1952 German football championship

1952 German championship final

Event	German football championship
VfB Stuttgart 1. FC Saarbrücken 3 2
Date	22 June 1952
Venue	Südweststadion, Ludwigshafen
Referee	Nettekoven
Attendance	86,000

The 1952 German football championship was the culmination of the football season in the West Germany in 1951–52. VfB Stuttgart were crowned champions for the second time after a group stage and a final, having previously won the championship in 1950.^[1][2]

Qualified teams

The teams qualified through the 1951–52 Oberliga season:

Club	Qualified from
Hamburger SV	Oberliga Nord champions
VfL Osnabrück	Oberliga Nord runners-up
Rot-Weiss Essen	Oberliga West champions
FC Schalke 04	Oberliga West runners-up
Tennis Borussia Berlin	Oberliga Berlin champions
1. FC Kaiserslautern	Oberliga Südwest champions
VfB Stuttgart	Oberliga Süd champions
1. FC Nuremberg	Oberliga Süd runners-up

Group 1

Matches

Hamburger SV v 1. FC Nuremberg

27 April 1952	Hamburger SV	4 – 2	1. FC Nuremberg	Hamburg
	Harden  8', 49' Klepacz  13' Woitkowiak  43'		Winterstein  37', 76'	Stadium: Sportplatz am Rothenbaum Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Wershoven (Euskirchen)

1. FC Saarbrücken v FC Schalke 04

27 April 1952	1. FC Saarbrücken	4 – 1	FC Schalke 04	Saarbrücken
	Schreiner  23' Momber  42' Otto  54' Binkert  85'		Klodt  77'	Stadium: Kieselhumes Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Eberle (Stuttgart)

1. FC Nuremberg v 1. FC Saarbrücken

11 May 1952	1. FC Nuremberg	5 – 2	1. FC Saarbrücken	Nuremberg
	Morlock  2' Winterstein  17', 70' Herbolsheimer  34', 89'		Otto  6' Binkert  37'	Stadium: Club-Stadion im Zabo Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Müller (Soest)

FC Schalke 04 v Hamburger SV

11 May 1952	FC Schalke 04	3 – 0	Hamburger SV	Gelsenkirchen
	Malinowski  60', 76' Kuzniewski  83'			Stadium: Glückauf-Kampfbahn Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Schmetzer (Mannheim)

FC Schalke 04 v 1. FC Nuremberg

18 May 1952	FC Schalke 04	2 – 2	1. FC Nuremberg	Gelsenkirchen
	Klodt  46' Kuzniewski  48'		Glomb  33' Morlock  88'	Stadium: Glückauf-Kampfbahn Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Pucker (Berlin)

1. FC Saarbrücken v Hamburger SV

18 May 1952	1. FC Saarbrücken	3 – 0	Hamburger SV	Saarbrücken
	Martin  35', 70' Momber  64'			Stadium: Kieselhumes Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Fink (Frankfurt)

1. FC Nuremberg v FC Schalke 04

25 May 1952	1. FC Nuremberg	4 – 2	FC Schalke 04	Nuremberg
	Morlock  8' (pen.) Mirsberger  71' Winterstein  84'		Malinowski  21' Kuzniewski  65'	Stadium: Club-Stadion im Zabo Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Burmeister (Hamburg)

Hamburger SV v 1. FC Saarbrücken

25 May 1952	Hamburger SV	4 – 1	1. FC Saarbrücken	Hamburg
	Harden  8', 44', 89' Schemel  25'		Balzert  15'	Stadium: Sportplatz am Rothenbaum Attendance: 28,000

1. FC Nuremberg v Hamburger SV

2 June 1952	1. FC Nuremberg	4 – 0	Hamburger SV	Nuremberg
	Morlock  10', 53' Winterstein  47', 70'			Stadium: Club-Stadion im Zabo Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Nettekoven (Bonn)

FC Schalke 04 v 1. FC Saarbrücken

2 June 1952	FC Schalke 04	2 – 4	1. FC Saarbrücken	Gelsenkirchen
	Malinowski  18' Kuzniewski  60'		Binkert  23' Otto  31' Martin  68' Momber  86'	Stadium: Glückauf-Kampfbahn Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Ruhmann (Regensburg)

1. FC Saarbrücken v 1. FC Nuremberg

8 June 1952	1. FC Saarbrücken	3 – 1	1. FC Nuremberg	Saarbrücken
	Schreiner  57' Binkert  70' Momber  81'		Glomb  11'	Stadium: Kieselhumes Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Ternieden (Oberhausen)

Hamburger SV v FC Schalke 04

8 June 1952	Hamburger SV	8 – 2	FC Schalke 04	Hamburg
	Klepacz  19', 67', 71' Pendorf  39', 90' Woitkowiak  46', 85' Harden  87'		Kleina  56' Kuzniewski  64'	Stadium: Sportplatz am Rothenbaum Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Reinhardt (Stuttgart)

Table

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 to German championship
2	1. FC Nuremberg	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 to the phase indicated.

Group 2

Table

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 to German championship
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 to the phase indicated.

Final

VfB Stuttgart v 1. FC Saarbrücken

22 June 1952

VfB Stuttgart	3 – 2	1. FC Saarbrücken
Schlienz  18' Baitinger  43'  73'		Schreiner  15' Martin  54'

Südweststadion, Ludwigshafen Attendance: 86,000 Referee: J.Nettekoven

STUTTGART: Karl Bögelein Rolf Krauß Richard Steimle Erich Retter Robert Schlienz Leo Kronenbitter Karl Barufka Roland Wehrle Peter Krieger Rolf Blessing Otto Baitinger Manager: Georg Wurzer

SAARBRÜCKEN: Erwin Strempel Theodor Puff Waldemar Philippi Nikolaus Biewer Karl Berg Werner Otto Peter Momber Konrad Schreiner Herbert Martin Herbert Binkert Jakob Balzert Manager:

References

1. (West) Germany -List of champions rsssf.com, accessed: 21 December 2015
2. VfB Stuttgart » Steckbrief (German) Weltfussball.de – VfB Stuttgart honours, accessed: 21 December 2015

External links

• 1951-52 at Weltfussball.de
• Germany - Championship 1952 at RSSSF.com
• German championship 1952 at Fussballdaten.de