1952 German football championship

1952 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Country West Germany
Dates 27 April – 22 June
Teams 8
Champions VfB Stuttgart
2nd German title
Runners-up 1. FC Saarbrücken
Matches played 25
Goals scored 113 (4.52 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Konrad Winterstein (7 goals)
1951
1953

The 1952 German football championship was the culmination of the football season in the West Germany in 1951–52. VfB Stuttgart were crowned champions for the second time after a group stage and a final, having previously won the championship in 1950.[1][2]

Qualified teams

The teams qualified through the 1951–52 Oberliga season:

ClubQualified from
Hamburger SVOberliga Nord champions
VfL OsnabrückOberliga Nord runners-up
Rot-Weiss EssenOberliga West champions
Schalke 04Oberliga West runners-up
Tennis Borussia BerlinOberliga Berlin champions
1. FC SaarbrückenOberliga Südwest champions
VfB StuttgartOberliga Süd champions
1. FC NürnbergOberliga Süd runners-up

Competition

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification FCS FCN HSV S04
1 1. FC Saarbrücken 6 4 0 2 17 13 1.308 8 Advance to final 3–1 3–0 4–1
2 1. FC Nürnberg 6 3 1 2 18 13 1.385 7 5–2 4–0 4–2
3 Hamburger SV 6 3 0 3 16 15 1.067 6 4–1 4–2 8–2
4 Schalke 04 6 1 1 4 12 22 0.545 3 2–4 2–2 3–0
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification VFB RWE OSN TBB
1 VfB Stuttgart 6 3 2 1 14 8 1.750 8 Advance to final 5–3 3–1 3–0
2 Rot-Weiss Essen 6 3 0 3 14 15 0.933 6 3–2 2–0 2–4
3 VfL Osnabrück 6 2 1 3 9 9 1.000 5 0–0 3–2 4–0
4 Tennis Borussia Berlin 6 2 1 3 8 13 0.615 5 1–1 1–2 2–1
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.

Final

VfB Stuttgart 3 – 2 1. FC Saarbrücken
Schlienz  18'
Baitinger  43'  73'
Schreiner  15'
Martin  54'
Attendance: 86,000
Referee: J.Nettekoven
STUTTGART:
Germany Karl Bögelein
Germany Rolf Krauß
Germany Richard Steimle
Germany Erich Retter
Germany Robert Schlienz
Germany Leo Kronenbitter
Germany Karl Barufka
Germany Roland Wehrle
Saar Protectorate Peter Krieger
Germany Rolf Blessing
Germany Otto Baitinger
Manager:
Germany Georg Wurzer
SAARBRÜCKEN:
Saar Protectorate Erwin Strempel
Saar Protectorate Theodor Puff
Saar Protectorate Waldemar Philippi
Saar Protectorate Nikolaus Biewer
Saar Protectorate Karl Berg
Saar Protectorate Werner Otto
Saar Protectorate Peter Momber
Germany Konrad Schreiner
Saar Protectorate Herbert Martin
Saar Protectorate Herbert Binkert
Saar Protectorate Jakob Balzert
Manager:

References

  1. (West) Germany -List of champions rsssf.com, accessed: 21 December 2015
  2. VfB Stuttgart » Steckbrief (in German) Weltfussball.de – VfB Stuttgart honours, accessed: 21 December 2015
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