1953–54 Oberliga

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Kickers 1900 Berlin
  • Rheydter SV
  • STV Horst-Emscher
  • ASV Landau
  • VfR Kirn
  • SV Waldhof Mannheim
  • Viktoria Aschaffenburg
    • German championsHannover 96
    2nd German title
    Top goalscorerHerbert Martin
    (35 goals)[1]
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    Map of the five German Oberligas 1945 to 1963

    The 1953–54 Oberliga was the ninth season of the

    West. The five league champions and the runners-up from the south then entered the 1954 German football championship which was won by Hannover 96. It was Hannover's second national championship, having previously won it in 1938 in an epic final against FC Schalke 04 that saw two extra time games before Hannover won 4–3.[2][3]

    Hannover 96 equaled the Oberliga start record set in 1952–53 by 1. FC Köln, winning its first eleven games, a mark later equaled by Hamburger SV in 1961–62 but never surpassed.[4]

    A similar-named league, the

    Turbine Erfurt.[5]

    Oberliga Nord

    The 1953–54 season saw two new clubs in the league,

    Victoria Hamburg, both promoted from the Amateurliga. The league's top scorer was Fritz Apel (Arminia Hannover) and Werner Heitkamp (FC St. Pauli) with 21 goals each.[1] Hannover 96 became the only team other than Hamburger SV to win the Oberliga Nord as the latter won 15 of the possible 16 league championships from 1947 to 1963 but missed out in 1953–54.[6]

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
    1 Hannover 96 (C) 30 20 6 4 64 26 +38 46 Qualification to German championship
    2 FC St. Pauli 30 16 7 7 65 37 +28 39
    3
    FC Altona 93
    		 30 13 6 11 68 59 +9 32
    4 Eintracht Braunschweig 30 12 8 10 57 58 −1 32
    5
    Werder Bremen
    		 30 13 5 12 53 43 +10 31
    6
    Arminia Hannover
    		 30 12 5 13 78 77 +1 29
    7
    TuS Bremerhaven 93
    		 30 11 7 12 53 55 −2 29
    8 Eimsbütteler TV 30 11 7 12 51 55 −4 29
    9 Holstein Kiel 30 10 9 11 50 68 −18 29
    10
    Göttingen 05
    		 30 10 8 12 43 48 −5 28
    11 Hamburger SV 30 12 8 10 77 58 +19 28[a]
    12 VfL Osnabrück 30 11 5 14 48 46 +2 27
    13 Bremer SV 30 11 5 14 44 56 −12 27
    14 Harburger TB 30 10 6 14 43 60 −17 26
    15 VfB Lübeck (R) 30 7 9 14 33 59 −26 23 Relegation to Amateurliga
    16
    Victoria Hamburg
    (R)     		30 7 8 15 28 50 −22 22
    Source: RSSSF.com
    Rules for classification: 1) Points;
    (C) Champions; (R) Relegated
    Notes:
    1. ^ Hamburger SV deducted four points for illegal payments to player Willi Schröder.[7]

    Oberliga Berlin

    The 1953–54 season saw two new clubs in the league,

    Amateurliga Berlin. The league's top scorer was Hermann Paul of Berliner SV 1892 with 19 goals.[1]

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
    1
    Berliner SV 92
    		 22 15 4 3 58 29 +29 34 Qualification to German championship
    2
    Minerva 93 Berlin
    		 22 14 3 5 59 40 +19 31
    3
    Union 06 Berlin
    		 22 12 6 4 45 30 +15 30
    4 Spandauer SV 22 12 3 7 45 35 +10 27
    5
    Alemannia 90 Berlin
    		 22 11 4 7 44 36 +8 26
    6 Tennis Borussia Berlin 22 8 8 6 38 30 +8 24
    7
    Viktoria 89 Berlin
    		 22 9 3 10 51 42 +9 21
    8 BFC Nordstern 22 7 5 10 34 40 −6 19
    9 Wacker 04 Berlin 22 6 5 11 29 36 −7 17
    10
    Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin
    		 22 5 6 11 39 47 −8 16
    11 Hertha Zehlendorf (R) 22 4 6 12 23 50 −27 14 Relegation to
    Amateurliga Berlin
    12
    Kickers 1900 Berlin
    (R)     		22 0 5 17 19 69 −50 5
    Source: RSSSF.com
    Rules for classification: 1) Points;
    (R) Relegated

    Oberliga West

    The 1953–54 season saw two new clubs in the league, Rheydter SV and VfL Bochum, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga West. The league's top scorer was Hans Schäfer of 1. FC Köln with 26 goals.[1]

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
    1 1. FC Köln 30 17 7 6 83 43 +40 41 Qualification to German championship
    2 Rot-Weiss Essen 30 19 2 9 75 49 +26 40
    3 FC Schalke 04 30 16 7 7 76 51 +25 39
    4
    Preußen Münster
    		 30 11 11 8 60 54 +6 33
    5 Borussia Dortmund 30 14 4 12 69 58 +11 32
    6 Schwarz-Weiß Essen 30 13 5 12 72 53 +19 31
    7
    Bayer Leverkusen
    		 30 13 5 12 58 67 −9 31
    8 VfL Bochum 30 13 5 12 50 58 −8 31
    9 Alemannia Aachen 30 12 4 14 59 59 0 28
    10 Fortuna Düsseldorf 30 12 3 15 53 49 +4 27
    11
    Meidericher SV
    		 30 9 9 12 46 55 −9 27
    12
    Borussia München-Gladbach
    		 30 10 7 13 56 73 −17 27
    13
    Preußen Dellbrück
    		 30 10 7 13 41 55 −14 27
    14 SV Sodingen 30 11 4 15 46 56 −10 26
    15 Rheydter SV (R) 30 9 2 19 45 76 −31 20 Relegation to 2. Oberliga West
    16 STV Horst-Emscher (R) 30 7 6 17 43 76 −33 20
    Source: RSSSF.com
    Rules for classification: 1) Points;
    (R) Relegated

