1953 Saarland national football team

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| season = 1953

| shield =

| manager = Helmut Schön

| assistant manager =

| captain =

| home stadium = Ludwigsparkstadion

| matches = 3

| wins = 1

| draws = 1

| losses = 1

| total goals = 3

| goals against = 5

| top goalscorer = Herbert Binkert
Werner Otto
Gerhard Siedl
(1 each)

| most caps = 8 players (3 each)

| players = 15

| goalscorers = 3

| debutants = 2

| biggest home win =

| biggest away win = Norway 2–3 Saarland
(24 June)

| highest scoring = Norway 2–3 Saarland
(24 June)

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest winless =

| longest losses =

| highest attendance = 42,000
Saarland 0–0 Norway
(8 November)

| lowest attendance = 42,000
Saarland 0–0 Norway
(8 November)

| average attendance = {{Round|{{Average|42000}}|0}}

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| prevseason = 1952

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This article summarises the Saarland national football team in 1953. Saarland played three 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in 1953, winning one, drawing one and losing one.

Matches

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| format = 1

| round = 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 1

| date = 24 June

| time = 19:00 UTC+1

| team1 = {{fb-rt|NOR}}

| score = 2–3

| report = https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/8/210/1309

| team2 = {{fb|SAA}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Bislett Stadium

| location = Oslo, Norway

| attendance = 21,000{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=14387|title=Norway vs Saar international match report|website=eu-football.info}}

| referee = Jan Bronkhorst (Netherlands)

| result = W

}}

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| format = 1

| round = 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 1

| date = 11 October

| time = 15:00 UTC+1

| team1 = {{fb-rt|FRG}}

| score = 3–0

| report = https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=14418

| team2 = {{fb|SAA}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Neckarstadion

| location = Stuttgart, West Germany

| attendance = 48,000{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=14418|title=West Germany vs Saar international match report|website=eu-football.info}}

| referee = Karel van der Meer (Netherlands)

| result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

| format = 1

| round = 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 1

| date = 8 November

| time = 14:30 UTC+1

| team1 = {{fb-rt|SAA}}

| score = 0–0

| report = https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/8/210/1310

| team2 = {{fb|NOR}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Ludwigsparkstadion

| location = Saarbrücken, Germany

| attendance = 42,000{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=14430|title=Saar vs Norway international match report|website=eu-football.info}}

| referee = Leo Horn (Netherlands)

| result = D

}}

Player statistics

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{{abbr|Pos.|Position}}

! Player{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/country/273/1953/Saarland.html|title=Saarland (1953)|website=national-football-teams.com}}

! {{abbr|Apps|Appearances}}

! Goals

{{sort|1|GK}}

| align="left" | {{sortname|Erwin|Strempel}}

| 3

0
{{sort|2|DF}}

| align="left" | {{sortname|Karl|Berg}}

| 2

0
{{sort|2|DF}}

| align="left" | {{sortname|Nikolaus|Biewer}}

| 2

0
{{sort|2|DF}}

| align="left" | {{sortname|Albert|Keck}}

| 1

0
{{sort|2|DF}}

| align="left" | {{sortname|Peter|Momber}}

| 3

0
{{sort|2|DF}}

| align="left" | {{sortname|Waldemar|Philippi}}

| 3

0
{{sort|2|DF}}

| align="left" | {{sortname|Theodor|Puff}}

| 3

0
{{sort|3|MF}}

| align="left" | {{sortname|Jakob|Balzert}}

| 2

0
{{sort|3|MF}}

| align="left" | {{sortname|Kurt|Clemens}}

| 3

0
{{sort|3|MF}}

| align="left" | {{sortname|Werner|Otto|dab=footballer}}

| 3

1
{{sort|4|FW}}

| align="left" | {{sortname|Herbert|Binkert}}

| 1

1
{{sort|4|FW}}

| align="left" | {{sortname|Helmut|Fottner}}

| 1

0
{{sort|4|FW}}

| align="left" | {{sortname|Herbert|Martin}}

| 3

0
{{sort|4|FW}}

| align="left" | {{sortname|Karl|Schirra}}

| 1

0
{{sort|4|FW}}

| align="left" | {{sortname|Gerhard|Siedl}}

| 3

1

References

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