German football championship 1962
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The 58th German football championship was the culmination of the football season in the Federal Republic of Germany
in 1961–62. 1. FC Köln
were crowned champions for the first time after a group stage and a final, having previously reached the final in 1960, where they lost to Hamburger SV
.
On the strength of this title, the club participated in the 1962-63 European Cup
, where Köln lost to Dundee F.C.
in the preliminary round.
Runners-up 1. FC Nuremberg made its twelfth and last appearance in the national title game, having won the previous years championship.
The format used to determine the German champion was similar to the one used in the 1961 season. Nine clubs qualified for the tournament, with the runners-up of West and North having to play a qualification match. The remaining eight clubs then played a single round in two groups of four, with the two group winners entering the final. In previous years, a home-and-away round had been played in the group stages but because of the 1962 FIFA World Cup
, where Germany participated in, the schedule was reduced, as had been the case in previous world cup years.
FC Schalke 04 - Borussia Neunkirchen 3:2
1. FC Nuremberg - Borussia Neunkirchen 3:2
Tasmania 1900 Berlin - FC Schalke 04 1:1
1. FC Nuremberg - FC Schalke 04 3:1
Borussia Neunkirchen - Tasmania 1900 Berlin 0:1
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2. Tasmania 1900 Berlin
3 1 1 1 3: 3 3: 3
3. FC Schalke 04
3 1 1 1 5: 6 3: 3
4. Borussia Neunkirchen
3 0 0 3 4: 7 0: 6
FK Pirmasens - Hamburger SV 3:6
1. FC Köln - Hamburger SV 1:0
Eintracht Frankfurt - FK Pirmasens 8:1
1. FC Köln - FK Pirmasens 10:0
Hamburger SV - Eintracht Frankfurt 1:2
3 3 0 0 14: 1 6: 0
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2. Eintracht Frankfurt
3 2 0 1 11: 5 4: 2
3. Hamburger SV
3 1 0 2 7: 6 2: 4
4. FK Pirmasens
3 0 0 3 4:24 0: 6
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1. FC Nuremberg:
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1
Roland Wabra
2
Ferdinand Wenauer
3
Helmut Hilpert
4
Reinhold Gettinger
5
Paul Derbfuß
6
Stefan Reisch
7
Josef Zenger
8
Heinz Strehl
9
Max Morlock
10
Gustav Flachenecker
11
Richard Albrecht
Manager:
Herbert Widmayer
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
in 1961–62. 1. FC Köln
1. FC Köln
1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07....
were crowned champions for the first time after a group stage and a final, having previously reached the final in 1960, where they lost to Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...
.
On the strength of this title, the club participated in the 1962-63 European Cup
European Cup 1962-63
The 1962–63 season of the European Cup – a football tournament for clubs in Europe – was won by Milan for the first time, in a final match against defending champions Benfica, who were appearing in a third consecutive final.-Preliminary round:...
, where Köln lost to Dundee F.C.
Dundee F.C.
Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park. Their shirt colour is dark blue. Dundee currently play in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from...
in the preliminary round.
Runners-up 1. FC Nuremberg made its twelfth and last appearance in the national title game, having won the previous years championship.
The format used to determine the German champion was similar to the one used in the 1961 season. Nine clubs qualified for the tournament, with the runners-up of West and North having to play a qualification match. The remaining eight clubs then played a single round in two groups of four, with the two group winners entering the final. In previous years, a home-and-away round had been played in the group stages but because of the 1962 FIFA World Cup
1962 FIFA World Cup
The 1962 FIFA World Cup, the seventh staging of the World Cup, was held in Chile from 30 May to 17 June. It was won by Brazil, who retained the championship by beating Czechoslovakia 3–1 in the final...
, where Germany participated in, the schedule was reduced, as had been the case in previous world cup years.
