–4 2–5 Group 2 main WDL Group 2 210 35 2 yes yes 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio. complete RSSSF BVB HSV VFB V89 4 1 1 19 4 4 1 1 14 10 1 2 3 9 14 0 2 4 7 21 Borussia Dortmund Hamburger SV VfB Stuttgart Viktoria Berlin BVB HSV VFB V89 Q FI green1 Advance to final 5–0 4–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 5–1 0–2 2–4 3–1 0–6 1–3 3–3 Final 24 June 1956 Borussia Dortmund 4 – 2 Karlsruher SC Niepieklo 15 Kelbassa 26 Preißler 53 Peters 57 Kunkel 10 Burgsmüller 66 o.g. Olympiastadion, Berlin 75,000 Dusch (Kaiserslautern BORUSSIA DORTMUND: GK DEU Heinz KwiatkowskiDF DEU Herbert Sandmann DF DEU Max MichallekDF DEU Wilhelm BurgsmüllerDF DEU Helmut BrachtMF DEU Elwin SchlebrowskiMW DEU Alfred NiepiekloMF DEU Alfred Kelbassa FW DEU Alfred Preißler (c)FW DEU Wolfgang PetersFW DEU Helmut KapitulskiManager:DEU Helmut SchneiderKARLSRUHE: GK DEU Rudi FischerDF DEU Siegfried GeesmannDF DEU Max FischerDF DEU Walter Baureis (c)MF DEU Kurt SommerlattMF DEU Heinz RuppensteinMF DEU Herbert DannenmeierFW DEU Oswald TraubFW DEU Ernst KunkelFW DEU Heinz BeckFW DEU Bernhard TermathManager:AUT Adolf Patek References External links 1955-56 at Weltfussball.de Germany - Championship 1956 at RSSSF.com German championship 1956 at Fussballdaten.de 1 Category:German football championship seasons