1951–52 Oberliga

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Schwaben Augsburg
VfL Neckarau
German championsVfB Stuttgart
2nd German title
Top goalscorerErnst-Otto Meyer
(29 goals)[1]
Map of the five German Oberligas 1945 to 1963

The 1951–52 Oberliga was the seventh season of the

West. The five league champions and the runners-up from the south, north and west then entered the 1952 German football championship which was won by VfB Stuttgart. It was VfB Stuttgart's second national championship, having previously won it in 1950.[2][3]

The 1951–52 season saw the return of the clubs from the

Second World War political separation of the territory from the other parts of Germany.[4][5]

A similar-named league, the DDR-Oberliga, existed in East Germany, set at the first tier of the East German football league system. The 1951–52 DDR-Oberliga was won by Turbine Halle.[6]

Oberliga Nord

The 1951–52 season saw two new clubs in the league,

Victoria Hamburg and Lüneburger SK, both promoted from the Amateurliga. The league's top scorer was Ernst-Otto Meyer of VfL Osnabrück with 29 goals, the highest total for the five Oberligas in 1951–52.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hamburger SV 30 19 7 4 96 46 +50 45 Qualification to German championship
2 VfL Osnabrück 30 18 5 7 79 50 +29 41
3 FC St. Pauli 30 14 7 9 67 49 +18 35
4 Eimsbütteler TV 30 15 5 10 71 58 +13 35
5 Holstein Kiel 30 15 4 11 65 54 +11 34
6
Göttingen 05
30 14 6 10 62 55 +7 34
7
Werder Bremen
30 14 5 11 85 52 +33 33
8
TuS Bremerhaven 93
30 12 9 9 63 56 +7 33
9
Arminia Hannover
30 13 4 13 67 72 −5 30
10 Bremer SV 30 11 6 13 60 59 +1 28
11 Hannover 96 30 11 6 13 55 59 −4 28
12
Concordia Hamburg
30 9 6 15 56 73 −17 24
13 Eintracht Osnabrück 30 8 7 15 56 70 −14 23
14 Eintracht Braunschweig (R) 30 8 7 15 50 72 −22 23 Relegation to Amateurliga
15
Victoria Hamburg
(R)
30 7 9 14 48 74 −26 23
16 Lüneburger SK (R) 30 3 5 22 40 119 −79 11
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated

Oberliga Berlin

The 1951–52 season saw two new clubs in the league,

Amateurliga Berlin. The league's top scorer was Horst Schmutzler of Tennis Borussia Berlin with 25 goals.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Tennis Borussia Berlin 26 19 4 3 78 21 +57 42 Qualification to German championship
2
Union 06 Berlin
26 18 3 5 72 35 +37 39
3
Viktoria 89 Berlin
26 15 3 8 57 42 +15 33
4
Hertha BSC Berlin
26 12 6 8 62 40 +22 30
5
Alemannia 90 Berlin
26 12 6 8 48 40 +8 30
6 Spandauer SV 26 11 7 8 48 36 +12 29
7
Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin
26 12 4 10 40 44 −4 28
8
Berliner SV 92
26 9 7 10 34 39 −5 25
9 Wacker 04 Berlin 26 8 9 9 35 47 −12 25
10 BFC Nordstern 26 10 4 12 47 48 −1 24
11
Minerva 93 Berlin
26 10 3 13 45 45 0 23
12
Tasmania 1900 Berlin
(R)
26 9 5 12 36 54 −18 23 Relegation to
Amateurliga Berlin
13
SC Westend 01
(R)
26 3 1 22 31 78 −47 7
14 VfL Nord Berlin (R) 26 2 2 22 21 85 −64 6
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated

Oberliga West

The 1951–52 season saw three new clubs in the league,

Bayer Leverkusen and Schwarz-Weiß Essen, all promoted from the 2. Oberliga West. The league's top scorer was Karl Hetzel of Meidericher SV with 25 goals.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Rot-Weiss Essen 30 20 5 5 78 41 +37 45 Qualification to German championship
2 FC Schalke 04 30 18 4 8 63 47 +16 40
3 Alemannia Aachen 30 16 4 10 65 47 +18 36
4 Borussia Dortmund 30 13 8 9 79 53 +26 34
5 1. FC Köln 30 13 7 10 57 40 +17 33
6
Bayer Leverkusen
30 10 12 8 49 41 +8 32
7
Preußen Münster
30 12 8 10 53 48 +5 32
8
Meidericher SV
30 11 7 12 57 55 +2 29
9
Preußen Dellbrück
30 9 11 10 42 48 −6 29
10 Sportfreunde Katernberg 30 10 7 13 62 70 −8 27
11 Schwarz-Weiß Essen 30 7 13 10 43 57 −14 27
12 Fortuna Düsseldorf 30 8 10 12 43 48 −5 26
13 STV Horst-Emscher 30 9 8 13 48 61 −13 26
14 SpVgg Erkenschwick 30 6 12 12 53 71 −18 24
15 Rheydter SV (R) 30 7 9 14 58 88 −30 23 Relegation to 2. Oberliga West
16
Sportfreunde Hamborn
(R)
30 4 9 17 30 65 −35 17
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated

Oberliga Südwest

The 1951–52 season saw four new clubs in the league, VfR Frankenthal and SpVgg Weisenau promoted from the Amateurliga, while 1. FC Saarbrücken and Borussia Neunkirchen joined from the Ehrenliga Saarland. The league's top scorer was Gerhard Siedl of Borussia Neunkirchen with 27 goals.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 1. FC Saarbrücken 30 23 4 3 80 27 +53 50 Qualification to German championship
2
TuS Neuendorf
30 18 8 4 76 33 +43 44
3 1. FC Kaiserslautern 30 18 5 7 102 36 +66 41
4 Wormatia Worms 30 13 12 5 69 44 +25 38
5 FK Pirmasens 30 16 2 12 80 51 +29 34
6
Eintracht Trier
30 12 8 10 58 52 +6 32
7 Borussia Neunkirchen 30 13 5 12 74 61 +13 31
8
Phönix Ludwigshafen
30 12 7 11 58 56 +2 31
9
TuRa Ludwigshafen
30 12 7 11 39 51 −12 31
10
FSV Mainz 05
30 12 4 14 69 82 −13 28
11
FV Engers
30 10 6 14 54 68 −14 26
12 VfR Kaiserslautern 30 9 5 16 49 70 −21 23
13 VfR Frankenthal[a] (R) 30 9 4 17 44 74 −30 22 Relegation to 2. Oberliga Südwest
14 VfL Neustadt (R) 30 7 8 15 41 78 −37 22
15
Eintracht Kreuznach
(R)
30 7 5 18 45 85 −40 19
16 SpVgg Weisenau (R) 30 3 2 25 38 108 −70 8
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ VfR Frankenthal was retrospectivly relegated from the league after the first round of the 1952–53 season for attempting to bribe 1. FC Saarbrücken to lose their game against Frankenthal during the 1951–52 season.[7]

Oberliga Süd

The 1951–52 season saw two new clubs in the league, Viktoria Aschaffenburg and Stuttgarter Kickers, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga Süd. The league's top scorers were Max Morlock (1. FC Nürnberg) and Helmut Preisendörfer (Kickers Offenbach) with 26 goals each.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 VfB Stuttgart (C) 30 17 10 3 60 24 +36 44 Qualification to German championship
2 1. FC Nürnberg 30 17 9 4 72 33 +39 43
3 Kickers Offenbach 30 14 12 4 75 41 +34 40
4 Eintracht Frankfurt 30 15 4 11 52 43 +9 34
5 VfR Mannheim 30 10 12 8 64 60 +4 32
6
SpVgg Fürth
30 10 10 10 46 42 +4 30
7 FSV Frankfurt 30 10 10 10 45 58 −13 30
8 FC Bayern Munich 30 11 7 12 53 54 −1 29
9
VfB Mühlburg[a]
30 11 6 13 67 47 +20 28
10 SV Waldhof Mannheim 30 10 8 12 49 61 −12 28
11 Viktoria Aschaffenburg 30 8 12 10 45 70 −25 28
12 Stuttgarter Kickers 30 11 5 14 61 63 −2 27
13
TSV 1860 München
30 9 9 12 46 54 −8 27
14
FC Schweinfurt 05
30 8 8 14 32 56 −24 24
15
Schwaben Augsburg
(R)
30 6 7 17 41 62 −21 19 Relegation to 2. Oberliga Süd
16 VfL Neckarau (R) 30 7 3 20 46 86 −40 17
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Phönix Karlsruhe to form Karlsruher SC
    .

German championship

The 1952 German football championship was contested by the eight qualified Oberliga teams and won by VfB Stuttgart, defeating 1. FC Saarbrücken 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 Saarbrücken
(Q)
6 4 0 2 17 13 +4 8 Qualified for final
2 1. FC Nürnberg 6 3 1 2 18 13 +5 7
3 Hamburger SV 6 3 0 3 16 15 +1 6
4 FC Schalke 04 6 1 1 4 12 22 −10 3
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 VfB Stuttgart (Q) 6 3 2 1 14 8 +6 8 Qualified for final
2 Rot-Weiss Essen 6 3 0 3 14 15 −1 6
3 VfL Osnabrück 6 2 1 3 9 9 0 5
4 Tennis Borussia Berlin 6 2 1 3 8 13 −5 5
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Final

Team 1  Score  Team 2
VfB Stuttgart 3–2 1. FC Saarbrücken

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Fußball-Torjägerstatistik Deutschland (in German) Goal scorer statistics Germany, author: Walter Grüber, published: 2011, accessed: 21 December 2015
  2. ^ (West) Germany -List of champions rsssf.org, accessed: 21 December 2015
  3. ^ VfB Stuttgart » Steckbrief (in German) Weltfussball.de – VfB Stuttgart honours, accessed: 21 December 2015
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ Germany - Oberliga Südwest 1945-63 rsssf.org, accessed: 19 December 2015
  6. ^ East Germany 1946-1990 rsssf.org, accessed: 15 December 2015
  7. ^ VfR Frankenthal (in German) suedwest-fussball.de, Club profile, accessed: 22 December 2015
  8. ^ Das Finale der Deutschen Meisterschaft 1951/1952 (in German) Fussballdaten.de, accessed: 21 December 2015

Sources

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    kicker Sportmagazin
    , published: 1993
  • kicker-Almanach 1990 (in German) Yearbook of German football, publisher: kicker Sportmagazin, published: 1989,
  • DSFS Liga-Chronik seit 1945 (in German) publisher:
    DSFS
    , published: 2005
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