1961–62 Oberliga
| German champions | 1. FC Köln 1st German title |
|---|---|
| Top goalscorer | Rudi Dörrenbächer(37 goals)[1] |
← 1960–61 → | |
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The 1961–62 Oberliga was the seventeenth season of the
West. The five league champions and the runners-up from the west, south, southwest and north then entered the 1962 German football championship which was won by 1. FC Köln. It was 1. FC Köln's first-ever national championship.[2]
Hamburger SV equaled the Oberliga start record set in 1952–53 by 1. FC Köln and repeated by Hannover 96 the season after, winning its first eleven games, a mark never surpassed.[3]
A similar league, the
ASK Vorwärts Berlin.[4]
Oberliga Nord
The 1961–62 season saw two new clubs in the league, Bremer SV and Eintracht Nordhorn, both promoted from the Amateurliga. The league's top scorers were Uwe Seeler (Hamburger SV) and Gerd Koll (Holstein Kiel) with 28 goals each.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamburger SV | 30 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 100 | 34 | +66 | 50 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | Werder Bremen
|
30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 87 | 33 | +54 | 44 | |
| 3 | VfV Hildesheim
|
30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 77 | 40 | +37 | 42 | |
| 4 | FC St. Pauli | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 72 | 51 | +21 | 40 | |
| 5 | Holstein Kiel | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 84 | 52 | +32 | 37 | |
| 6 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 67 | 55 | +12 | 36 | |
| 7 | VfL Osnabrück | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 30 | |
| 8 | VfR Neumünster | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 27 | |
| 9 | ASV Bergedorf 85 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 27 | |
| 10 | VfB Oldenburg | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 25 | |
| 11 | FC Altona 93
|
30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 47 | 79 | −32 | 24 | |
| 12 | Concordia Hamburg
|
30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 23 | |
| 13 | Hannover 96 | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 23 | |
| 14 | TuS Bremerhaven 93
|
30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 65 | −30 | 23 | |
| 15 | Bremer SV (R) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 40 | 84 | −44 | 18 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 16 | Eintracht Nordhorn (R) | 30 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 42 | 95 | −53 | 11 |
Oberliga Berlin
The 1961–62 season saw one new club in the league,
Amateurliga Berlin. The league's top scorers were Wolfgang Seeger (Tennis Borussia Berlin) and Lutz Steinert (Hertha BSC) with 18 goals each.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tasmania 1900 Berlin
|
27 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 72 | 19 | +53 | 44 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | Hertha BSC Berlin
|
27 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 73 | 32 | +41 | 43 | |
| 3 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 32 | |
| 4 | Spandauer SV | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 26 | |
| 5 | Berliner SV 92
|
27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 25 | |
| 6 | BFC Südring | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 25 | |
| 7 | Hertha Zehlendorf | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 22 | |
| 8 | Wacker 04 Berlin | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 22 | |
| 9 | Viktoria 89 Berlin
|
27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 21 | |
| 10 | Union 06 Berlin (R)
|
27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 74 | −50 | 10 | Relegation to Amateurliga Berlin
|
Oberliga West
The 1961–62 season saw two new clubs in the league, Fortuna Düsseldorf and Schwarz-Weiß Essen, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga West. The league's top scorer was Manfred Rummel of Schwarz-Weiß Essen with 26 goals.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. FC Köln (C) | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 89 | 40 | +49 | 44 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | FC Schalke 04 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 68 | 40 | +28 | 43 | |
| 3 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 40 | |
| 4 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 38 | |
| 5 | Meidericher SV
|
30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 35 | |
| 6 | Westfalia Herne
|
30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 34 | |
| 7 | Preußen Münster
|
30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 34 | |
| 8 | Borussia Dortmund | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 67 | 51 | +16 | 32 | |
| 9 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 32 | |
| 10 | Viktoria Köln
|
30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 62 | 72 | −10 | 29 | |
| 11 | Alemannia Aachen | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 27 | |
| 12 | Sportfreunde Hamborn
|
30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 68 | −30 | 22 | |
| 13 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 42 | 57 | −15 | 21 | |
| 14 | TSV Marl-Hüls | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 52 | 82 | −30 | 21 | |
| 15 | SV Sodingen (R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 57 | −26 | 18 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga West |
| 16 | Duisburger SV (R)
|
30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 28 | 91 | −63 | 10 |
Oberliga Südwest
