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. The first goal was scored by Friedhelm Konietzka for Borussia Dortmund in their game against Werder Bremen. The championship was won by 1. FC Köln. The first teams to be relegated were Preußen Münster and 1. FC Saarbrücken.
Otto Rehhagel is a German former football coach and player.
Claudio Miguel Pizarro Bosio is a Peruvian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is currently serving as club ambassador for Bayern Munich. He was captain of Peru's national football team, being its fifth highest scorer. He is the highest scorer and most successful Latin American football player in the history of German football. He is the all-time top scorer of SV Werder Bremen, the ninth top scorer in the history of Bayern Munich and the sixth top scorer in the history of the Bundesliga and its second top scorer in the 21st century. He is also among the 20 top scorers in the history of UEFA club competitions and is the seventh highest South American scorer in European football history.
The 1988–89 Bundesliga was the 26th season of the Bundesliga, the premier football league in West Germany. It began on 22 July 1988 and ended on 17 June 1989. SV Werder Bremen were the defending champions.
Karl-Heinz Riedle is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Thomas Schaaf is a German professional football manager, who last managed Werder Bremen and former player who played as a defender.
Weserstadion is a football stadium in Bremen, Germany. The Weserstadion is scenically situated on the north bank of the Weser River and is surrounded by lush green parks. The city center is only about a kilometre away. It is the home stadium of German Bundesliga club Werder Bremen.
Frank Rost is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V., commonly known as Werder Bremen, Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, Werder are best known for their professional association football team, who compete in the Bundesliga, the first tier of the German football league system. Bremen share the record for most seasons played in the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich, and are ranked third in the all-time Bundesliga table, only behind Bayern and Borussia Dortmund.
Manfred "Manni" Burgsmüller was a German professional footballer who played mainly as a striker; he also occasionally operated as a midfielder.
The 1988–89 DFB-Pokal was the 46th season of the annual German football cup competition. It began on 6 August 1988 and ended on 24 June 1989. 64 teams competed in the tournament of six rounds. In the final Borussia Dortmund defeated Werder Bremen 4–1.
The 1989 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1988–89 DFB-Pokal, the 46th season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 24 June 1989 at the Olympiastadion in West Berlin. Borussia Dortmund won the match 4–1 against Werder Bremen to claim their second cup title.
Karl-Heinz Geils is a German former footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.
Heinz Steinmann was a German footballer who played as a defender. He spent eight seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Saarbrücken and Werder Bremen, winning the Bundesliga in the 1964–65 season with Werder Bremen. He also represented West Germany three times, all in friendlies. He scored an equaliser in a 2–2 draw against France in 1962.
Leonardo Jesus Loureiro Bittencourt is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen.
Alexander Nouri is a German former footballer and manager. He played professionally for 14 years with Werder Bremen, Seattle Sounders, KFC Uerdingen, VfL Osnabrück, Holstein Kiel and VfB Oldenburg.
The semi-finals of the 1983–84 DFB-Pokal were some of the most memorable matches in the history of German football due to the unusual play patterns and results. Bayern Munich, Werder Bremen, and Borussia Mönchengladbach of the Bundesliga, along with second division side Schalke 04 had all advanced from the quarter-finals. The draw resulted in the following pairings:
Heinz-Dieter Hasebrink was a German professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Klaus Hänel was a German footballer who played as a winger or midfielder for Werder Bremen where he won the Bundesliga in the 1964–65 season. He made his last Bundesliga appearance on 13 January 1968 against Eintracht Frankfurt.
