1953 German football championship
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = German championship
| year = 1953
| other_titles = Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| country = West Germany
| dates = 3 May – 21 June
| num_teams = 8
| winners = 1. FC Kaiserslautern
2nd German title
| second = VfB Stuttgart
| matches = 25
| goals = 93
| attendance =
| scoring_leader = Otto Baitinger {{nowrap|(6 goals)}}
| prev_season = 1952
| next_season = 1954
}}
The 1953 German football championship was the culmination of the football season in the West Germany in 1952–53. 1. FC Kaiserslautern were crowned champions for the second time after a group stage and a final, having previously won the championship in 1951.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/duitchamp.html (West) Germany -List of champions] rsssf.org, accessed: 21 December 2015[http://www.weltfussball.de/teams/1-fc-kaiserslautern/1/ 1. FC Kaiserslautern » Steckbrief] {{in lang|de}} Weltfussball.de – 1. FC Kaiserslautern honours, accessed: 21 December 2015
Qualified teams
The teams qualified through the 1952–53 Oberliga season:
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|Club | Qualified from |
| Hamburger SV | Oberliga Nord champions |
| style="background:#ddd" | Oberliga Nord runners-up |
| Borussia Dortmund | Oberliga West champions |
| style="background:#ddd" | Oberliga West runners-up |
| SC Union 06 Berlin | Oberliga Berlin champions |
| style="background:#ddd" | Oberliga Südwest champions |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | Oberliga Süd champions |
| style="background:#ddd" | Oberliga Süd runners-up |
Competition
=Group 1=
|section=Group 1
|teamwidth=210
|match_col_width=35
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=yes
|show_matches=yes
|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/duithist4763.html RSSSF]
|team1=FCK |team2=SGE |team3=KOE |team4=KSV
|win_FCK=5 |draw_FCK=1 |loss_FCK=0 |gf_FCK=16|ga_FCK=7
|win_SGE=3 |draw_SGE=1 |loss_SGE=2 |gf_SGE=8 |ga_SGE=7
|win_KOE=1 |draw_KOE=3 |loss_KOE=2 |gf_KOE=8 |ga_KOE=10
|win_KSV=0 |draw_KSV=1 |loss_KSV=5 |gf_KSV=8 |ga_KSV=16
|name_FCK=1. FC Kaiserslautern
|name_SGE=Eintracht Frankfurt
|name_KOE=1. FC Köln
|name_KSV=Holstein Kiel
|short_FCK=FCK
|short_SGE=SGE
|short_KOE=KOE
|short_KSV=KSV
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=FI
|col_FI=green1 |text_FI=Advance to final
|match_FCK_SGE=5–1
|match_FCK_KOE=2–2
|match_FCK_KSV=2–1
|match_SGE_FCK=0–1
|match_SGE_KOE=2–0
|match_SGE_KSV=4–1
|match_KOE_FCK=1–2
|match_KOE_SGE=0–0
|match_KOE_KSV=3–2
|match_KSV_FCK=2–4
|match_KSV_SGE=0–1
|match_KSV_KOE=2–2
}}
=Group 2=
|section=Group 2
|teamwidth=210
|match_col_width=35
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=yes
|show_matches=yes
|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/duithist4763.html RSSSF]
|team1=VFB |team2=BVB |team3=HSV |team4=U06
|win_VFB=5 |draw_VFB=0 |loss_VFB=1 |gf_VFB=16|ga_VFB=6
|win_BVB=5 |draw_BVB=0 |loss_BVB=1 |gf_BVB=17|ga_BVB=7
|win_HSV=1 |draw_HSV=1 |loss_HSV=4 |gf_HSV=11|ga_HSV=15
|win_U06=0 |draw_U06=1 |loss_U06=5 |gf_U06=4 |ga_U06=20
|name_VFB=VfB Stuttgart
|name_BVB=Borussia Dortmund
|name_HSV=Hamburger SV
|name_U06=Union 06 Berlin
|short_VFB=VFB
|short_BVB=BVB
|short_HSV=HSV
|short_U06=U06
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=FI
|col_FI=green1 |text_FI=Advance to final
|match_VFB_BVB=2–1
|match_VFB_HSV=2–1
|match_VFB_U06=6–0
|match_BVB_VFB=2–1
|match_BVB_HSV=4–1
|match_BVB_U06=4–0
|match_HSV_VFB=1–2
|match_HSV_BVB=3–4
|match_HSV_U06=3–1
|match_U06_VFB=1–3
|match_U06_BVB=0–2
|match_U06_HSV=2–2
}}
=Final=
{{football box
|date= 21 June 1953
|time= 15:00 CET
|team1= 1. FC Kaiserslautern
|score= 4 – 1
|report=
|team2= VfB Stuttgart
|goals1= F.Walter {{goal|37}}
Wanger {{goal|57||83}}
Scheffler {{goal|78}}
|goals2= Kronenbitter {{goal|72}}
|stadium= Olympiastadion, Berlin
|attendance= 80,000
|referee= Ternieden (Oberhausen)
}}
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|valign="top" width="50%"| {| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" |colspan="4"|KAISERSLAUTERN: | |||
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|---|---|---|---|
| GK | {{flagicon|DEU}} Willi Hölz | ||
| DF | {{flagicon|DEU}} Werner Liebrich | ||
| DF | {{flagicon|DEU}} Werner Kohlmeyer | ||
| MF | {{flagicon|DEU}} Fritz Walter (c) | ||
| MF | {{flagicon|DEU}} Otto Render | ||
| MF | {{flagicon|DEU}} Ernst Liebrich | ||
| MF | {{flagicon|DEU}} Horst Eckel | ||
| FW | {{flagicon|DEU}} Ottmar Walter | ||
| FW | {{flagicon|DEU}} Erwin Scheffler | ||
| FW | {{flagicon|DEU}} Willi Wenzel | ||
| FW | {{flagicon|DEU}} Karl Wanger | ||
| colspan=4|Manager: | |||
| colspan="4"|{{flagicon|DEU}} Richard Schneider |
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| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"
|colspan="4"|STUTTGART: | |||
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|---|---|---|---|
| GK | {{flagicon|DEU}} Karl Bögelein | ||
| DF | {{flagicon|DEU}} Richard Steimle | ||
| DF | {{flagicon|DEU}} Erich Retter | ||
| DF | {{flagicon|DEU}} Werner Liebschwager | ||
| MF | {{flagicon|DEU}} Robert Schlienz (c) | ||
| MF | {{flagicon|DEU}} Leo Kronenbitter | ||
| FW | {{flagicon|DEU}} Roland Wehrle | ||
| FW | {{flagicon|DEU}} Erwin Waldner | ||
| FW | {{flagicon|DEU}} Pit Krieger | ||
| FW | {{flagicon|DEU}} Rolf Blessing | ||
| FW | {{flagicon|DEU}} Otto Baitinger | ||
| colspan=4|Manager: | |||
| colspan="4"|{{flagicon|DEU}} Georg Wurzer |
|}
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| width=50% valign=top| |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.weltfussball.de/spielplan/deutsche-meisterschaft-1952-1953-endspiel/0/ 1952-53] at Weltfussball.de
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/duithist4763.html Germany - Championship 1953] at RSSSF.com
- [http://www.fussballdaten.de/alteoberliga/endrunde/1953/ German championship 1953] at Fussballdaten.de
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