1963 German football championship
| Event | German football championship | ||||||
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| Date | 29 June 1963 | ||||||
| Venue | Neckarstadion, Stuttgart | ||||||
| Referee | Kurt Tschenscher | ||||||
| Attendance | 75,000 | ||||||
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]
On the strength of this title, the club participated in the 1963–64 European Cup, where Borussia lost to F.C. Internazionale Milano in the semi-finals.
Runners-up 1. FC Köln made its third appearance in the national title game, having won the previous years championship and lost in 1960.
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 South and North having to play a qualification 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, where Germany participated in, to reduce the schedule.
The 1963 edition marked the last year, where the German championship was decided in a final. From 1963 onwards, the championship would go to the new Bundesliga champion.
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 München | Oberliga Süd champions |
| 1. FC Nuremberg | Oberliga Süd runners-up |
Competition
Qualifying round
| 18 May 1963 | 1. FC Nuremberg | 2 – 1 | Werder Bremen | Ludwigshafen |
Reisch  17', 51' (pen.) |
Schütz 37' (pen.) |
Stadium: Südweststadion Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Hensel (Oberhausen) |
Group 1
Matches
| 25 May 1963 | 1. FC Nuremberg | 3 – 3 | 1. FC Köln | Nuremberg |
| 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 Nuremberg | Berlin |
| Dachlauer 32' Strehl 79' |
Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Fritz (Ludwigshafen) |
| 1 June 1963 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2 – 2 | 1. FC Nuremberg | 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 Nuremberg | 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 Nuremberg | 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 Nuremberg | 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) |
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. FC Köln | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 14 | Qualified to final |
| 2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 8 | |
| 3 | Hertha BSC Berlin | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 5 | |
| 4 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 3 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
Group 2
Matches
| 25 May 1963 | TSV 1860 München | 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 München | 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 München | 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 München | Saarbrücken |
| Stadium: Ludwigspark |
| 8 June 1963 | Hamburger SV | 0 – 1 | Borussia Dortmund | Hamburg |
| Stadium: Volksparkstadion |
| 15 June 1963 | TSV 1860 München | 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 München | Dortmund |
| Stadium: Rote Erde |
| 22 June 1963 | Hamburger SV | 1 – 1 | Borussia Neunkirchen | Hamburg |
| Stadium: Volksparkstadion |
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 9 | Qualified to final |
| 2 | TSV 1860 München | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Borussia Neunkirchen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 6 | |
| 4 | Hamburger SV | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
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.com, 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