1951 German football championship

The 1951 German football championship was the culmination of the football season in the West Germany in 1950–51. 1. FC Kaiserslautern were crowned champions for the first time after a group stage and a final.[1][2]

1951 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
CountryWest Germany
Dates6 May – 30 June
Teams8
Champions1. FC Kaiserslautern
1st German title
Runners-upPreußen Münster
Matches played25
Goals scored99 (3.96 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Werner Baßler
Horst Eckel
Adolf Kallenborn
Konrad Winterstein
(6 goals each)
← 1950
1952 →

Qualified teams

The teams qualified through the 1950–51 Oberliga season:

ClubQualified from
Hamburger SVOberliga Nord champions
FC St. PauliOberliga Nord runners-up
Schalke 04Oberliga West champions
Preußen MünsterOberliga West runners-up
1. FC KaiserslauternOberliga Südwest champions
1. FC NürnbergOberliga Süd champions
SpVgg FürthOberliga Süd runners-up
Tennis Borussia BerlinOberliga Berlin champions

Competition

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification FCK S04 FUE STP
1 1. FC Kaiserslautern 6 4 1 1 14 8 1.750 9 Advance to final — 1–0 2–2 2–0
2 Schalke 04 6 3 1 2 7 6 1.167 7 3–2 — 2–1 1–2
3 SpVgg Fürth 6 1 2 3 8 9 0.889 4 1–3 0–0 — 4–1
4 FC St. Pauli 6 2 0 4 6 12 0.500 4 2–4 0–1 1–0 —
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.
6 May 1951 1. FC Kaiserslautern2 – 2SpVgg FürthLudwigshafen
Eckel  13', 71' Helbig  47'
Nöth  65'		 Stadium: Südweststadion
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Kormannshaus (Gohfeld)
6 May 1951 Schalke 041 – 2FC St. PauliGelsenkirchen
Kleina  36' Haß  53'
Kruppa  80'		 Stadium: Glückauf-Kampfbahn
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Zacher (Berlin)
13 May 1951 FC St. Pauli2 – 41. FC KaiserslauternHamburg
Boller  30' (pen.)
Kruppa  81'		 Baßler  10', 17'
Wanger  80'
F. Walter  88'		 Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion
Attendance: 30,000
13 May 1951 SpVgg Fürth0 – 0Schalke 04Fürth
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof
Attendance: 22,000
20 May 1951 1. FC Kaiserslautern1 – 0Schalke 04Ludwigshafen
Baßler  5' Stadium: Südweststadion
Attendance: 70,000
20 May 1951 SpVgg Fürth4 – 1FC St. PauliFürth
Appis  30'
Schade  45', 46', 82'		 Haß  66' Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof
Attendance: 23,000
27 May 1951 1. FC Kaiserslautern2 – 0FC St. PauliLudwigshafen
Eckel  15', 30' Stadium: Südweststadion
Attendance: 30,000
27 May 1951 Schalke 042 – 1SpVgg FürthGelsenkirchen
Matzkowski  43' (pen.)
Kleina  83'		 Appis  72' (pen.) Stadium: Glückauf-Kampfbahn
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Burmeister (Hamburg)
3 June 1951 SpVgg Fürth1 – 31. FC KaiserslauternFürth
Appis  39' Baßler  18', 63'
Eckel  20'		 Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Nettekoven (Bonn)
3 June 1951 FC St. Pauli0 – 1Schalke 04Hamburg
Dargaschewski  13' Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion
Attendance: 12,000
10 June 1951 Schalke 043 – 21. FC KaiserslauternGelsenkirchen
Malinowski  16', 75'
Eppenhoff  88'		 Baßler  3'
Eckel  8'		 Stadium: Glückauf-Kampfbahn
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Skuballa (Hamburg)
10 June 1951 FC St. Pauli1 – 0SpVgg FürthHamburg
Beck  13' Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion
Attendance: 4,000

