1959 German football championship Final

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1959 German championship Final
Endspiel um die Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
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Match programme cover
Event 1959 German football championship
After extra time
Date28 June 1959 (1959-06-28)
Venue Olympiastadion, Berlin
Referee Erich Asmussen (Flensburg)
Attendance75,000
1958
1960

The 1959 German football championship Final decided the winner of the 1959 German football championship, the 49th edition of the German football championship, a knockout football cup competition contested by the regional league winners to determine the national champions.

Contents

The match was played on 28 June 1959 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Eintracht Frankfurt won the match 5–3 after extra time against Kickers Offenbach for their 1st German title. [1] With the win, Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the 1959–60 European Cup, where they went on to reach the final.

Route to the final

The German football championship was a nine team single-elimination knockout cup competition, featuring the champions and runners-up of the Oberliga Nord, West, Oberliga Südwest, and Oberliga Süd, and the champions of the Oberliga Berlin. The competition started with a qualification round between two teams in order to enter the group stage. During the group phase, four teams played each other in a home and away format, with the group winners advancing to the final.

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Eintracht Frankfurt Round Kickers Offenbach
OpponentResult Group stage OpponentResult
Werder Bremen 7–2 (A)Matchday 1 Hamburger SV 3–2 (H)
FK Pirmasens 3–2 (H)Matchday 2 Tasmania 1900 Berlin 2–2 (A)
1. FC Köln 2–1 (H)Matchday 3 Westfalia Herne 4–1 (A)
1. FC Köln 4–2 (A)Matchday 4 Westfalia Herne 2–1 (H)
FK Pirmasens 6–2 (A)Matchday 5 Tasmania 1900 Berlin 3–2 (H)
Werder Bremen 4–2 (H)Matchday 6 Hamburger SV 0–1 (A)
Group 1 winners
PosTeamPldPts
1 Eintracht Frankfurt 612
2 1. FC Köln 65
3 FK Pirmasens 64
4 Werder Bremen 63
Source: RSSSF
Final standings Group 2 winners
PosTeamPldPts
1 Kickers Offenbach 69
2 Hamburger SV 68
3 Westfalia Herne 64
4 Tasmania Berlin 63
Source: RSSSF

Match

Details

Eintracht Frankfurt 5–3 (a.e.t.) Kickers Offenbach
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Report
Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Erich Asmussen (Flensburg)
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Eintracht Frankfurt
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Kickers Offenbach
GK1 Flag of Germany.svg Egon Loy
RB5 Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Walter Eigenbrodt
LB4 Flag of Germany.svg Hermann Höfer
RH7 Flag of Germany.svg Dieter Stinka
CH3 Flag of Germany.svg Friedel Lutz
LH2 Flag of Germany.svg Hans Weilbächer
OR11 Flag of Germany.svg Richard Kress
IR6 Flag of Hungary.svg István Sztáni
CF9 Flag of Germany.svg Eckehard Feigenspan
IL8 Flag of Germany.svg Dieter Lindner
OL10 Flag of Germany.svg Alfred Pfaff
Manager:
Flag of Germany.svg Paul Oßwald
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GK1 Flag of Germany.svg Walter Zimmermann
RB2 Flag of Germany.svg Karl Waldmann
LB3 Flag of Germany.svg Alfred Schultheis
RH10 Flag of Germany.svg Willi Keim
CH6 Flag of Germany.svg Heinz Lichtl
LH5 Flag of Germany.svg Ernst Wade
OR9 Flag of Germany.svg Berti Kraus
IR4 Flag of Germany.svg Hermann Nuber
CF11 Flag of Germany.svg Siegfried Gast
IL7 Flag of Germany.svg Gerhard Kaufhold
OL8 Flag of Germany.svg Helmut Preisendörfer
Manager:
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Bogdan Cuvaj

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Replay if scores still level.
  • No substitutions.

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References

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