1959 German football championship

January 2018 German championship 1959 Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft West Germany 3 May – 28 June 9 Eintracht Frankfurt1st German title Kickers Offenbach European Cup Eintracht Frankfurt 26 122 1241000 Eckehard Feigenspan (12 goals) 1958 1960 The 1959 German football championship was the culmination of the football season in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1958–59. Eintracht Frankfurt were crowned champions for the first time after a group stage and a final.(West) Germany -List of champions rsssf.org, accessed: 22 December 2015 It was Eintracht's second appearance in the German final, having previously lost to FC Bayern Munich in 1932. The team won all seven games it played in the finals. On the strength of this title, the club participated in the 1959–60 European Cup, where it became the first German club to reach the final. For the losing finalist, Kickers Offenbach, it was its second time to reach the national title game, having lost to VfB Stuttgart in 1950. It was also the only time the final was contested by two clubs from the state of Hesse. The format used to determine the German champion was very similar to the one used in the 1957 and 1958 season. Nine clubs qualified for the tournament, with the runners-up of North and Southwest having to play a qualifying 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. In previous seasons, only a single round had been played in the group stage, increasing the number of group games per team from three to six from 1959. Qualified teams The teams qualified for the finals through the 1958–59 Oberliga season: Club Qualified from Hamburger SV Oberliga Nord champions SV Werder Bremen Oberliga Nord runners-up Westfalia Herne Oberliga West champions 1. FC Köln Oberliga West runners-up Tasmania 1900 Berlin Oberliga Berlin champions FK Pirmasens Oberliga Südwest champions Borussia Neunkirchen Oberliga Südwest runners-up Eintracht Frankfurt Oberliga Süd champions Kickers Offenbach Oberliga Süd runners-up Competition Qualifying round 3 May 1959 Werder Bremen 6 – 3 Borussia Neunkirchen Schütz 15Schröder 17 pen. 83 89Wilmovius 30Barth 51 Ringel 70Follmann 74Meurer 75 Rheinstadion Düsseldorf 32,000 Malka (Herten) Group 1 main WDL Group 1 210 35 2 yes yes 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio. complete RSSSF SGE KOE FKP SVW 6 0 0 26 11 2 1 3 10 14 2 0 4 16 18 1 1 4 12 21 Eintracht Frankfurt 1. FC Köln FK Pirmasens Werder Bremen SGE KOE FKP SVW Q FI green1 Advance to final 2–1 3–2 4–2 2–4 3–2 2–2 2–6 4–0 4–1 2–7 0–2 5–2 16 May 1959 FK Pirmasens 4 – 0 1. FC Köln Kapitulski 15 57Seebach 47Schroer 59 Südweststadion Ludwigshafen 60,000 Kandlbinder (Regensburg) 16 May 1959 Werder Bremen 2 – 7 (Report) Eintracht Frankfurt Schütz 34 65 Kress 10Feigenspan 14 23 89Stinka 55Pfaff 80Schymik 88 Weserstadion Bremen 42,000 Baumgärtel (Hagen) EEEEEE 23 May 1959 Eintracht Frankfurt 3 – 2 FK Pirmasens Feigenspan 41Sztáni 56 62 Kapitulski 37 58 Waldstadion Frankfurt 81,000 Schulenburg (Hamburg) EEEEEE 23 May 1959 1. FC Köln 2 – 