Qualified teams
| Club | Qualified from |
| Hamburger SV Hamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department... |
Oberliga Nord Oberliga Nord (1947-63) The Oberliga Nord was the highest level of the German football league system in the north of Germany from 1947 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. It covered the states of Lower Saxony, Bremen, Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein.-Overview:... champions |
| SV Werder Bremen SV Werder Bremen SV Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its association football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize... |
Oberliga Nord runners-up |
| 1. FC Köln 1. FC Köln 1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07.... |
Oberliga West Oberliga West (1947-63) The Oberliga West was the highest level of the German football league system in the west of Germany from 1947 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963... champions |
| FC Schalke 04 FC Schalke 04 Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major... |
Oberliga West runners-up |
| Tasmania 1900 Berlin Tasmania 1900 Berlin SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin was a German association football club based in the Berlin district of Neukölln.- Tasmania 1900 :The team was founded on 2 June 1900 as Rixdorfer TuFC Tasmania 1900, changing its name when Rixdorf was re-named Neukölln in 1912... |
Oberliga Berlin Oberliga Berlin (1945-63) The Oberliga Berlin was the highest level of the German football league system in the city of West-Berlin in Germany from 1945 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. It was by far the smallest of the five Oberligas.-Overview:... champions |
| Borussia Neunkirchen Borussia Neunkirchen Borussia VfB Neunkirchen is a German association football club based in Neunkirchen, Saarland. The club SC Borussia Neunkirchen was founded out of the 1907 merger of FC 1905 Borussia and SC Neunkirchen.-History:... |
Oberliga Südwest Oberliga Südwest (1945-63) The Oberliga Südwest was the highest level of the German football league system in the southwest of Germany from 1945 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. It covered the two states of Rheinland-Pfalz and Saarland.-Overview:... champions |
| FK Pirmasens FK Pirmasens FK Pirmasens is a German association football club in Pirmasens, Rhineland-Palatinate. The team was formed as the football section of the gymnastics and sports club TV Pirminia Pirmasens in 1903 and became independent in 1914. They took on their current name in 1925... |
Oberliga Südwest runners-up |
| 1. FC Nuremberg | Oberliga Süd Oberliga Süd (1945-63) The Oberliga Süd was the highest level of the German football league system in the south of Germany from 1945 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963.It covered the three states of Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Hessen.-Overview:... champions |
| Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :... |
Oberliga Süd runners-up |
Qualifying round
| Date | Match | Result | Stadium | Attendance | ||
| 14 April 1962 | FC Schalke 04 | – | Werder Bremen | 4-1 aet (0–0, 1–1) | Hannover, Niedersachsenstadion | 60,000 |
Matches
Tasmania 1900 Berlin - 1. FC Nuremberg 1:2FC Schalke 04 - Borussia Neunkirchen 3:2
1. FC Nuremberg - Borussia Neunkirchen 3:2
Tasmania 1900 Berlin - FC Schalke 04 1:1
1. FC Nuremberg - FC Schalke 04 3:1
Borussia Neunkirchen - Tasmania 1900 Berlin 0:1
Table
1. 1. FC Nuremberg 3 3 0 0 8: 4 6: 0----------------------------------------------------
2. Tasmania 1900 Berlin
Tasmania 1900 Berlin
SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin was a German association football club based in the Berlin district of Neukölln.- Tasmania 1900 :The team was founded on 2 June 1900 as Rixdorfer TuFC Tasmania 1900, changing its name when Rixdorf was re-named Neukölln in 1912...
3 1 1 1 3: 3 3: 3
3. FC Schalke 04
FC Schalke 04
Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...
3 1 1 1 5: 6 3: 3
4. Borussia Neunkirchen
Borussia Neunkirchen
Borussia VfB Neunkirchen is a German association football club based in Neunkirchen, Saarland. The club SC Borussia Neunkirchen was founded out of the 1907 merger of FC 1905 Borussia and SC Neunkirchen.-History:...
3 0 0 3 4: 7 0: 6
Matches
Eintracht Frankfurt - 1. FC Köln 1:3FK Pirmasens - Hamburger SV 3:6
1. FC Köln - Hamburger SV 1:0
Eintracht Frankfurt - FK Pirmasens 8:1
1. FC Köln - FK Pirmasens 10:0
Hamburger SV - Eintracht Frankfurt 1:2
Table
1. 1. FC Köln1. FC Köln
1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07....
3 3 0 0 14: 1 6: 0
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2. Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :...
3 2 0 1 11: 5 4: 2
3. Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...
3 1 0 2 7: 6 2: 4
4. FK Pirmasens
FK Pirmasens
FK Pirmasens is a German association football club in Pirmasens, Rhineland-Palatinate. The team was formed as the football section of the gymnastics and sports club TV Pirminia Pirmasens in 1903 and became independent in 1914. They took on their current name in 1925...
