1955–56 Oberliga

For other uses, see 1955–56 Oberliga (disambiguation).
Oberliga
Season1955–56
ChampionsHamburger SV
Viktoria 89 Berlin
Borussia Dortmund
1. FC Kaiserslautern
Karlsruher SC
RelegatedVfB Oldenburg
Eimsbütteler TV
Alemannia 90 Berlin
Wacker 04 Berlin
Bayer Leverkusen
Sportfreunde Hamborn
FV Engers
TuRa Ludwigshafen
SSV Reutlingen
TSV 1860 München
German championsBorussia Dortmund
1st German title
Top goalscorerUwe Seeler
(32 goals)[1]
Map of the five German Oberligas 1945 to 1963

The 1955–56 Oberliga was the eleventh season of the Oberliga, the first tier of the football league system in West Germany and the Saar Protectorate. The league operated in five regional divisions, Berlin, North, South, Southwest and West. The five league champions and the runners-up from the west, south, southwest and north then entered the 1956 German football championship which was won by Borussia Dortmund. It was Borussia Dortmund's first-ever national championship and second appearance in the championship final, having previously lost to VfR Mannheim in 1949.[2][3]

A similar-named league, the DDR-Oberliga, existed in East Germany, set at the first tier of the East German football league system. The 1956 DDR-Oberliga was won by SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt.[4]

Oberliga Nord

The 1955–56 season saw two new clubs in the league, VfR Neumünster and Eintracht Nordhorn, both promoted from the Amateurliga. The league's top scorer was Uwe Seeler of Hamburger SV with 32 goals, the highest total for any scorer in the five Oberligas in 1955–56.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hamburger SV 30 17 7 6 89 35 +54 41 Qualification to German championship
2 Hannover 96 30 16 6 8 57 39 +18 38
3 Arminia Hannover 30 13 11 6 46 39 +7 37
4 Holstein Kiel 30 13 9 8 51 37 +14 35
5 VfR Neumünster 30 13 7 10 49 45 +4 33
6 Werder Bremen 30 14 4 12 74 54 +20 32
7 TuS Bremerhaven 93 30 11 10 9 55 49 +6 32
8 Göttingen 05 30 14 3 13 58 59 −1 31
9 FC Altona 93 30 11 7 12 43 52 −9 29
10 VfL Osnabrück 30 11 6 13 48 64 −16 28
11 Eintracht Braunschweig 30 12 3 15 68 71 −3 27
12 Eintracht Nordhorn 30 8 11 11 46 60 −14 27
13 FC St. Pauli 30 9 9 12 36 47 −11 27
14 VfL Wolfsburg 30 8 9 13 55 62 −7 25
15 VfB Oldenburg (R) 30 6 9 15 37 60 −23 21 Relegation to Amateurliga
16 Eimsbütteler TV (R) 30 4 9 17 43 82 −39 17
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated

Oberliga Berlin

The 1955–56 season saw two new clubs in the league, Tasmania 1900 Berlin and Hertha Zehlendorf, both promoted from the Amateurliga Berlin. The league's top scorer was Manfred Dommasch of Hertha Zehlendorf with 18 goals.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Viktoria 89 Berlin 22 13 3 6 60 28 +32 29 Qualification to German championship
2 Minerva 93 Berlin 22 10 7 5 46 42 +4 27
3 Berliner SV 92 22 8 9 5 37 36 +1 25
4 Spandauer SV 22 11 2 9 44 33 +11 24
5 Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin 22 7 10 5 28 29 −1 24
6 Union 06 Berlin 22 9 5 8 44 39 +5 23
7 Tennis Borussia Berlin 22 10 2 10 40 37 +3 22
8 Hertha Zehlendorf 22 8 5 9 39 37 +2 21
9 Tasmania 1900 Berlin 22 6 9 7 21 25 −4 21
10 Hertha BSC Berlin 22 7 4 11 40 48 −8 18
11 Alemannia 90 Berlin (R) 22 7 4 11 30 52 −22 18 Relegation to Amateurliga Berlin
12 Wacker 04 Berlin (R) 22 4 4 14 27 50 −23 12
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated

Oberliga West

The 1955–56 season saw two new clubs in the league, Sportfreunde Hamborn and Wuppertaler SV, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga West. The league's top scorer was Alfred Niepieklo of Borussia Dortmund with 24 goals.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Borussia Dortmund (C) 30 20 5 5 78 36 +42 45 Qualification to German championship
2 FC Schalke 04 30 18 5 7 67 38 +29 41
3 Alemannia Aachen 30 17 7 6 70 55 +15 41
4 Duisburger SV 30 13 10 7 48 36 +12 36
5 Rot-Weiß Essen 30 15 6 9 59 45 +14 36
6 Fortuna Düsseldorf 30 14 8 8 55 48 +7 36
7 1. FC Köln 30 13 6 11 59 48 +11 32
8 Schwarz-Weiß Essen 30 9 9 12 44 45 −1 27
9 SV Sodingen 30 10 7 13 44 49 −5 27
10 Wuppertaler SV 30 12 3 15 43 62 −19 27
11 Borussia München-Gladbach 30 10 6 14 60 70 −10 26
12 Preußen Münster 30 11 4 15 51 64 −13 26
13 Westfalia Herne 30 7 10 13 51 60 −9 24
14 Preußen Dellbrück 30 9 6 15 49 69 −20 24
15 Bayer Leverkusen (R) 30 7 3 20 37 65 −28 17 Relegation to 2. Oberliga West
16 Sportfreunde Hamborn (R) 30 6 3 21 45 70 −25 15
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Oberliga Südwest

