1950–51 Oberliga
Appearance
German champions | 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1st German title |
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Top goalscorer | Herbert Wojtkowiak(40 goals)[1] |
← 1949–50 → |

The 1950–51 Oberliga was the sixth season of the
West. The five league champions and the runners-up from the south, north and west then entered the 1951 German football championship which was won by 1. FC Kaiserslautern. It was 1. FC Kaiserslautern's first-ever national championship.[2][3]
The 1950–51 season was the first without clubs from
A similar-named league, the DDR-Oberliga, existed in East Germany, set at the first tier of the East German football league system. The 1950–51 DDR-Oberliga was won by BSG Chemie Leipzig.[7]
Oberliga Nord
The 1950–51 season saw three new clubs in the league,
FC Altona 93, Itzehoer SV and Eintracht Osnabrück, all promoted from the Amateurliga. The league's top scorer was Herbert Wojtkowiak of Hamburger SV with 40 goals, the highest total for the five Oberligas in 1950–51 and throughout the 16-year history of the Oberliga Nord.[1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hamburger SV | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 113 | 54 | +59 | 49 | Qualification to German championship |
2 | FC St. Pauli | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 84 | 41 | +43 | 46 | |
3 | Holstein Kiel | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 63 | 59 | +4 | 40 | |
4 | VfL Osnabrück | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 84 | 54 | +30 | 39 | |
5 | Eimsbütteler TV | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 37 | |
6 | Werder Bremen
|
32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 79 | 59 | +20 | 36 | |
7 | Bremer SV | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 34 | |
8 | TuS Bremerhaven 93
|
32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 66 | 61 | +5 | 32 | |
9 | Göttingen 05
|
32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 66 | 75 | −9 | 31 | |
10 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 30 | |
11 | Hannover 96 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 60 | 66 | −6 | 29 | |
12 | Concordia Hamburg
|
32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 28 | |
13 | Arminia Hannover
|
32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 63 | 69 | −6 | 27 | |
14 | Eintracht Osnabrück | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 57 | 75 | −18 | 26 | |
15 | FC Altona 93 (R)
|
32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 55 | 79 | −24 | 26 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
16 | VfB Oldenburg (R) | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 53 | 69 | −16 | 25 | |
17 | Itzehoer SV (R) | 32 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 42 | 118 | −76 | 9 |
Oberliga Berlin
The 1950–51 season saw four new clubs in the league,
Amateurliga Berlin. The league's top scorer was Paul Salisch of SC Union 06 Berlin with 29 goals.[1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 84 | 23 | +61 | 44 | Qualification to German championship |
2 | Union 06 Berlin
|
26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 63 | 23 | +40 | 39 | |
3 | Hertha BSC Berlin
|
26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 63 | 32 | +31 | 32 | |
4 | Berliner SV 92
|
26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 28 | |
5 | Alemannia 90 Berlin
|
26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 27 | |
6 | Spandauer SV | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 27 | |
7 | Viktoria 89 Berlin
|
26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 26 | |
8 | Tasmania 1900 Berlin
|
26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 24 | |
9 | Minerva 93 Berlin
|
26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 56 | −24 | 24 | |
10 | SC Westend 01
|
26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 21 | |
11 | Wacker 04 Berlin | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 20 | |
12 | Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin
|
26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 20 | |
13 | VfB Britz (R) | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 31 | 56 | −25 | 16 | Relegation to Amateurliga Berlin
|
14 | BFC Südring (R) | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 70 | −33 | 16 |
Oberliga West
The 1950–51 season saw four new clubs in the league,
Borussia München-Gladbach, all promoted from the 2. Oberliga West. The league's top scorer was Hans Kleina of FC Schalke 04 with 25 goals.[1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FC Schalke 04 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 69 | 36 | +33 | 42 | Qualification to German championship |
2 | Preußen Münster
|
30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 41 | |
3 | Borussia Dortmund | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 39 | |
4 | 1. FC Köln | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 60 | 31 | +29 | 38 | |
5 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 31 | |
6 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 30 | |
7 | Sportfreunde Hamborn
|
30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 30 | |
8 | Preußen Dellbrück
|
30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 28 | |
9 | Rheydter SV | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 28 | |
10 | STV Horst-Emscher | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 27 | |
11 | SpVgg Erkenschwick | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 27 | |
12 | Sportfreunde Katernberg | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 55 | 64 | −9 | 26 | |
13 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (R) | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 26 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga West |
14 | Borussia München-Gladbach (R)
|
30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 72 | −25 | 25 | |
15 | Alemannia Aachen[a] | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 56 | 66 | −10 | 24 | |
16 | Duisburger SV (R)
|
30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 59 | −32 | 18 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga West |
- Borussia München-Gladbach had two points awarded during the season which were however not counted in the table for the purpose of relegation. The two clubs had to play a decider which Aachen won 5–1. Aachen thereby qualified for the play-offs with the 2. Oberliga runners-up, where it succeeded while Rot-Weiß Oberhausenfailed and was relegated.