3 0 0 3 4:24 0: 6
Final
| Date | Match | Result | Stadium | Attendance | ||
| 12 May 1962 | 1. FC Köln | – | 1. FC Nuremberg | 4–0 (2–0) | Berlin Berlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union... , Olympiastadion |
82,000 |
Teams
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| 1 | Fritz Ewert Fritz Ewert Fritz Ewert was a German football player. He spent three seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Köln. He represented Germany in four friendlies.-Honours:* Bundesliga champion: 1963–64... |
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| 2 | Leo Wilden Leo Wilden Leo Wilden is a former German football player. He played in two 1962 World Cup Qualification matches for the West German national team.... |
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| 3 | Karl-Heinz Schnellinger Karl-Heinz Schnellinger Karl-Heinz Schnellinger is a former German footballer. He was one of the world's best defenders for a decade in the 1960s. He was nicknamed the "Volkswagen" for his continuity of performance, both in quantity and in quality... |
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| 4 | Fritz Pott Fritz Pott Fritz Pott is a retired German football player and coach. As a player, he spent 7 seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Köln. He represented Germany in 3 friendlies.-Honours:* Bundesliga champion: 1964.* Bundesliga runner-up: 1965.... |
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| 5 | Matthias Hemmersbach |
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| 6 | Christian Breuer |
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| 7 | Hans Sturm Hans Sturm Hans Sturm was a German football player. He was born in Schönau an der Katzbach, Lower Silesia and died in Köln.... |
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| 8 | Ernst-Günter Habig |
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| 9 | Karl-Heinz Thielen Karl-Heinz Thielen Karl-Heinz Thielen is a retired German football player. He spent 10 seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Köln. He also represented Germany in two friendlies... |
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| 10 | Hans Schäfer Hans Schäfer Hans Schäfer is a former German footballer. He played for 1. FC Köln between 1948 and 1965. He also played for the West-Germany national football team, earning 39 caps and scoring 15 goals. He played in three World Cups, in 1954, 1958, and 1962, earning a winner's medal in 1954 and scoring a total... |
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| 11 | Christian Müller Christian Müller (footballer born 1938) Christian Müller is a former professional German footballer.Müller made 131 appearances and scored 71 goals in the Fußball-Bundesliga for 1. FC Köln and Karlsruher SC during his playing career.... |
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| Manager: | |||
 Zlatko Čajkovski |
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Roland WabraRoland Wabra
Roland 'Rolli' Wabra was a German football player. He spent 6 seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Nuremberg.-External links:...
Ferdinand WenauerFerdinand Wenauer
Ferdinand "Nandl" Wenauer was a German football player. He spent 6 seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Nuremberg. He also represented Germany in 4 friendlies.-External links:...
Helmut HilpertHelmut Hilpert
Helmut Hilpert was a German football player. He spent five seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Nuremberg.-Honours:* German championship: 1960–61* Bundesliga champion: 1967–68* DFB-Pokal winner: 1961–62...
Reinhold Gettinger Paul Derbfuß Stefan ReischStefan Reisch
Stefan Reisch is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder during the 1960s and 1970s.-Career:...
Josef Zenger Heinz StrehlHeinz Strehl
Heinz Strehl was a former German football player.A Bundesliga title-winner with 1. FC Nuremberg in 1968, Heinz Strehl was one of the proven goalscorers in West Germany in the 1960s and able to cap his West Germany debut against Yugoslavia on 30 September 1962, with a hat-trick in between the 23rd...
Max MorlockMax Morlock
Maximilian Morlock was one of the most popular German football players in the 1950s and early 1960s. In his time with the West German national team, he earned 26 caps and scored 21 goals...
Gustav Flachenecker Richard Albrecht Herbert WidmayerHerbert Widmayer
Herbert Widmayer was a German football player and manager. He was the younger brother of Werner Widmayer.-External links:...
Sources
- German Championship 1961-62 at Weltfussball.de
- Germany - Championship 1961-62 at RSSSF.com
- kicker Allmanach 1990, by kickerKicker (sports magazine)kicker Sportmagazin is Germany's leading sports magazine and is focused primarily on football. The magazine was founded in 1920 by German football pioneer Walther Bensemann and is published twice a week, usually Monday and Thursday, in Nuremberg...
, page 165 & 177 - German championship 1962 - German championship 1962 at Fussballdaten.de