1955_German_football_championship

1955 German football championship

1955 German football championship

Football tournament season

The 1955 German football championship was the culmination of the football season in West Germany in 1954-55. Rot-Weiss Essen were crowned champions for the first time after a group stage and a final.

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It was Rot-Weiss Essen's first (and only) appearance in the German final, while Kaiserslautern were making their fifth appearance. It was also the fourth time Kaiserlautern had reached the final in five years, following their championship wins in 1951 and 1953, and their defeat in 1954.

The format used to determine the German champions was different from that which was used in the 1954 season. Nine teams qualified for the tournament, with those who qualified as a runner-up having to play qualifying matches. The remaining eight teams were split into two groups of four, and played two rounds of matches with games played home and away. The two group winners then played the national final.

Qualified teams

The teams qualified through the 1954–55 Oberliga season:

ClubQualified from
Hamburger SVOberliga Nord champions
Bremerhaven 93Oberliga Nord runners-up
Rot-Weiss EssenOberliga West champions
SV SodingenOberliga West runners-up
Viktoria 89 BerlinOberliga Berlin champions
1. FC KaiserslauternOberliga Südwest champions
VfR Wormatia WormsOberliga Südwest runners-up
Kickers OffenbachOberliga Süd champions
SSV Reutlingen 05Oberliga Süd runners-up

Competition

First qualifying round

4 May 1955 SV Sodingen 3 – 0 SSV Reutlingen 05 Ludwigshafen
Wächter 27'
Demski 34'
Linka 71'		 Stadium: Südweststadion
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Tretter (Ammer)
4 May 1955 Bremerhaven 93 3 – 3
a.e.t.		 VfR Wormatia Worms Düsseldorf
Lang 38'
Mokroß 40'
Kapteina 46'		 Rupprecht 17'
Mechnig 47'
Lill 65' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Rheinstadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ternieden (Oberhausen)

Replay

5 May 1955 Bremerhaven 93 3 – 2 VfR Wormatia Worms Düsseldorf
Kapteina 53', 68'
Machniki 83'		 Müller 57'
Sehrt 85'		 Stadium: Rheinstadion
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ternieden (Oberhausen)

Second qualifying round

8 May 1955 VfR Wormatia Worms 2 – 1 SSV Reutlingen 05 Koblenz
Weiß 38'
Schroer 60'		 Grziwok 62' Stadium: Stadion Oberwerth
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Treichel (Berlin)

Group 1

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.
15 May 1955 Hamburger SV 1 – 0 SV Sodingen
15 May 1955 Viktoria 89 Berlin 1 – 2 1. FC Kaiserslautern
19 May 1955 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2 – 2 Hamburger SV
19 May 1955 SV Sodingen 5 – 1 Viktoria 89 Berlin Gelsenkirchen
Adamik 21'
Harpers 53'
Wächter 65', 82'
Wenker 80'		 Nocht 70' Stadium: Glückauf-Kampfbahn
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Asmussen (Flensburg)
22 May 1955 SV Sodingen 2 – 2 1. FC Kaiserslautern
22 May 1955 Hamburger SV 1 – 0 Viktoria 89 Berlin
30 May 1955 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2 – 2 SV Sodingen
30 May 1955 Viktoria 89 Berlin 0 – 2 Hamburger SV
5 June 1955 Hamburger SV 1 – 2 1. FC Kaiserslautern
5 June 1955 Viktoria 89 Berlin 2 – 3 SV Sodingen
11 June 1955 SV Sodingen 1 – 1 Hamburger SV
11 June 1955 1. FC Kaiserslautern 10 – 0 Viktoria 89 Berlin

Group 2

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.
15 May 1955 VfR Wormatia Worms 1 – 0 Kickers Offenbach
15 May 1955 Rot-Weiss Essen 4 – 0 Bremerhaven 93
19 May 1955 Kickers Offenbach 1 – 3 Rot-Weiss Essen
19 May 1955 Bremerhaven 93 1 – 0 VfR Wormatia Worms
22 May 1955 Bremerhaven 93 2 – 0 Kickers Offenbach
22 May 1955 Rot-Weiss Essen 1 – 1 VfR Wormatia Worms
30 May 1955 Kickers Offenbach 4 – 0 Bremerhaven 93
30 May 1955 VfR Wormatia Worms 1 – 3 Rot-Weiss Essen
5 June 1955 Rot-Weiss Essen 4 – 1 Kickers Offenbach
5 June 1955 VfR Wormatia Worms 1 – 1 Bremerhaven 93
11 June 1955 Bremerhaven 93 1 – 1 Rot-Weiss Essen
11 June 1955 Kickers Offenbach 5 – 2 VfR Wormatia Worms

Final

More information Rot-Weiss Essen, 4 – 3 ...
Attendance: 76,000
Referee: A. Meißner
ROT-WEISS ESSEN:
GKGermany Fritz Herkenrath
DFGermany Heinz Wewers
DFGermany Willi Köchling
DFGermany Joachim Jänisch
MFGermany Paul Jahnel
MFGermany Willi Grewer
FWGermany August Gottschalk
FWGermany Bernhard Termath
FWNetherlands Johannes Röhrig
FWGermany Helmut Rahn
FWGermany Franz Islacker
Manager:
Germany Fritz Szepan
KAISERSLAUTERN:
GKGermany Willi Hölz
DFGermany Werner Baßler
DFGermany Werner Mangold
DFGermany Werner Liebrich
DFGermany Werner Kohlmeyer
MFGermany Otto Render
MFGermany Fritz Walter
MFGermany Horst Eckel
FWGermany Willi Wenzel
FWGermany Karl Wanger
FWGermany Erwin Scheffler
Manager:
Germany Richard Schneider

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