1961 German football championship

1961 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Country West Germany
Dates 6 May – 24 June
Teams 9
Champions 1. FC Nürnberg
8th German title
Runners-up Borussia Dortmund
European Cup 1. FC Nürnberg
Matches played 26
Goals scored 111 (4.27 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Uwe Seeler (8 goals)
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The 1961 German football championship was the culmination of the football season in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1960–61. 1. FC Nürnberg were crowned champions for a record eighth time after a group stage and a final, having previously won the title in 1921, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1936 and 1948. It was the club's first appearance in the final since its 1948 title.[1]

On the strength of this title, the club participated in the 1961–62 European Cup, where 1. FCN lost to S.L. Benfica in the quarter finals.

Runners-up Borussia Dortmund made its fourth appearance in the national title game, having lost the championship in 1949 and won it in 1956 and 1957.

The format used to determine the German champion was the same as the one used in the 1960 season. Nine clubs qualified for the tournament, with the runners-up of Southwest and South 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.

Qualified teams

The teams qualified through the 1960–61 Oberliga season:

ClubQualified from
Hamburger SVOberliga Nord champions
SV Werder BremenOberliga Nord runners-up
1. FC KölnOberliga West champions
Borussia DortmundOberliga West runners-up
Hertha BSC BerlinOberliga Berlin champions
1. FC SaarbrückenOberliga Südwest champions
Borussia NeunkirchenOberliga Südwest runners-up
1. FC NürnbergOberliga Süd champions
Eintracht FrankfurtOberliga Süd runners-up

Competition

Qualifying round

DateMatchResultStadiumAttendance
6 May 1961 Eintracht Frankfurt – Borussia Neunkirchen 5-0 (2–0) Ludwigshafen, Südweststadion 35,000

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification BVB SGE HSV FCS
1 Borussia Dortmund 6 3 1 2 19 12 1.583 7 Advance to final — 0–1 7–2 2–2
2 Eintracht Frankfurt 6 3 1 2 13 9 1.444 7 1–2 — 4–2 1–1
3 Hamburger SV 6 3 0 3 14 19 0.737 6 2–5 2–1 — 3–0
4 1. FC Saarbrücken 6 1 2 3 11 17 0.647 4 4–3 2–5 2–3 —
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.
Group phase - Group 1
Match Final result
Hamburger SV  - Borussia Dortmund 2:5
Eintracht Frankfurt  - 1. FC Saarbrücken 1:1
1. FC Saarbrücken  - Hamburger SV 2:3
Borussia Dortmund  - Eintracht Frankfurt 0:1
Hamburger SV  - Eintracht Frankfurt 2:1
Borussia Dortmund  - 1. FC Saarbrücken 2:2
Eintracht Frankfurt  - Hamburger SV 4:2
1. FC Saarbrücken  - Borussia Dortmund 4:3
Hamburger SV  - 1. FC Saarbrücken 3:0
Eintracht Frankfurt  - Borussia Dortmund 1:2
Borussia Dortmund  - Hamburger SV 7:2
1. FC Saarbrücken  - Eintracht Frankfurt 2:5

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification FCN SVW KOE BSC
1 1. FC Nürnberg 6 4 2 0 18 9 2.000 10 Advance to final — 4–0 3–3 3–3
2 Werder Bremen 6 2 2 2 8 11 0.727 6 2–4 — 1–1 1–0
3 1. FC Köln 6 1 3 2 11 12 0.917 5 1–2 1–1 — 3–4
4 Hertha BSC 6 1 1 4 9 14 0.643 3 0–2 1–3 1–2 —
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.
Group phase - Group 2
Match Final result
1. FC Köln  - Werder Bremen 1:1
Hertha BSC Berlin  - 1. FC Nürnberg 0:2
1. FC Nürnberg  - 1. FC Köln 3:3
Werder Bremen  - Hertha BSC Berlin 1:0
1. FC Köln  - Hertha BSC Berlin 3:4
Werder Bremen  - 1. FC Nürnberg 2:4
Hertha BSC Berlin  - 1. FC Köln 1:2
1. FC Nürnberg  - Werder Bremen 4:0
1. FC Köln  - 1. FC Nürnberg 1:2
Hertha BSC Berlin  - Werder Bremen 1:3
Werder Bremen  - 1. FC Köln 1:1
1. FC Nürnberg  - Hertha BSC Berlin 3:3

Final

DateMatchResultStadiumAttendance
24 June 1961 1. FC Nürnberg – Borussia Dortmund 3–0 (2–0) Hannover, Niedersachsenstadion 82,000
1. FC Nürnberg:
1Germany Roland Wabra
2Germany Ferdinand Wenauer
3Germany Helmut Hilpert
4Germany Paul Derbfuß
5Germany Stefan Reisch
6Germany Josef Zenger
7Germany Heinz Strehl  67'
8Germany Heinrich Müller  44'
9Germany Max Morlock
10Germany Kurt Haseneder  6'
11Germany Gustav Flachenecker
Manager:
Germany Herbert Widmayer
Borussia Dortmund:
1Germany Heinz Kwiatkowski
2Germany Rolf Thiemann
3Germany Gerd Cyliax
4Germany Wilhelm Burgsmüller
5Germany Aki Schmidt
6Germany Dieter Kurrat
7Germany Alfred Kelbassa
8Germany Lothar Geisler
9Germany Jürgen Schütz
10Germany Wolfgang Peters
11Germany Timo Konietzka
Manager:
Austria Max Merkel

References

  1. ↑ (West) Germany -List of champions rsssf.com, accessed: 22 December 2015

Sources

  • kicker Allmanach 1990, by kicker, page 165 & 177 - German championship 1961
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