The 1961–62 season saw two new clubs in the league, BSC Oppau and VfR Kaiserslautern, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga Südwest. The league's top scorer was Rudi Dörrenbächer of Borussia Neunkirchen with 37 goals, the highest total for any scorer in the five Oberligas in 1961–62.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borussia Neunkirchen | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 102 | 29 | +73 | 48 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | FK Pirmasens | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 104 | 33 | +71 | 45 | |
| 3 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 42 | |
| 4 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 40 | |
| 5 | Wormatia Worms | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 66 | 40 | +26 | 37 | |
| 6 | TuRa Ludwigshafen
|
30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 34 | |
| 7 | SC Ludwigshafen | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 28 | |
| 8 | Sportfreunde Saarbrücken
|
30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 52 | 75 | −23 | 26 | |
| 9 | Saar 05 Saarbrücken
|
30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 25 | |
| 10 | FSV Mainz 05
|
30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 47 | 69 | −22 | 25 | |
| 11 | BSC Oppau | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 70 | −28 | 25 | |
| 12 | TuS Neuendorf
|
30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 53 | 60 | −7 | 24 | |
| 13 | Eintracht Kreuznach
|
30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 59 | −26 | 24 | |
| 14 | VfR Kaiserslautern | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 35 | 63 | −28 | 23 | |
| 15 | Eintracht Trier (R)
|
30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 78 | −50 | 19 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga Südwest |
| 16 | Phönix Ludwigshafen (R)
|
30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 62 | −34 | 15 |
Oberliga Süd
The 1961–62 season saw two new clubs in the league,
Schwaben Augsburg, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga Süd. The league's top scorer was Lothar Schämer of Eintracht Frankfurt with 26 goals.[5]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 70 | 30 | +40 | 43 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 81 | 37 | +44 | 43 | |
| 3 | FC Bayern Munich | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 67 | 55 | +12 | 40 | |
| 4 | Kickers Offenbach | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 37 | |
| 5 | VfB Stuttgart | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 66 | 53 | +13 | 34 | |
| 6 | FC Bayern Hof
|
30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 55 | 56 | −1 | 32 | |
| 7 | TSV 1860 München
|
30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 64 | 57 | +7 | 30 | |
| 8 | SSV Reutlingen
|
30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 29 | |
| 9 | Karlsruher SC | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 28 | |
| 10 | VfR Mannheim | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 28 | |
| 11 | BC Augsburg | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 55 | 63 | −8 | 26 | |
| 12 | SpVgg Fürth
|
30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 24 | |
| 13 | Schwaben Augsburg
|
30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 43 | 78 | −35 | 23 | |
| 14 | FC Schweinfurt 05
|
30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 39 | 63 | −24 | 22 | |
| 15 | FSV Frankfurt (R) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 35 | 65 | −30 | 21 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga Süd |
| 16 | SV Waldhof Mannheim (R) | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 39 | 61 | −22 | 20 |
German championship
The 1962 German football championship was contested by the nine qualified Oberliga teams and won by 1. FC Köln, defeating 1. FC Nürnberg in the final. The runners-up of the Oberliga Nord and West played a pre-qualifying match. The remaining eight clubs then played a home-or-away round in two groups of four. The two group winners then advanced to the final.[6]
Qualifying
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| FC Schalke 04 | 4–1 aet | SV Werder Bremen |
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation | FCN | TAS
|
S04 | BOR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. FC Nürnberg (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | Qualified to final | — | — | 3–1 | 3–2 | |
| 2 | Tasmania 1900 Berlin
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | — | ||
| 3 | FC Schalke 04 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | — | — | — | 3–2 | ||
| 4 | Borussia Neunkirchen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 0 | — | 0–1 | — | — |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation | FCK | EF | HSV | PIR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. FC Köln (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 6 | Qualified to final | — | — | 1–0 | 10–0 | |
| 2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 4 | 1–3 | — | — | 8–1 | ||
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 2 | — | 1–2 | — | — | ||
| 4 | FK Pirmasens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 24 | −20 | 0 | — | — | 3–6 | — |
Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1. FC Köln | 4–0 | 1. FC Nürnberg |
References
- ^ a b c d e Fußball-Torjägerstatistik Deutschland (in German) Goal scorer statistics Germany, author: Walter Grüber, published: 2011, accessed: 21 December 2015
- ^ 1. FC Köln » Steckbrief (in German) Weltfussball.de – 1. FC Köln honours, accessed: 19 December 2015
- ^ kicker Allmanach 1990, page: 245
- ^ East Germany 1946-1990 rsssf.org, accessed: 13 December 2015
- ^ 100 Jahre Süddeutscher Fußball-Verband, page: 165
- ^ Das Finale der Deutschen Meisterschaft 1961/1962 (in German) Fussballdaten.de, accessed: 8 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)