1954 German football championship

1954 German championship final
Event German football championship
Date 23 May 1954
Venue Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
Referee Emil Schmetzer
Attendance 76,000

The 1954 German football championship was the culmination of the football season in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1953–54. Hannover 96 were crowned champions for the second time after a group stage and a final.

It was Hannover's second appearance in the German final, having previously won the championship in 1938, beating Schalke 04 4-3 after extra-time. Kaiserslautern were making their fourth appearance, and was the third time they had reached the final in four years, following their championship wins in 1951 and 1953.

The format used to determine the German champion was different from the 1953 season. Only six teams qualified for the championship, instead of eight. Theses six teams were split into two groups of three, and only played a single round of matches with games on neutral grounds; previously it had been home-and-away games. The reason for this format change and the reduction in the number of games was Germanys qualification for the 1954 FIFA World Cup, held shortly after the championship final. As in the past seasons, the two group winners then played the national final.

Qualified teams

The teams qualified through the 1953–54 Oberliga season:

Club Qualified from
Hannover 96 Oberliga Nord champions
1. FC Köln Oberliga West champions
Berliner SV 92 Oberliga Berlin champions
1. FC Kaiserslautern Oberliga Südwest champions
VfB Stuttgart Oberliga Süd champions
Eintracht Frankfurt Oberliga Süd runners-up

Competition

Group 1

Matches

Table

Team GP W D L GF GA DIF PTS
Hannover 96 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 4
VfB Stuttgart 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 2
Berliner SV 92 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4 0

Group 2

Matches

Table

Team GP W D L GF GA DIF PTS
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2 2 0 0 5 3 2 4
1. FC Köln 2 1 0 1 6 6 0 2
Eintracht Frankfurt 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 0

Final

23 May 1954
Hannover 96 5 1 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Tkotz  45'
Kohlmeyer  48' (o.g.)
Wewetzer  77'
Kruhl  81'
Paetz  84'
Report Eckel  13'
Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
Attendance: 76,000
Referee: E.Schmetzer
HANNOVER:
GK Germany Hans Krämer
DF Germany Hannes Kirk
DF Germany Helmut Geruschke
DF Germany Heinz Bothe
MF Germany Werner Müller
MF Germany Rolf Gehrcke
FW Germany Klemens Zielinski
FW Germany Heinz Wewetzer
FW Germany Hannes Tkotz
FW Germany Rolf Paetz
FW Germany Helmut Kruhl
Manager:
Germany Helmut Kronsbein
KAISERSLAUTERN:
GK Germany Willi Hölz
DF Germany Werner Liebrich
DF Germany Werner Kohlmeyer
DF Germany Werner Baßler
MF Germany Fritz Walter
MF Germany Otto Render
MF Germany Horst Eckel
FW Germany Willi Wenzel
FW Germany Karl Wanger
FW Germany Ottmar Walter
FW Germany Erwin Scheffler
Manager:
Germany Richard Schneider

Sources

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