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Oberliga West (1947-63)
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| Oberliga West |
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| Founded |
| 1947 |
| Disbanded |
| 1963 |
| Nation |
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| State |
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| Relegation To |
| 2nd Oberliga West 2nd Oberliga West The 2nd Oberliga West was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the west of Germany from 1949 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. It covered the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen, the most populous state of Germany.... |
| Number of Seasons |
| 16 |
| Replaced by |
| Bundesliga Fußball-Bundesliga The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga... |
| Level on Pyramid |
| Level 1 German football league system The German football league system, or league pyramid, refers to a series of hierarchically interconnected leagues for association football clubs in Germany that consists of over 2,300 men's divisions, in which all leagues are bound together by the principle of promotion and relegation... |
| Last Champions 1962-63 |
| 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.... |
The Oberliga West (Premier league West) was the highest level of the German football league system
German football league system
The German football league system, or league pyramid, refers to a series of hierarchically interconnected leagues for association football clubs in Germany that consists of over 2,300 men's divisions, in which all leagues are bound together by the principle of promotion and relegation...
in the west of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
from 1947 until the formation
Introduction of the Fußball-Bundesliga
The Introduction of the Fußball-Bundesliga was the long-debated step of establishing a top-level association football league in Germany in 1963. The new league, the Fußball-Bundesliga, played its first season in 1963–64 and continues to be the higest league in the country...
of the Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
in 1963. It covered the state of North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
, the most populous state of Germany.
Overview
The league was created in 1947 as the highest level of football in the newly created state of Nordrhein-Westfalen, then part of the British occupation zoneAllied Occupation Zones in Germany
The Allied powers who defeated Nazi Germany in World War II divided the country west of the Oder-Neisse line into four occupation zones for administrative purposes during 1945–49. In the closing weeks of fighting in Europe, US forces had pushed beyond the previously agreed boundaries for the...
. It replaced the various Gauligas
Gauliga
A Gauliga was the highest level of play in German football from 1934-45. The leagues were introduced in 1933, after the Nazi takeover of power by the Sports office of the Third Reich.-Name:...
, which had existed until 1945 in the region:
- Gauliga Köln-Aachen
- Gauliga Moselland
- Gauliga NiederrheinGauliga NiederrheinThe Gauliga Niederrhein was the highest football league in the northern part of the Prussian Rhine Province from 1933 to 1945. Shortly after the formation of the league, the Nazis reorganised the administrative regions in Germany, and the Gaue Essen and Düsseldorf replaced the Prussian province in...
- Gauliga WestfalenGauliga WestfalenThe Gauliga Westphalia was the highest football league in the Prussian province of Westphalia and the small Free State of Lippe from 1933 to 1945...
The league was, together with the Oberliga Nord, the last of the five Oberligas to be formed, the other four being:
- Oberliga NordOberliga 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:...
(formed in 1947) - Oberliga BerlinOberliga 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:...
(formed in 1945, originally with clubs from west and east Berlin) - Oberliga SüdwestOberliga 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:...
(formed in 1945) - Oberliga SüdOberliga 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:...
(formed in 1945)
The Oberliga West was formed from thirteen clubs from the Landesligas Niederrhein, Mittelrhein and Westfalen. The Landesligas remained the second tier of football in the West until 1949, when the 2nd Oberliga West
2nd Oberliga West
The 2nd Oberliga West was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the west of Germany from 1949 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. It covered the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen, the most populous state of Germany....
was formed.
With the reintroduction of the German championship in 1948, the winner and runners-up of the Oberliga West went on to the finals tournament with the other Oberliga champions. The Oberliga West, together with the Oberliga Süd, were the strongest of the five Oberligas, winning six German titles each in the Oberliga period from 1948 to 1963.
Founding members of the Oberliga West
- Borussia DortmundBorussia DortmundBallspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...
- Sportfreunde Katernberg
- STV Horst-Emscher
- SV Hamborn 07
- Rot-Weiß OberhausenRot-Weiß OberhausenRot-Weiß Oberhausen is a German association football club in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was formed as Oberhausener SV in December 1904 out of the merger of Emschertaler SV and the football enthusiasts of Oberhausener TV 1873...
- FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04Fußball-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...
- Fortuna DüsseldorfFortuna Düsseldorf' is a German association football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the second tier of German league football, the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga...
- SpVgg ErkenschwickSpVgg ErkenschwickSpVgg Erkenschwick is a German football club based in Oer-Erkenschwick in North Rhine-Westphalia.- History :Founded as Sportverein Erkenschwick in 1916, they joined Emscher-Lippe-Spielverband to form Sportfreunde Erkenschwick in 1918, which in then merged with Turn- und Leichtathletikverein TV...
