1959 German football championship Final

The 1959 German football championship Final decided the winner of the 1959 German football championship, the 49th edition of the German football championship, a knockout football cup competition contested by the regional league winners to determine the national champions.

1959 German championship Final
Endspiel um die Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Match programme cover
Event1959 German football championship
Eintracht Frankfurt Kickers Offenbach
5 3
After extra time
Date28 June 1959 (1959-06-28)
VenueOlympiastadion, Berlin
RefereeErich Asmussen (Flensburg)
Attendance75,000

The match was played on 28 June 1959 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Eintracht Frankfurt won the match 5–3 after extra time against Kickers Offenbach for their 1st German title.[1] With the win, Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the 1959–60 European Cup, where they went on to reach the final.

Route to the final

The German football championship was a nine team single-elimination knockout cup competition, featuring the champions and runners-up of the Oberliga Nord, West, Oberliga Südwest, and Oberliga Süd, and the champions of the Oberliga Berlin. The competition started with a qualification round between two teams in order to enter the group stage. During the group phase, four teams played each other in a home and away format, with the group winners advancing to the final.

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Eintracht Frankfurt Round Kickers Offenbach
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Werder Bremen 7–2 (A) Matchday 1 Hamburger SV 3–2 (H)
FK Pirmasens 3–2 (H) Matchday 2 Tasmania 1900 Berlin 2–2 (A)
1. FC Köln 2–1 (H) Matchday 3 Westfalia Herne 4–1 (A)
1. FC Köln 4–2 (A) Matchday 4 Westfalia Herne 2–1 (H)
FK Pirmasens 6–2 (A) Matchday 5 Tasmania 1900 Berlin 3–2 (H)
Werder Bremen 4–2 (H) Matchday 6 Hamburger SV 0–1 (A)
Group 1 winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Eintracht Frankfurt 6 12
2 1. FC Köln 6 5
3 FK Pirmasens 6 4
4 Werder Bremen 6 3
Source: RSSSF
 Final standings Group 2 winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Kickers Offenbach 6 9
2 Hamburger SV 6 8
3 Westfalia Herne 6 4
4 Tasmania Berlin 6 3
Source: RSSSF

Match

Details
Eintracht Frankfurt5–3 (a.e.t.)Kickers Offenbach
 Report
  • Kraus  8'
  • Preisendörfer  23'
  • Gast  110'
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Erich Asmussen (Flensburg)
Eintracht Frankfurt
Kickers Offenbach
GK1 Egon Loy
RB5 Hans-Walter Eigenbrodt
LB4 Hermann Höfer
RH7 Dieter Stinka
CH3 Friedel Lutz
LH2 Hans Weilbächer
OR11 Richard Kress
IR6 István Sztáni
CF9 Eckehard Feigenspan
IL8 Dieter Lindner
OL10 Alfred Pfaff
Manager:
Paul Oßwald
GK1 Walter Zimmermann
RB2 Karl Waldmann
LB3 Alfred Schultheis
RH10 Willi Keim
CH6 Heinz Lichtl
LH5 Ernst Wade
OR9 Berti Kraus
IR4 Hermann Nuber
CF11 Siegfried Gast
IL7 Gerhard Kaufhold
OL8 Helmut Preisendörfer
Manager:
Bogdan Cuvaj

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Replay if scores still level.
  • No substitutions.

References
  1. "Germany - Championships 1947-1963". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
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