1951 German football championship
| Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft | |
| Country | West Germany |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 May – 30 June |
| Teams | 8 |
| Champions | 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1st German title |
| Runners-up | Preußen Münster |
| Matches played | 25 |
| Goals scored | 99 (3.96 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Horst Eckel (6 goals each) |
← 1950 1952 → | |
The 1951 German football championship was the culmination of the football season in the West Germany in 1950–51. 1. FC Kaiserslautern were crowned champions for the first time after a group stage and a final.[1][2]
Qualified teams[]
The teams qualified through the 1950–51 Oberliga season:
| Club | Qualified from |
| Hamburger SV | Oberliga Nord champions |
| FC St. Pauli | Oberliga Nord runners-up |
| Schalke 04 | Oberliga West champions |
| Preußen Münster | Oberliga West runners-up |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Oberliga Südwest champions |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | Oberliga Süd champions |
| SpVgg Fürth | Oberliga Süd runners-up |
| Tennis Borussia Berlin | Oberliga Berlin champions |
Competition[]
Group 1[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | FCK | S04 | FUE | STP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1.750 | 9 | Advance to final | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Schalke 04 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 7 | 3–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | ||
| 3 | SpVgg Fürth | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0.889 | 4 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — | 4–1 | ||
| 4 | FC St. Pauli | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 0.500 | 4 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — |
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.
| 6 May 1951 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2 – 2 | SpVgg Fürth | Ludwigshafen |
Eckel  13', 71' |
Helbig 47' Nöth 65' |
Stadium: Südweststadion Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Kormannshaus (Gohfeld) |
| 6 May 1951 | Schalke 04 | 1 – 2 | FC St. Pauli | Gelsenkirchen |
| Kleina 36' |
Haß 53' Kruppa 80' |
Stadium: Glückauf-Kampfbahn Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Zacher (Berlin) |
| 13 May 1951 | FC St. Pauli | 2 – 4 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Hamburg |
| Boller 30' (pen.) Kruppa 81' |
Baßler 10', 17' Wanger 80' F. Walter 88' |
Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 30,000 |
| 13 May 1951 | SpVgg Fürth | 0 – 0 | Schalke 04 | Fürth |
| Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Attendance: 22,000 |
| 20 May 1951 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1 – 0 | Schalke 04 | Ludwigshafen |
| Baßler 5' |
Stadium: Südweststadion Attendance: 70,000 |
| 20 May 1951 | SpVgg Fürth | 4 – 1 | FC St. Pauli | Fürth |
| Appis 30' Schade 45', 46', 82' |
Haß 66' |
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Attendance: 23,000 |
| 27 May 1951 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2 – 0 | FC St. Pauli | Ludwigshafen |
| Eckel 15', 30' |
Stadium: Südweststadion Attendance: 30,000 |
| 27 May 1951 | Schalke 04 | 2 – 1 | SpVgg Fürth | Gelsenkirchen |
| Matzkowski 43' (pen.) Kleina 83' |
Appis 72' (pen.) |
Stadium: Glückauf-Kampfbahn Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Burmeister (Hamburg) |
| 3 June 1951 | SpVgg Fürth | 1 – 3 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Fürth |
| Appis 39' |
Baßler 18', 63' Eckel 20' |
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Nettekoven (Bonn) |
| 3 June 1951 | FC St. Pauli | 0 – 1 | Schalke 04 | Hamburg |
| Dargaschewski 13' |
Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 12,000 |
| 10 June 1951 | Schalke 04 | 3 – 2 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Gelsenkirchen |
| Malinowski 16', 75' Eppenhoff 88' |
Baßler 3' Eckel 8' |
Stadium: Glückauf-Kampfbahn Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Skuballa (Hamburg) |
| 10 June 1951 | FC St. Pauli | 1 – 0 | SpVgg Fürth | Hamburg |
| Beck 13' |
Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 4,000 |
Group 2[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | PRM | FCN | HSV | TBB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preußen Münster | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 1.375 | 8 | Advance to final | — | 6–4 | 3–1 | 2–3 | |
| 2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 1.308 | 8 | 1–2 | — | 4–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1.000 | 6 | 5–1 | 1–2 | — | 3–2 | ||
| 4 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 0.500 | 2 | 2–8 | 2–3 | 0–1 | — |
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.