- Alemannia AachenAlemannia AachenAlemannia Aachen is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's second division, Alemannia enjoyed a three-year turn in the top flight in the late 1960s and, after a successful 2005–06 campaign, returned to first division play...
- TSG VohwinkelWuppertaler SV BorussiaWuppertaler SV Borussia is a German association football club located in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia. The city was founded in 1929 out of the union of a number of smaller towns including Elberfeld, Barmen, Vohwinkel, Cronenberg and Ronsdorf – each with its own football club...
, (to become Wuppertaler SV) - Preußen DellbrückViktoria KölnFC Viktoria Köln 1904 is a German association football club from the city of Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia.- History :Founded in 1904 as FC Germania Kalk it is one of the oldest football clubs in the city. In 1909 Germania merged with FC Kalk to form SV Kalk 04 and in 1911 this club was, in...
, (to become Viktoria Köln) - VfR KölnViktoria KölnFC Viktoria Köln 1904 is a German association football club from the city of Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia.- History :Founded in 1904 as FC Germania Kalk it is one of the oldest football clubs in the city. In 1909 Germania merged with FC Kalk to form SV Kalk 04 and in 1911 this club was, in...
, (to become Viktoria Köln) - VfL Witten
Disbanding of the Oberliga
With the introduction of the Bundesliga, five teams from the Oberliga West were admitted to the new Bundesliga. The remaining clubs went to the new Regionalliga WestRegionalliga West (1963-74)
The Regionalliga West was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the west of Germany from 1963 until the formation of the 2nd Bundesliga in 1974...
, one of five new second divisions.
The teams admitted to the Bundesliga were:
- 1. FC Köln1. FC Köln1. 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....
- Borussia DortmundBorussia DortmundBallspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...
- MSV DuisburgMSV DuisburgMSV Duisburg is a German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed "the Zebras" for their traditional striped jerseys, the club was one of the original members of the Bundesliga when it was formed in 1963.-Early years:...
- SC Preußen MünsterSC Preußen MünsterSC Preußen Münster are a German association football club based in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia.-History:The club was founded as FC Preussen in 1906 and has its roots in a group formed at the Johann-Conrad-Schlaun Grammar School...
- FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04Fußball-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...
The following teams from the Oberliga went to the new Regionalliga:
- Alemannia AachenAlemannia AachenAlemannia Aachen is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's second division, Alemannia enjoyed a three-year turn in the top flight in the late 1960s and, after a successful 2005–06 campaign, returned to first division play...
- Schwarz-Weiß Essen
- Viktoria KölnViktoria KölnFC Viktoria Köln 1904 is a German association football club from the city of Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia.- History :Founded in 1904 as FC Germania Kalk it is one of the oldest football clubs in the city. In 1909 Germania merged with FC Kalk to form SV Kalk 04 and in 1911 this club was, in...
- Bayer LeverkusenBayer LeverkusenBayer 04 Leverkusen is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the most well-known department of TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, a sports club whose members also participate in athletics, gymnastics, basketball and other sports.-Origins and early years:On 27 November...
- Rot-Weiß OberhausenRot-Weiß OberhausenRot-Weiß Oberhausen is a German association football club in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was formed as Oberhausener SV in December 1904 out of the merger of Emschertaler SV and the football enthusiasts of Oberhausener TV 1873...
- Borussia MönchengladbachBorussia MönchengladbachBorussia Mönchengladbach is a German association football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team plays in the Bundesliga and is one of the country's most well-known, well-supported, and successful teams. Borussia Mönchengladbach has over 40,000 members and is the sixth...
- SV Hamborn 07
- Fortuna DüsseldorfFortuna Düsseldorf' is a German association football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the second tier of German league football, the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga...
- Westfalia HerneWestfalia HerneSC Westfalia Herne is a German football club based in Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was founded on 13 June 1904 by the sons of the more well-heeled residents of the city as a rival to the worker-based club SV Sodingen.- History :...
- Wuppertaler SV
- TSV Marl-Hüls
Qualifying to the Bundesliga
The qualifying system for the new league was fairly complex. The league placings of the clubs playing in the Oberligen for the last ten seasons were taken into consideration, whereby results from 1952 to 1955 counted once, results from 1955 to 1959 counted double and results from 1959 to 1963 triple. A first place finish was awarded 16 points, a sixteenth place one point. Appearances in the German championship or DFB-PokalDFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
finals were also rewarded with points. The five Oberliga champions of the 1962-63 season were granted direct access to the Bundesliga. All up, 46 clubs applied for the 16 available Bundesliga slots.
