1963–64 Bundesliga

Bundesliga
Season 1963–64
Champions 1. FC Köln
1st Bundesliga title
2nd German title
Relegated Preußen Münster
1. FC Saarbrücken
European Cup 1. FC Köln
Cup Winners' Cup 1860 München
Matches played 240
Goals scored 857 (3.57 per match)
Top goalscorer Uwe Seeler (30)
Biggest home win 1860 München 9–2 Hamburg
E. Frankfurt 7–0 W. Bremen
Biggest away win Nürnberg 0–5 Kaiserslautern
Highest scoring B. Dortmund 9–3 Kaiserslautern

The 1963–64 Bundesliga season was the inaugural season for a single division highest tier of football in West Germany. It began on 24 August 1963 and ended on 9 May 1964.[1] The first goal was scored by Friedhelm Konietzka for Borussia Dortmund in their game against Werder Bremen.[2] The championship was won by 1. FC Köln. The first teams to be relegated were Preußen Münster and 1. FC Saarbrücken.

Competition modus

Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal average. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the two teams with the least points were relegated to their respective Regionalliga divisions.

Teams

Sixteen teams were chosen from all Oberliga teams on both competitive and infrastructural aspects. The West and South divisions supplied five teams each, three clubs came from the North, while the Southwest provided two participants. The final member was chosen from the Oberliga Berlin.

The selection of teams the inaugural Bundesliga season was controversial. Alemannia Aachen and Kickers Offenbach believed that they should have been chosen, due to their superior record over division rivals over the previous twelve seasons. They were not selected due to their relatively poorer performance in the seasons immediately preceding the start of the Bundesliga.

Club Location Oberliga Ground[3] Capacity[3]
Borussia Dortmund Dortmund Oberliga West Stadion Rote Erde 30,000
Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweig Oberliga North Eintracht-Stadion 38,000
Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt am Main Oberliga South Waldstadion 87,000
Hamburger SV Hamburg Oberliga North Volksparkstadion 80,000
Hertha BSC Berlin Oberliga Berlin Olympiastadion 100,000
1. FC Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern Oberliga Southwest Stadion Betzenberg 42,000
Karlsruher SC Karlsruhe Oberliga South Wildparkstadion 50,000
1. FC Köln Cologne Oberliga West Müngersdorfer Stadion 76,000
Meidericher SV Duisburg Oberliga West Wedaustadion 38,500
1860 München Munich Oberliga South Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße 51,794
1. FC Nürnberg Nuremberg Oberliga South Städtisches Stadion 64,238
Preußen Münster Münster Oberliga West Preußen-Stadion 45,000
1. FC Saarbrücken Saarbrücken Oberliga Southwest Ludwigspark 40,000
FC Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen Oberliga West Glückauf-Kampfbahn 35,000
VfB Stuttgart Stuttgart Oberliga South Neckarstadion 53,000
Werder Bremen Bremen Oberliga North Weserstadion 32,000

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GAvg
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 1. FC Köln (C) 30 17 11 2 78 401.95 45 1964–65 European Cup Preliminary round
2 Meidericher SV 30 13 13 4 60 361.667 39
3 Eintracht Frankfurt 30 16 7 7 65 411.585 39 1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round
4 Borussia Dortmund 30 14 5 11 73 571.281 33
5 VfB Stuttgart 30 13 7 10 48 401.2 33
6 Hamburger SV 30 11 10 9 69 601.15 32
7 TSV 1860 München 30 11 9 10 66 501.32 31 1964–65 European Cup Winners' Cup First round
8 FC Schalke 04 30 12 5 13 51 530.962 29
9 1. FC Nürnberg 30 11 7 12 45 560.804 29
10 SV Werder Bremen 30 10 8 12 53 620.855 28
11 Eintracht Braunschweig 30 11 6 13 36 490.735 28
12 1. FC Kaiserslautern 30 10 6 14 48 690.696 26
13 Karlsruher SC 30 8 8 14 42 550.764 24
14 Hertha BSC 30 9 6 15 45 650.692 24 1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round
15 SC Preußen Münster (R) 30 7 9 14 34 520.654 23 Regionalliga
16 1. FC Saarbrücken (R) 30 6 5 19 44 720.611 17

Source: www.dfb.de (German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home ╲ Away BSC BRS BREDORFRAHAMKAIKARKÖLMSVM60MÜNNURSBRS04STU
Hertha BSC 12 52 00 13 12 22 23 03 52 31 20 11 32 10 02
Eintracht Braunschweig 11 11 20 03 21 01 20 11 00 01 10 20 31 43 20
Werder Bremen 22 23 32 41 42 20 00 11 11 41 42 21 03 10 22
Borussia Dortmund 72 30 43 30 52 93 32 23 00 33 00 31 21 30 71
Eintracht Frankfurt 40 30 70 21 22 11 03 21 22 52 30 23 31 42 32
Hamburger SV 51 21 11 21 30 73 11 11 33 50 50 22 42 31 11
1. FC Kaiserslautern 30 21 30 01 11 32 10 33 11 21 00 31 24 23 13
Karlsruher SC 11 31 11 13 12 04 51 22 14 10 42 13 22 11 03
1. FC Köln 31 41 43 52 11 41 51 40 33 22 30 50 13 22 21
Meidericher SV 13 51 10 33 31 40 30 20 22 30 00 00 31 30 30
1860 München 12 11 32 61 11 92 30 10 13 00 31 50 71 71 11
Preußen Münster 42 02 13 12 13 11 10 00 02 42 00 01 21 22 42
1. FC Nürnberg 23 10 30 40 10 32 05 24 22 20 22 22 20 02 00
1. FC Saarbrücken 30 22 32 21 04 11 24 13 02 02 12 11 35 11 01
Schalke 04 10 20 23 31 12 10 40 21 23 22 21 12 41 41 20
VfB Stuttgart 20 50 20 21 00 22 40 41 01 12 11 03 10 31 20

Source: www.dfb.de (German)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

30 goals
20 goals
19 goals
18 goals
16 goals
15 goals

Champion squad

1. FC Köln
Goalkeepers: Fritz Ewert (26); Anton Schumacher (4).

Defenders: Leo Wilden (29 / 1); Anton Regh (29); Fritz Pott (27 / 1); Matthias Hemmersbach (17).
Midfielders: Hans Sturm (30 / 13); Wolfgang Overath (30 / 9); Helmut Benthaus (27 / 1); Hans Schäfer (22 / 12); Wolfgang Weber (17 / 3).
Forwards: Karl-Heinz Thielen (25 / 16); Christian Müller (22 / 15); Heinz Hornig (24 / 7); Karl-Heinz Ripkens (1).
(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

Manager: Georg Knöpfle.

On the roster but have not played in a league game: Fritz Breuer; Jürgen Rumor; Georg Stollenwerk.

References

  1. "Saison 1963/1964 Spielplan". DFB. 5 April 2001.
  2. "Werder Bremen – Borussia Dortmund, 24.08.1963". DFB. 18 October 2000.
  3. 1 2 Grüne, Hardy (2001). Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs, Band 7: Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag. ISBN 3-89784-147-9.

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