Oberliga Südwest
The 1950–51 season saw two new clubs in the league,
Eintracht Kreuznach, both promoted from the Amateurliga. The league's top scorer was Ottmar Walter of 1. FC Kaiserslautern with 29 goals.[1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern (C) | 26 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 95 | 16 | +79 | 46 | Qualification to German championship |
2 | Wormatia Worms | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 70 | 30 | +40 | 39 | |
3 | FK Pirmasens | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 68 | 39 | +29 | 37 | |
4 | Phönix Ludwigshafen
|
26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 80 | 51 | +29 | 34 | |
5 | TuS Neuendorf
|
26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 34 | |
6 | Eintracht Trier
|
26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 31 | |
7 | FV Engers
|
26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 28 | |
8 | VfL Neustadt | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 26 | |
9 | VfR Kaiserslautern | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 62 | −22 | 21 | |
10 | TuRa Ludwigshafen
|
26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 30 | 59 | −29 | 16 | |
11 | Eintracht Kreuznach
|
26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 58 | −25 | 14 | |
12 | FSV Mainz 05
|
26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 33 | 75 | −42 | 14 | |
13 | ASV Landau (R) | 26 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 28 | 81 | −53 | 13 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga Südwest |
14 | SpVgg Andernach (R)
|
26 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 35 | 62 | −27 | 11 |
Oberliga Süd
The 1950–51 season saw four new clubs in the league,
SSV Reutlingen and FC Singen 04 moved across from the southern division of the Oberliga Südwest. The league's top scorer was Max Morlock of 1. FC Nürnberg with 28 goals.[1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 93 | 46 | +47 | 47 | Qualification to German championship |
2 | SpVgg Fürth
|
34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 86 | 43 | +43 | 45 | |
3 | VfB Mühlburg
|
34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 94 | 55 | +39 | 44 | |
4 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 82 | 55 | +27 | 43 | |
5 | FSV Frankfurt | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 71 | 52 | +19 | 43 | |
6 | TSV 1860 München
|
34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 97 | 67 | +30 | 42 | |
7 | FC Schweinfurt 05
|
34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 69 | 57 | +12 | 36 | |
8 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 34 | |
9 | FC Bayern Munich | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 64 | 53 | +11 | 33 | |
10 | Kickers Offenbach | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 69 | 64 | +5 | 32 | |
11 | VfL Neckarau | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 74 | 94 | −20 | 32 | |
12 | VfR Mannheim | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 31 | |
13 | Schwaben Augsburg
|
34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 46 | 67 | −21 | 29 | |
14 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 28 | |
15 | SV Darmstadt 98 (R) | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 54 | 86 | −32 | 25 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga Süd |
16 | BC Augsburg (R) | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 59 | 82 | −23 | 24 | |
17 | FC Singen 04 (R) | 34 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 56 | 112 | −56 | 22 | |
18 | SSV Reutlingen (R)
|
34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 49 | 109 | −60 | 22 |
German championship
The 1951 German football championship was contested by the eight qualified Oberliga teams and won by
Preußen Münster in the final. The eight clubs played a home-and-away round of matches in two groups of four. The two group winners then advanced to the final.[8]
Group 1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern (Q) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 9 | Qualified for final |
2 | FC Schalke 04 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | |
3 | SpVgg Fürth
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | FC St. Pauli | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 4 |
Group 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Preußen Münster (Q)
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 8 | Qualified for final |
2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 8 | |
3 | Hamburger SV | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | |
4 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 2 |
Final
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2–1 | Preußen Münster
|
References
- ^ a b c d e f Fußball-Torjägerstatistik Deutschland (in German) Goal scorer statistics Germany, author: Walter Grüber, published: 2011, accessed: 21 December 2015
- ^ (West) Germany -List of champions rsssf.org, accessed: 21 December 2015
- ^ 1. FC Kaiserslautern Steckbrief (in German) Weltfussball.de – 1. FC Kaiserslautern honours, accessed: 21 December 2015
- ^ Oberliga Berlin 1946-50 (in German) die-fans.de, accessed: 22 December 2015
- ^ World Cup 2010 special: part two – Have any player-managers ever appeared at a World Cup The Guardian, published: 2 June 2010, accessed: 19 December 2015
- ^ Germany - Oberliga Südwest 1945-63 rsssf.org, accessed: 19 December 2015
- ^ East Germany 1946-1990 rsssf.org, accessed: 22 December 2015
- ^ Das Finale der Deutschen Meisterschaft 1950/1951 (in German) Fussballdaten.de, accessed: 21 December 2015
Sources
- 30 Jahre Bundesliga (in German) 30th anniversary special, publisher: kicker Sportmagazin, published: 1993
- kicker-Almanach 1990 (in German) Yearbook of German football, publisher: kicker Sportmagazin, published: 1989, ISBN 3-7679-0297-4
- DSFS Liga-Chronik seit 1945 (in German) publisher: DSFS, published: 2005
- 100 Jahre Süddeutscher Fußball-Verband (in German) 100 Years of the Southern German Football Federation, publisher: SFV, published: 1997
External links
- The Oberligas on Fussballdaten.de (in German)