Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | West Germany |
Dates | 5 May – 24 June |
Teams | 9 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Borussia Dortmund 1st German title |
Runner-up | Karlsruher SC |
European Cup | Borussia Dortmund |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 29 |
Goals scored | 124 (4.28 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Alfred Niepieklo (10 goals) |
The 1956 German football championship was the culmination of the football season in West Germany in 1955-56. Borussia Dortmund were crowned champions for the first time in their second final appearance, having previously lost the 1949 German football championship final to VfR Mannheim. [1] [2]
On the strength of this title, the club participated in the 1956–57 European Cup, where it went out to Manchester United 3–2 on aggregate in the quarter-finals.
The clubs qualified through the 1955–56 Oberliga season:
Club | Qualified from |
Hamburger SV | Oberliga Nord champions |
Hannover 96 | Oberliga Nord runners-up |
Borussia Dortmund | Oberliga West champions |
Schalke 04 | Oberliga West runners-up |
Viktoria 89 Berlin | Oberliga Berlin champions |
1. FC Kaiserslautern | Oberliga Südwest champions |
TuS Neuendorf | Oberliga Südwest runners-up |
Karlsruher SC | Oberliga Süd champions |
VfB Stuttgart | Oberliga Süd runners-up |
The four qualified runners-up played two qualifying rounds to determine the three clubs which advanced to the group stage. The deciding game for the third qualified team had to be replayed after a three-all draw after extra time in the first match.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Schalke 04 | 2–1 aet | Hannover 96 |
VfB Stuttgart | 8–0 | TuS Neuendorf |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Hannover 96 | 3–3 aet | TuS Neuendorf |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Hannover 96 | 3–2 | TuS Neuendorf |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | KSC | S04 | FCK | H96 | |
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1 | Karlsruher SC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 7 | Advance to final | — | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
2 | Schalke 04 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 1.333 | 7 | 0–3 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | ||
3 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 1.231 | 7 | 0–1 | 4–4 | — | 5–3 | ||
4 | Hannover 96 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 0.471 | 3 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–5 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | BVB | HSV | VFB | V89 | |
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1 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 4.750 | 9 | Advance to final | — | 5–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
2 | Hamburger SV | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1.400 | 9 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 5–1 | ||
3 | VfB Stuttgart | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 0.643 | 4 | 0–2 | 2–4 | — | 3–1 | ||
4 | Viktoria Berlin | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 0.333 | 2 | 0–6 | 1–3 | 3–3 | — |
Borussia Dortmund | 4 – 2 | Karlsruher SC |
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Niepieklo 15' Kelbassa 26' Preißler 53' Peters 57' | Kunkel 10' Burgsmüller 66' (o.g.) |
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