    Oberliga Südwest

    The 1953–54 season saw two new clubs in the league, ASV Landau and VfR Frankenthal, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga Südwest. The league's top scorer was Herbert Martin of 1. FC Saarbrücken with 35 goals, the highest total for any scorer in the five Oberligas in 1953–54.[1]

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
    1 1. FC Kaiserslautern 30 26 0 4 139 33 +106 52 Qualification to German championship
    2 FK Pirmasens 30 24 3 3 73 30 +43 51
    3
    TuS Neuendorf
    		 30 18 3 9 85 51 +34 39
    4
    Saar 05 Saarbrücken
    		 30 16 3 11 80 62 +18 35
    5 1. FC Saarbrücken 30 14 6 10 80 53 +27 34
    6
    Phönix Ludwigshafen
    		 30 14 6 10 49 55 −6 34
    7
    FSV Mainz 05
    		 30 13 5 12 61 50 +11 31
    8 Borussia Neunkirchen 30 12 4 14 58 54 +4 28
    9 VfR Frankenthal 30 9 9 12 38 45 −7 27
    10
    Eintracht Trier
    		 30 12 2 16 57 66 −9 26
    11 Wormatia Worms 30 10 6 14 53 68 −15 26
    12
    TuRa Ludwigshafen
    		 30 10 4 16 52 65 −13 24
    13 FV Speyer 30 10 2 18 35 80 −45 22
    14 VfR Kaiserslautern 30 9 3 18 41 69 −28 21
    15 ASV Landau (R) 30 6 5 19 27 93 −66 17 Relegation to 2. Oberliga Südwest
    16 VfR Kirn (R) 30 4 5 21 34 83 −49 13
    Source: RSSSF.com
    Rules for classification: 1) Points;
    (R) Relegated

    Oberliga Süd

    The 1953–54 season saw two new clubs in the league,

    Jahn Regensburg and KSV Hessen Kassel, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga Süd. The league's top scorer was Helmut Preisendörfer (Kickers Offenbach) and Horst Schade (1. FC Nürnberg) with 22 goals each.[1]

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
    1 VfB Stuttgart 30 18 7 5 64 39 +25 43 Qualification to German championship
    2 Eintracht Frankfurt 30 17 8 5 70 31 +39 42
    3 Kickers Offenbach 30 16 9 5 70 38 +32 41
    4 1. FC Nürnberg 30 15 8 7 71 44 +27 38
    5 Karlsruher SC 30 14 7 9 61 53 +8 35
    6
    Jahn Regensburg
    		 30 14 5 11 42 48 −6 33
    7 FSV Frankfurt 30 11 8 11 60 56 +4 30
    8
    FC Schweinfurt 05
    		 30 12 4 14 53 50 +3 28
    9 FC Bayern Munich 30 9 10 11 42 46 −4 28
    10 VfR Mannheim 30 9 9 12 62 71 −9 27
    11
    SpVgg Fürth
    		 30 9 8 13 42 54 −12 26
    12 BC Augsburg 30 11 3 16 52 66 −14 25
    13 KSV Hessen Kassel 30 9 5 16 54 74 −20 23
    14 Stuttgarter Kickers 30 8 5 17 63 79 −16 21
    15 SV Waldhof Mannheim (R) 30 5 10 15 47 66 −19 20 Relegation to 2. Oberliga Süd
    16 Viktoria Aschaffenburg (R) 30 8 4 18 44 82 −38 20
    Source: RSSSF.com
    Rules for classification: 1) Points;
    (R) Relegated

    German championship

    Main article: 1954 German football championship

    The 1954 German football championship was contested by the six qualified Oberliga teams and won by Hannover 96, defeating 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the final. The six clubs played single round of matches at neutral grounds in two groups of three. 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 Hannover 96 (Q) 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 4 Qualified to final
    2 VfB Stuttgart 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 2
    3
    Berliner SV 92
    		 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
    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 1. FC Kaiserslautern (Q) 2 2 0 0 5 3 +2 4 Qualified to final
    2 1. FC Köln 2 1 0 1 6 6 0 2
    3 Eintracht Frankfurt 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0
    Source: RSSSF.com
    Rules for classification: 1) Points;
    (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

    Final

    Team 1  Score  Team 2
    Hannover 96 5–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern

    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: 19 December 2015
    3. ^ Hannover 96 » Steckbrief (in German) Weltfussball.de – Hannover 96 honours, accessed: 21 December 2015
    4. ^ kicker Allmanach 1990, page: 245
    5. ^ East Germany 1946-1990 rsssf.org, accessed: 15 December 2015
    6. DSFS
      , accessed: 21 December 2015
    7. ^ Oberliga Nord 1953/54 (in German) hsv-history.de, accessed: 21 December 2015
    8. ^ Das Finale der Deutschen Meisterschaft 1953/1954 (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

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