Following this system, by 11 January 1963, the DFB announced nine fixed clubs for the new league and reduced the clubs eligible for the remaining seven places to 20. Clubs within the same Oberliga that were separated by less than 50 points were considered on equal rank and the 1962-63 placing was used to determined the qualified team.
All Oberliga West clubs except TSV Marl-Hüls applied for Bundesliga membership. Borussia Dortmund, 1. FC Köln and FC Schalke 04 qualified early. Meidericher SV and Preußen Münster qualified even though both clubs had less points than Alemannia Aachen
Alemannia Aachen
Alemannia Aachen is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's second division, Alemannia enjoyed a three-year turn in the top flight in the late 1960s and, after a successful 2005–06 campaign, returned to first division play...
. Aachen finished fifth, Meidericher SV came in fourth and Preußen Münster earned a third place finish in 1962–63.
Points table:
| Rank | Club | Points 1952 to 1963 | Place in 1962–63 |
| 1 | 1. FC Köln 1 | 466 | 1 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund 1 | 440 | 2 |
| 3 | FC Schalke 04 1 | 396 | 6 |
| 4 | Alemannia Aachen 2 | 285 | 5 |
| 5 | Preußen Münster 2 | 251 | 4 |
| 6 | Meidericher SV 2 | 250 | 3 |
| 7 | Fortuna Düsseldorf 2 | 225 | 13 |
| 8 | Westfalia Herne 2 | 222 | 14 |
| 9 | Viktoria Köln 3 | 201 | 8 |
| 10 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen 2 | 167 | 7 |
| 11 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 2 | 154 | 10 |
| 12 | Borussia Mönchengladbach 3 | 155 | 11 |
| 13 | Hamborn 07 3 | 101 | 12 |
| 14 | Bayer Leverkusen 3 | 88 | 9 |
| 15 | Wuppertaler SV 4 | 52 | 15 |
- Source: DSFS Liga-Chronik , page: B 11, accessed: 4 November 2008
- Bold denotes club qualified for the new Bundesliga.
- 1 denotes club was one of the nine selected on 11 January 1963.
- 2 denotes club was one of the 20 taken into final selection.
- 3 denotes club was one of the 15 applicants which were removed from final selection.
- 4 denotes club withdrew Bundesliga application.
Winners and runners-up of the Oberliga West
| Season | Winner | Runner-Up |
| 1947-48 | Borussia Dortmund | Sportfreunde Katernberg |
| 1948-49 | Borussia Dortmund | Rot-Weiß Essen |
| 1949-50 | Borussia Dortmund | Preußen Dellbrück |
| 1950-51 | FC Schalke 04 | Preußen Münster |
| 1951-52 | Rot-Weiß Essen | FC Schalke 04 |
| 1952-53 | Borussia Dortmund | 1. FC Köln |
| 1953-54 | 1. FC Köln | Rot-Weiß Essen |
| 1954-55 | Rot-Weiß Essen | SV Sodingen |
| 1955-56 | Borussia Dortmund | FC Schalke 04 |
| 1956-57 | Borussia Dortmund | Duisburger SV |
| 1957-58 | FC Schalke 04 | 1. FC Köln |
| 1958-59 | Westfalia Herne | 1. FC Köln |
| 1959-60 | 1. FC Köln | Westfalia Herne |
| 1960-61 | 1. FC Köln | Borussia Dortmund |
| 1961-62 | 1. FC Köln | FC Schalke 04 |
| 1962-63 | 1. FC Köln | Borussia Dortmund |
Source:
- Bold denotes team went on to win German championship.
