1963 German football championship
| Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | West Germany |
| Dates | 18 May – 29 June |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Borussia Dortmund 3rd German title |
| Runners-up | 1. FC Köln |
| European Cup | Borussia Dortmund |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 110 (4.23 per match) |
| Top goal scorer | Christian Müller (9 goals) |
The 1963 German football championship was the culmination of the football season in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1962–63. Borussia Dortmund were crowned champions for the third time after a group stage and a final, having previously won the championship in 1956 and 1957.[1]
Defending champions 1. FC Köln made its third appearance in the final, having won the previous year's championship and lost in 1960, but lost 3-1 to Borussia Dortmund.
On the strength of this title, Borussia Dortmund participated in the 1963–64 European Cup, where the team lost to Inter Milan in the semi-finals.
The format used to determine the German champion was similar to the one used in the 1962 season. Nine clubs qualified for the tournament, with the runners-up of the South and the North 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 the previous year, a single round had been played in the group stages because of the 1962 FIFA World Cup, in order to reduce the schedule and not hinder West Germany at the tournament in Chile, where West Germany was knocked out by Yugoslavia in the quarterfinals.
The 1963 edition was the last edition before the introduction of the Bundesliga, and the last one to have a championship final match. From 1963-64 onwards, the German championship would have a consistent format with 18 teams and 34 matches, in a double round-robin tournament (except in 1991-92, when due to German reunification the league had 20 teams and 38 matches).
Qualified teams
The following teams qualified through the 1962–63 Oberliga season:
| Club | Qualified from |
| Hamburger SV | Oberliga Nord champions |
| SV Werder Bremen | Oberliga Nord runners-up |
| 1. FC Köln | Oberliga West champions |
| Borussia Dortmund | Oberliga West runners-up |
| Hertha BSC Berlin | Oberliga Berlin champions |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Oberliga Südwest champions |
| Borussia Neunkirchen | Oberliga Südwest runners-up |
| TSV 1860 Munich | Oberliga Süd champions |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | Oberliga Süd runners-up |
Competition
Qualifying round
| 18 May 1963 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–1 | Werder Bremen | Ludwigshafen |
Reisch  17', 51' (pen.) |
Schütz 37' (pen.) |
Stadium: Südweststadion Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Hensel (Oberhausen) |
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | KOE | FCN | BSC | FCK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. FC Köln | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 12 | 2.417 | 10 | Advance to final | — | 6–2 | 5–1 | 8–2 | |
| 2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 1.583 | 8 | 3–3 | — | 5–0 | 5–1 | ||
| 3 | Hertha BSC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 0.421 | 3 | 3–6 | 0–2 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 0.350 | 3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.
| 25 May 1963 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 3–3 | 1. FC Köln | Nürnberg |
| Reisch 9' Strehl 36', 45' |
Sturm 4' Hemmersbach 14' Hornig 14' |
Stadium: Club-Stadion im Zabo Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Ott (Rheinbrohl) |
| 25 May 1963 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1–1 | Hertha BSC | Ludwigshafen |
| Meier 59' |
Lange 57' |
Stadium: Südweststadion Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Schörnig (Düsseldorf) |
| 29 May 1963 | 1. FC Köln | 8–2 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Cologne |
| Sturm 16' Schäfer 37' Müller 51', 73' Benthaus 68' Hornig 70' Regh 75' Thielen 83' |
Reitgaßl 2' Neumann 6' |
Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Kreitlein (Stuttgart) |
| 29 May 1963 | Hertha BSC | 0–2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Berlin |
| Dachlauer 32' Strehl 79' |
Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Fritz (Ludwigshafen) |
| 1 June 1963 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2–2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Ludwigshafen |
| Reitgaßl 47' Settelmeyer 49' |
Flachenecker 66', 77' |