The 1955–56 season saw two new clubs in the league, FV Speyer and Sportfreunde Saarbrücken, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga Südwest. The league's top scorer was Horst Schmutzler of TuS Neuendorf with 30 goals.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 1. FC Kaiserslautern 30 25 3 2 108 41 +67 53 Qualification to German championship
2 TuS Neuendorf 30 20 3 7 75 36 +39 43
3 1. FC Saarbrücken 30 17 5 8 88 53 +35 39
4 FK Pirmasens 30 15 7 8 65 42 +23 37
5 VfR Frankenthal 30 14 6 10 47 37 +10 34
6 Borussia Neunkirchen 30 14 6 10 57 47 +10 34
7 Phönix Ludwigshafen 30 15 4 11 49 43 +6 34
8 Eintracht Kreuznach 30 14 4 12 59 75 −16 32
9 Saar 05 Saarbrücken 30 13 2 15 62 55 +7 28
10 FSV Mainz 05 30 11 5 14 52 64 −12 27
11 Wormatia Worms 30 9 8 13 65 66 −1 26
12 Eintracht Trier 30 9 7 14 47 57 −10 25
13 VfR Kaiserslautern 30 9 2 19 47 76 −29 20
14 SpVgg Andernach 30 7 5 18 43 87 −44 19
15 FV Engers (R) 30 6 3 21 52 99 −47 15 Relegation to 2. Oberliga Südwest
16 TuRa Ludwigshafen (R) 30 5 4 21 31 68 −37 14
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated

Oberliga Süd

The 1955–56 season saw two new clubs in the league, TSV 1860 München and Viktoria Aschaffenburg, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga Süd. The league's top scorer was Ernst-Otto Meyer of VfR Mannheim with 30 goals, six less than the previous season when he also finished as the league's top scorer.[5]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Karlsruher SC 30 17 7 6 63 38 +25 41 Qualification to German championship
2 VfB Stuttgart 30 14 10 6 52 29 +23 38
3 VfR Mannheim 30 17 2 11 73 45 +28 36
4 Kickers Offenbach 30 16 4 10 66 51 +15 36
5 Viktoria Aschaffenburg 30 13 9 8 61 45 +16 35
6 Eintracht Frankfurt 30 13 5 12 56 49 +7 31
7 1. FC Nürnberg 30 12 7 11 42 41 +1 31
8 FC Schweinfurt 05 30 13 4 13 53 53 0 30
9 FSV Frankfurt 30 13 3 14 51 43 +8 29
10 Jahn Regensburg 30 11 6 13 41 51 −10 28
11 BC Augsburg 30 9 8 13 48 53 −5 26
12 Schwaben Augsburg 30 10 6 14 43 57 −14 26
13 SpVgg Fürth 30 11 4 15 48 69 −21 26
14 Stuttgarter Kickers 30 11 2 17 33 43 −10 24
15 SSV Reutlingen (R) 30 10 4 16 49 81 −32 24 Relegation to 2. Oberliga Süd
16 TSV 1860 München (R) 30 8 3 19 43 74 −31 19
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated

German championship

Main article: 1956 German football championship

The 1956 German football championship was contested by the nine qualified Oberliga teams and won by Borussia Dortmund, defeating Karlsruher SC in the final. The runners-up of the Oberligas, except Berlin, played pre-qualifying matches to determine which three of the four would go on to the group stage. The remaining eight clubs then played a home-and-away round of matches in two groups of four. The two group winners then advanced to the final.[6]

Qualifying

First round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Schalke 04 2–1 aet Hannover 96
Team 1  Score  Team 2
VfB Stuttgart 8–0 TuS Neuendorf

Second round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Hannover 96 3–3 aet TuS Neuendorf
Replay
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Hannover 96 3–2 TuS Neuendorf

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation KSC S04 FCK H96
1 Karlsruher SC (Q) 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 7 Qualified to final — 3–2 0–1 0–0
2 FC Schalke 04 6 3 1 2 16 12 +4 7 0–3 — 3–1 3–1
3 1. FC Kaiserslautern 6 3 1 2 16 13 +3 7 0–1 4–4 — 5–3
4 Hannover 96 6 1 1 4 8 17 −9 3 2–0 0–4 2–5 —
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation DOR HSV VFB VIC
1 Borussia Dortmund (Q) 6 4 1 1 19 4 +15 9 Qualified to final — 5–0 4–1 1–1
2 Hamburger SV 6 4 1 1 14 10 +4 9 2–1 — 0–0 5–1
3 VfB Stuttgart 6 1 2 3 9 14 −5 4 0–2 2–4 — 3–1
4 Viktoria 89 Berlin 6 0 2 4 7 21 −14 2 0–6 1–3 3–3 —
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Final

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Borussia Dortmund 4–2 Karlsruher SC

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Fußball-Torjägerstatistik Deutschland (in German) Goal scorer statistics Germany, author: Walter Grüber, published: 2011, accessed: 21 December 2015
  2. ^ (West) Germany -List of champions rsssf.org, accessed: 19 December 2015
  3. ^ Borussia Dortmund » Steckbrief (in German) Weltfussball.de – Borussia Dortmund honours, accessed: 19 December 2015
  4. ^ East Germany 1946-1990 rsssf.org, accessed: 15 December 2015
  5. ^ 100 Jahre Süddeutscher Fußball-Verband, page: 165
  6. ^ Das Finale der Deutschen Meisterschaft 1955/1956 (in German) Fussballdaten.de, accessed: 16 December 2015

Sources

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  • DSFS Liga-Chronik seit 1945 (in German) publisher: DSFS, published: 2005
  • 100 Jahre Süddeutscher Fußball-Verband (in German) 100 Years of the Southern German Football Federation, publisher: SFV, published: 1997