| 6 May 1951 | Hamburger SV | 3 – 2 | TeBe Berlin | Hamburg |
| Woitkowiak 49' Spundflasche 71' Adamkiewicz 79' |
Schmutzler 16' Graf 84' |
Stadium: Sportplatz am Rothenbaum Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Pennig (Mannheim) |
| 6 May 1951 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 1 – 2 | Preußen Münster | Nuremberg |
| Brenzke 56' (pen.) |
Lammers 18' Preißler 40' |
Stadium: Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Burmeister (Hamburg) |
| 13 May 1951 | TeBe Berlin | 2 – 3 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Berlin |
| Berndt 41' Wilde 60' (pen.) |
Brenzke 42' Winterstein 45' Kallenborn 69' |
Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Skuballa (Hamburg) |
| 13 May 1951 | Preußen Münster | 3 – 1 | Hamburger SV | Münster |
| Preißler 29' Lammers 59' Weghorst 87' |
Rohrberg 78' |
Stadium: Preußenstadion Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Dusch (Kaiserslautern) |
| 20 May 1951 | Hamburger SV | 1 – 2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Hamburg |
| Adamkiewicz 65' |
Winterstein 9' Herbolsheimer 32' |
Stadium: Sportplatz am Rothenbaum Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Nettekoven (Bonn) |
| 20 May 1951 | Preußen Münster | 2 – 3 | TeBe Berlin | Münster |
| Weghorst 50' Preißler 71' |
Schulz 35' (o.g.) Schmutzler 85' Berndt 88' |
Stadium: Preußenstadion Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Fink (Frankfurt) |
| 27 May 1951 | Hamburger SV | 5 – 1 | Preußen Münster | Hamburg |
| Woitkowiak 39', 81' Harden 60', 79' Ebeling 89' |
Gerritzen 48' |
Stadium: Sportplatz am Rothenbaum Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Schmetzer (Mannheim) |
| 27 May 1951 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 3 – 1 | TeBe Berlin | Nuremberg |
| Kallenborn 30' Winterstein 55' Brenzke 89' (pen.) |
Graf 33' |
Stadium: Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Kormannshaus () |
| 3 June 1951 | TeBe Berlin | 0 – 1 | Hamburger SV | Berlin |
| Adamkiewicz 84' |
Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Reinhardt (Stuttgart) |
| 3 June 1951 | Preußen Münster | 6 – 4 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Münster |
| Preißler 14' Rachuba 25', 63' Gerritzen 32', 51' Lammers 50' |
Winterstein 10', 81' Morlock 15' Kallenborn 83' |
Stadium: Preußenstadion Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Zimmermann (Göttingen) |
| 10 June 1951 | TeBe Berlin | 2 – 8 | Preußen Münster | Berlin |
| Schmutzler 4' Pohnke 25' (o.g.) |
Schulz 30' Lammers 57', 77' Preißler 72' Rachuba 79', 88' Warstat 81' (o.g.) Gerritzen 87' |
Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Bernbeck (Frankfurt) |
| 10 June 1951 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 4 – 1 | Hamburger SV | Nuremberg |
| Kallenborn 12', 25', 27' Winterstein 34' |
Harden 51' |
Stadium: Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Wershoven (Euskirchen) |
Final[]
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References[]
- ^ (West) Germany -List of champions rsssf.com, accessed: 21 December 2015
- ^ 1. FC Kaiserslautern » Steckbrief (in German) Weltfussball.de – 1. FC Kaiserslautern honours, accessed: 21 December 2015
External links[]
- 1950-51 at Weltfussball.de
- Germany - Championship 1951 at RSSSF.com
- German championship 1951 at Fussballdaten.de
Categories:
- 1950–51 in German football leagues
- German football championship seasons