Stadium: Südweststadion Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Schulenburg (Hamburg) |
| 1 June 1963 | Hertha BSC | 3–6 | 1. FC Köln | Berlin |
| Waclawiak 13' Altendorff 58' (pen.), 65' |
Regh 1' Schäfer 19' Müller 39', 77' Thielen 47', 75' |
Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Handwerker (Ketsch) |
| 8 June 1963 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 5–1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Nuremberg |
| Wild 59', 65' Morlock 67' Dachlauer 83' Reisch 90' |
Pulter 17' |
Stadium: Club-Stadion im Zabo Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Thier (Gelsenkirchen) |
| 8 June 1963 | 1. FC Köln | 5–1 | Hertha BSC | Cologne |
| Müller 23', 50', 73', 90' Sturm 88' |
Lange 60' |
Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Sparing (Kassel) |
| 15 June 1963 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 5–0 | Hertha BSC | Nuremberg |
| Morlock 20', 57' Wild 45' Haseneder 55', 65' |
Stadium: Club-Stadion im Zabo Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Deuschel (Ludwigshafen) |
| 15 June 1963 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1–1 | 1. FC Köln | Ludwigshafen |
| Neumann 78' |
Regh 30' |
Stadium: Südweststadion Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Kandlbinder (Regensburg) |
| 22 June 1963 | 1. FC Köln | 6–2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Cologne |
| Müller 5' Schäfer 8' Thielen 14', 43', 77' Sturm 40' (pen.) |
Wild 63', 86' |
Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Schulenburg (Hamburg) |
| 22 June 1963 | Hertha BSC | 3–0 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Berlin |
| Faeder 35', 75' Altendorff 55' |
Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Schmidt (Waldbröl) |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | BVB | M60 | BNE | HSV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2.143 | 9 | Advance to final | — | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | |
| 2 | 1860 Munich | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0.833 | 6 | 3–2 | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Borussia Neunkirchen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 0.727 | 6 | 2–5 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Hamburger SV | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0.700 | 3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.
| 25 May 1963 | TSV 1860 Munich | 3–2 | Borussia Dortmund | Munich |
| Brunnenmeier 7', 86' Küppers 82' |
Wosab 23' Konietzka 50' |
Stadium: Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Zimmermann (Wolfsburg) |
| 25 May 1963 | Borussia Neunkirchen | 3–0 | Hamburger SV | Saarbrücken |
| Pidancet 17' May 78' Melcher 90' |
Stadium: Ludwigspark Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Fischer (Augsburg) |
| 29 May 1963 | Hamburger SV | 3–0 | TSV 1860 Munich | Hamburg |
| Wulf 4' Dörfel 48' Seeler 84' |
Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Malka (Herten) |
| 29 May 1963 | Borussia Dortmund | 0–0 | Borussia Neunkirchen | Dortmund |
| Stadium: Rote Erde Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Lutz (Bremen) |
| 1 June 1963 | TSV 1860 Munich | 4–0 | Borussia Neunkirchen | Munich |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße |
| 1 June 1963 | Borussia Dortmund | 3–2 | Hamburger SV | Dortmund |
| Stadium: Rote Erde |
| 8 June 1963 | Borussia Neunkirchen | 2–1 | TSV 1860 Munich | Saarbrücken |
| Stadium: Ludwigspark |
| 8 June 1963 | Hamburger SV | 0–1 | Borussia Dortmund | Hamburg |
| Stadium: Volksparkstadion |
| 15 June 1963 | TSV 1860 Munich | 2–1 | Hamburger SV | Munich |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße |
| 15 June 1963 | Borussia Neunkirchen | 2–5 | Borussia Dortmund | Saarbrücken |
| Stadium: Ludwigspark |
| 22 June 1963 | Borussia Dortmund | 4–0 | TSV 1860 Munich | Dortmund |
| Stadium: Rote Erde |
| 22 June 1963 | Hamburger SV | 1–1 | Borussia Neunkirchen | Hamburg |
| Stadium: Volksparkstadion |
Final
| Borussia Dortmund | 3 – 1 | 1. FC Köln |
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| Kurrat 9' Wosab 57' Schmidt 65' |
Schnellinger 73' |
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References
- ^ (West) Germany -List of champions rsssf.org, accessed: 22 December 2015
Sources
- kicker Allmanach 1990, by kicker, p. 165,177 - German championship 1963
External links
- German Championship 1962-63 at Weltfussball.de
- Germany - Championship 1962-63 at RSSSF.com
- German championship 1963 at Fussballdaten.de