Placings & overall table of the Oberliga West 1947 to 1963
| Club | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | S | G | GF | GA | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football... |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 506 | 1243 | 738 | 654 | |
| 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.... |
5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 463 | 1097 | 657 | 591 | |||
| 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... |
6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 495 | 1051 | 753 | 587 | |
| Alemannia Aachen Alemannia Aachen Alemannia Aachen is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's second division, Alemannia enjoyed a three-year turn in the top flight in the late 1960s and, after a successful 2005–06 campaign, returned to first division play... |
9 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 469 | 847 | 853 | 484 | |
| Rot-Weiß Essen | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 399 | 802 | 604 | 470 | ||||
| Preußen Münster | 4 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 451 | 810 | 764 | 466 | ||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf ' is a German association football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the second tier of German league football, the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga... |
7 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 408 | 763 | 725 | 405 | |||
| MSV Duisburg MSV Duisburg MSV Duisburg is a German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed "the Zebras" for their traditional striped jerseys, the club was one of the original members of the Bundesliga when it was formed in 1963.-Early years:... |
8 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 330 | 546 | 517 | 343 | ||||||
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen is a German association football club in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was formed as Oberhausener SV in December 1904 out of the merger of Emschertaler SV and the football enthusiasts of Oberhausener TV 1873... |
5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 288 | 439 | 468 | 290 | |||||||
| Westfalia Herne Westfalia Herne SC Westfalia Herne is a German football club based in Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was founded on 13 June 1904 by the sons of the more well-heeled residents of the city as a rival to the worker-based club SV Sodingen.- History :... |
13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 280 | 481 | 461 | 284 | ||||||||
| Duisburger SV | 10 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 303 | 447 | 558 | 276 | |||||||
| SV Hamborn 07 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 319 | 439 | 590 | 264 | ||||||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach is a German association football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team plays in the Bundesliga and is one of the country's most well-known, well-supported, and successful teams. Borussia Mönchengladbach has over 40,000 members and is the sixth... |
14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 331 | 503 | 762 | 263 | ||||||
| Preussen Dellbrück * | 11 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 268 | 425 | 483 | 255 | ||||||||
| Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 11 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 270 | 463 | 471 | 252 | ||||||||
| SV Sodingen SV Sodingen SV Sodingen is a German association football club based in Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team currently plays in the Landesliga, the seventh tier of German football. Although a regional league side today, the club played in the first division Oberliga West through most of the 1950s and into... |
11 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 277 | 404 | 479 | 240 | ||||||||
| STV Horst-Emscher | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 230 | 383 | 475 | 202 | |||||||||
| VfL Bochum VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum, is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.-Founding to World War II:... |
8 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 210 | 331 | 374 | 193 | ||||||||||
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 180 | 298 | 337 | 175 | |||||||||||
| Viktoria Köln Viktoria Köln FC Viktoria Köln 1904 is a German association football club from the city of Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia.- History :Founded in 1904 as FC Germania Kalk it is one of the oldest football clubs in the city. In 1909 Germania merged with FC Kalk to form SV Kalk 04 and in 1911 this club was, in... |
9 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 180 | 366 | 415 | 166 | |||||||||||
| SpVgg Erkenschwick SpVgg Erkenschwick SpVgg Erkenschwick is a German football club based in Oer-Erkenschwick in North Rhine-Westphalia.- History :Founded as Sportverein Erkenschwick in 1916, they joined Emscher-Lippe-Spielverband to form Sportfreunde Erkenschwick in 1918, which in then merged with Turn- und Leichtathletikverein TV... |
8 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 168 | 267 | 343 | 143 | |||||||||||
| Sportfreunde Katernberg | 2 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 139 | 251 | 308 | 124 | ||||||||||||
| Wuppertaler SV * | 10 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 120 | 173 | 240 | 100 | |||||||||||||
| Rheydter SV | 9 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 90 | 150 | 221 | 71 | ||||||||||||||
| TSV Marl-Hüls | 12 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 90 | 130 | 212 | 65 | ||||||||||||||
| TSG Vohwinkel * | 10 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 78 | 116 | 161 | 63 | ||||||||||||||
| Rhenania Würselen | 10 | 13 | 2 | 54 | 78 | 100 | 47 | |||||||||||||||
| VfR Köln * | 12 | 1 | 24 | 23 | 43 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Arminia Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld DSC Arminia Bielefeld is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of football, field hockey, figure skating and cue sports. The club has 11,394 members and the club colours are black, white and blue... |
15 | 1 | 30 | 32 | 72 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| FV Duisburg 08 | 16 | 1 | 30 | 29 | 66 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| VfL Witten | 13 | 1 | 24 | 30 | 56 | 13 |
Source:
- Table includes results from the finals rounds of the German championship.
- Preussen Dellbrück merged with SC Rapid Köln in 1957 to form Viktoria Köln. SC Rapid Köln was itself a merger club, incooperating VfR Köln.
- SSV Wuppertal and TSG Vohwinkel merged in 1954 to form Wuppertaler SV.
Sources
- Kicker Almanach, The yearbook on German football from Bundesliga to Oberliga, since 1937, published by the Kicker Sports MagazineKicker (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...
- Die Deutsche Liga-Chronik 1945-2005 History of German football from 1945 to 2005 in tables, publisher: DSFS, published: 2006