2 Werder Bremen Brungs 6Röhrig 76 Schütz 52Schröder 90 Müngersdorfer Stadion Cologne 38,000 Fritz (Oggersheim) 30 May 1959 FK Pirmasens 4 – 1 Werder Bremen Kapitulski 12 52Laag 22Seebach 39 Barth 56 Südweststadion Ludwigshafen 40,000 Fischer (Augsburg) 30 May 1959 Eintracht Frankfurt 2 – 1 1. FC Köln Kress 13Feigenspan 33 Dörner 75 pen. Waldstadion Frankfurt 65,000 Treichel (Berlin) EEEEEE 7 June 1959 1. FC Köln 2 – 4 Eintracht Frankfurt Fendel 19Röhrig 72 Lindner 3Kress 27Feigenspan 64Meier 75 Müngersdorfer Stadion Cologne 35,000 Dusch (Kaiserslautern) EEEEEE 7 June 1959 Werder Bremen 5 – 2 FK Pirmasens Schütz 13Schröder 62 pen.Schimeczek 69Barth 75Hagenacker 87 Weishaar 2Seebach 57 Weserstadion Bremen 20,000 Thier (Gelsenkirchen) 13 June 1959 FK Pirmasens 2 – 6 Eintracht Frankfurt Kapitulski 59 pen.Lutz 78 o.g. Kress 2 80Feigenspan 4 22 pen.Sztáni 19Lindner 72 Südweststadion Ludwigshafen 50,000 13 June 1959 Werder Bremen 0 – 2 1. FC Köln Jost 61Bisanz 85 Weserstadion Bremen 25,000 Eckel (Munich) EEEEEE 20 June 1959 Eintracht Frankfurt 4 – 2 Werder Bremen Sztáni 23 51Pfaff 43Feigenspan 89 Schütz 35Wilmovius 39 Waldstadion Frankfurt 26,000 Thier (Gelsenkirchen) EEEEEE 20 June 1959 1. FC Köln 3 – 2 FK Pirmasens Müller 15 64Jost 41 Seebach 28 55 Müngersdorfer Stadion Cologne 12,000 Schulenburg (Hamburg) Group 2 main WDL Group 2 210 35 2 yes yes 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio. complete RSSSF KOF HSV SCW SCT 4 1 1 14 9 4 0 2 13 8 2 0 4 8 13 1 1 4 6 11 Kickers Offenbach Hamburger SV Westfalia Herne Tasmania Berlin KOF HSV SCW SCT Q FI green1 Advance to final 3–2 2–1 3–2 1–0 4–2 3–0 1–4 3–1 1–0 2–2 0–2 2–0 Date Match Result Stadium Attendance 16 May 1959 Westfalia Herne – Tasmania 1900 Berlin 1–0 (1–0) Dortmund, Stadion Rote Erde 30,000 16 May 1959 Kickers Offenbach – Hamburger SV 3–2 (0–2) Frankfurt am Main, Waldstadion 80,000 23 May 1959 Hamburger SV – Westfalia Herne 4–2 (2–0) Hamburg, Volksparkstadion 70,000 23 May 1959 Tasmania 1900 Berlin – Kickers Offenbach 2–2 (0–2) Berlin, Olympiastadion 70,000 30 May 1959 Tasmania 1900 Berlin – Hamburger SV 0–2 (0–0) Berlin, Olympiastadion 90,000 30 May 1959 Westfalia Herne – Kickers Offenbach 1–4 (0–1) Dortmund, Stadion Rote Erde 45,000 7 June 1959 Hamburger SV – Tasmania 1900 Berlin 3–0 (0–0) Hamburg, Volksparkstadion 65,000 7 June 1959 Kickers Offenbach – Westfalia Herne 2–1 (0–0) Frankfurt am Main, Waldstadion 56,000 13 June 1959 Westfalia Herne – Hamburger SV 3–1 (1–1) Dortmund, Stadion Rote Erde 42,000 13 June 1959 Kickers Offenbach – Tasmania 1900 Berlin 3–2 (0–1) Frankfurt am Main, Waldstadion 35,000 20 June 1959 Hamburger SV – Kickers Offenbach 1–0 (0–0) Hamburg, Volksparkstadion 65,000 20 June 1959 Tasmania 1900 Berlin – Westfalia Herne 2-0 (0–0) Berlin, Olympiastadion 22,000 Final 1959 German football championship Final References Sources kicker Allmanach 1990, by kicker, page 165 & 177 - German championship 1959 External links German Championship 1958-59 at Weltfussball.de Germany - Championship 1958-59 at RSSSF.com German championship 1959 at Fussballdaten.de 1959 1