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification PRM FCN HSV TBB
1 Preußen Münster 6 4 0 2 22 16 1.375 8 Advance to final — 6–4 3–1 2–3
2 1. FC Nürnberg 6 4 0 2 17 13 1.308 8 1–2 — 4–1 3–1
3 Hamburger SV 6 3 0 3 12 12 1.000 6 5–1 1–2 — 3–2
4 Tennis Borussia Berlin 6 1 0 5 10 20 0.500 2 2–8 2–3 0–1 —
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.
6 May 1951 Hamburger SV3 – 2TeBe BerlinHamburg
Woitkowiak  49'
Spundflasche  71'
Adamkiewicz  79'		 Schmutzler  16'
Graf  84'		 Stadium: Sportplatz am Rothenbaum
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Pennig (Mannheim)
6 May 1951 1. FC Nürnberg1 – 2Preußen MünsterNuremberg
Brenzke  56' (pen.) Lammers  18'
Preißler  40'		 Stadium: Club-Stadion im Zabo
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Burmeister (Hamburg)
13 May 1951 TeBe Berlin2 – 31. FC NürnbergBerlin
Berndt  41'
Wilde  60' (pen.)		 Brenzke  42'
Winterstein  45'
Kallenborn  69'		 Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Skuballa (Hamburg)
13 May 1951 Preußen Münster3 – 1Hamburger SVMünster
Preißler  29'
Lammers  59'
Weghorst  87'		 Rohrberg  78' Stadium: Preußenstadion
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Dusch (Kaiserslautern)
20 May 1951 Hamburger SV1 – 21. FC NürnbergHamburg
Adamkiewicz  65' Winterstein  9'
Herbolsheimer  32'		 Stadium: Sportplatz am Rothenbaum
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Nettekoven (Bonn)
20 May 1951 Preußen Münster2 – 3TeBe BerlinMünster
Weghorst  50'
Preißler  71'		 Schulz  35' (o.g.)
Schmutzler  85'
Berndt  88'		 Stadium: Preußenstadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Fink (Frankfurt)
27 May 1951 Hamburger SV5 – 1Preußen MünsterHamburg
Woitkowiak  39', 81'
Harden  60', 79'
Ebeling  89'		 Gerritzen  48' Stadium: Sportplatz am Rothenbaum
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Schmetzer (Mannheim)
27 May 1951 1. FC Nürnberg3 – 1TeBe BerlinNuremberg
Kallenborn  30'
Winterstein  55'
Brenzke  89' (pen.)		 Graf  33' Stadium: Club-Stadion im Zabo
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Kormannshaus (Gohfeld)
3 June 1951 TeBe Berlin0 – 1Hamburger SVBerlin
Adamkiewicz  84' Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Reinhardt (Stuttgart)
3 June 1951 Preußen Münster6 – 41. FC NürnbergMünster
Preißler  14'
Rachuba  25', 63'
Gerritzen  32', 51'
Lammers  50'		 Winterstein  10', 81'
Morlock  15'
Kallenborn  83'		 Stadium: Preußenstadion
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Zimmermann (Göttingen)
10 June 1951 TeBe Berlin2 – 8Preußen MünsterBerlin
Schmutzler  4'
Pohnke  25' (o.g.)		 Schulz  30'
Lammers  57', 77'
Preißler  72'
Rachuba  79', 88'
Warstat  81' (o.g.)
Gerritzen  87'		 Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Bernbeck (Frankfurt)
10 June 1951 1. FC Nürnberg4 – 1Hamburger SVNuremberg
Kallenborn  12', 25', 27'
Winterstein  34'		 Harden  51' Stadium: Club-Stadion im Zabo
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Wershoven (Euskirchen)

Final
1. FC Kaiserslautern2 – 1Preußen Münster
O.Walter  61', 74' Gerritzen  47'
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: A.Reinhardt
1. FC KAISERSLAUTERN:
GK Karl Adam
DF Werner Liebrich
DF Werner Kohlmeyer
DF Helmut Rasch
MF Ernst Liebrich
MF Heinz Jergens
MF Horst Eckel
MF Fritz Walter
FW Bernhard Fuchs
FW Werner Baßler
FW Ottmar Walter
Manager:
Richard Schneider
PREUSSEN MUNSTER:
GK Otto Mierzowski
DF Kurt Pohnke
DF Rolf Lezgus
DF Walter Lesch
DF Alois Schulte
MF Rudolf Schulz
MF Josef Rickmann
FW Alfred Preißler
FW Josef Lammers
FW Felix Gerritzen
FW Sigi Rachuba
Manager:
Willi Multhaup

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