1955 German football championship

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1955 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Tournament details
CountryWest Germany
Dates4 May – 26 June
Teams9
Final positions
Champions Rot-Weiss Essen
1st German title
Runner-up 1. FC Kaiserslautern
European Cup Rot-Weiss Essen
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored107 (3.69 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Franz Islacker (10 goals)
  1954
1956  

The 1955 German football championship was the culmination of the football season in West Germany in 1954-55. Rot-Weiss Essen were crowned champions for the first time after a group stage and a final.

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It was Rot-Weiss Essen's first (and only) appearance in the German final, while Kaiserslautern were making their fifth appearance. It was also the fourth time Kaiserlautern had reached the final in five years, following their championship wins in 1951 and 1953, and their defeat in 1954.

The format used to determine the German champions was different from that which was used in the 1954 season. Nine teams qualified for the tournament, with those who qualified as a runner-up having to play qualifying matches. The remaining eight teams were split into two groups of four, and played two rounds of matches with games played home and away. The two group winners then played the national final.

Qualified teams

The teams qualified through the 1954–55 Oberliga season:

ClubQualified from
Hamburger SV Oberliga Nord champions
Bremerhaven 93 Oberliga Nord runners-up
Rot-Weiss Essen Oberliga West champions
SV Sodingen Oberliga West runners-up
Viktoria 89 Berlin Oberliga Berlin champions
1. FC Kaiserslautern Oberliga Südwest champions
VfR Wormatia Worms Oberliga Südwest runners-up
Kickers Offenbach Oberliga Süd champions
SSV Reutlingen 05 Oberliga Süd runners-up

Competition

First qualifying round

4 May 1955 SV Sodingen 3 – 0 SSV Reutlingen 05 Ludwigshafen
Wächter Soccerball shade.svg27'
Demski Soccerball shade.svg34'
Linka Soccerball shade.svg71'
Stadium: Südweststadion
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Tretter (Ammer)
4 May 1955 Bremerhaven 93 3 – 3
a.e.t.
VfR Wormatia Worms Düsseldorf
Lang Soccerball shade.svg38'
Mokroß Soccerball shade.svg40'
Kapteina Soccerball shade.svg46'
Rupprecht Soccerball shade.svg17'
Mechnig Soccerball shade.svg47'
Lill Soccerball shade.svg65' (o.g.)
Stadium: Rheinstadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ternieden (Oberhausen)

Replay

5 May 1955 Bremerhaven 93 3 – 2 VfR Wormatia Worms Düsseldorf
Kapteina Soccerball shade.svg53', 68'
Machniki Soccerball shade.svg83'
Müller Soccerball shade.svg57'
Sehrt Soccerball shade.svg85'
Stadium: Rheinstadion
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ternieden (Oberhausen)

Second qualifying round

8 May 1955 VfR Wormatia Worms 2 – 1 SSV Reutlingen 05 Koblenz
Weiß Soccerball shade.svg38'
Schroer Soccerball shade.svg60'
Grziwok Soccerball shade.svg62'Stadium: Stadion Oberwerth
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Treichel (Berlin)

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGRPtsQualification FCK HSV SOD V89
1 1. FC Kaiserslautern 63302082.5009Advance to final 2–2 2–2 10–0
2 Hamburger SV 6321851.6008 1–2 1–0 1–0
3 SV Sodingen 62311391.4447 2–2 1–1 5–1
4 Viktoria Berlin 60064230.1740 1–2 0–2 2–3
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.
19 May 1955 SV Sodingen 5 – 1 Viktoria 89 Berlin Gelsenkirchen
Adamik Soccerball shade.svg21'
Harpers Soccerball shade.svg53'
Wächter Soccerball shade.svg65', 82'
Wenker Soccerball shade.svg80'
Nocht Soccerball shade.svg70'Stadium: Glückauf-Kampfbahn
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Asmussen (Flensburg)

Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGRPtsQualification RWE B93 KOF W08
1 Rot-Weiss Essen 64201653.20010Advance to final 4–0 4–1 1–1
2 Bremerhaven 93 62225100.5006 1–1 2–0 1–0
3 Kickers Offenbach 620411120.9174 1–3 4–0 5–2
4 Wormatia Worms 61236110.5454 1–3 1–1 1–0
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.

Final

Rot-Weiss Essen4 31. FC Kaiserslautern
Islacker Soccerball shade.svg18', 43', 85'
Röhrig Soccerball shade.svg27'
Wenzel Soccerball shade.svg11', 56'
Baßler Soccerball shade.svg72'
Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover
Attendance: 76,000
Referee: A. Meißner
ROT-WEISS ESSEN:
GK Flag of Germany.svg Fritz Herkenrath
DF Flag of Germany.svg Heinz Wewers
DF Flag of Germany.svg Willi Köchling
DF Flag of Germany.svg Joachim Jänisch
MF Flag of Germany.svg Paul Jahnel
MF Flag of Germany.svg Willi Grewer
FW Flag of Germany.svg August Gottschalk
FW Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Termath
FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg Johannes Röhrig
FW Flag of Germany.svg Helmut Rahn
FW Flag of Germany.svg Franz Islacker
Manager:
Flag of Germany.svg Fritz Szepan
KAISERSLAUTERN:
GK Flag of Germany.svg Willi Hölz
DF Flag of Germany.svg Werner Baßler
DF Flag of Germany.svg Werner Mangold
DF Flag of Germany.svg Werner Liebrich
DF Flag of Germany.svg Werner Kohlmeyer
MF Flag of Germany.svg Otto Render
MF Flag of Germany.svg Fritz Walter
MF Flag of Germany.svg Horst Eckel
FW Flag of Germany.svg Willi Wenzel
FW Flag of Germany.svg Karl Wanger
FW Flag of Germany.svg Erwin Scheffler
Manager:
Flag of Germany.svg Richard Schneider

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