1963–64 Bundesliga

{{Short description|Inaugural season of the Bundesliga}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Bundesliga

| season = 1963–64

| dates = 24 August 1963 – 9 May 1964

| winners = 1. FC Köln
1st Bundesliga title
2nd German title

| relegated = Preußen Münster
1. FC Saarbrücken

| continentalcup1 = European Cup

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = 1. FC Köln

| continentalcup2 = 1964–65 European Cup Winners' Cup

| continentalcup2 qualifiers = 1860 Munich

| league topscorer = Uwe Seeler (30)

| biggest home win = 1860 Munich 9–2 Hamburg
E. Frankfurt 7–0 W. Bremen

| biggest away win = Nürnberg 0–5 Kaiserslautern

| highest scoring = {{nobreak|B. Dortmund 9–3 Kaiserslautern}}

| matches = 240

| total goals = 857

| prevseason = 1962–63 (Oberliga)

| nextseason = 1964–65

}}

The 1963–64 Bundesliga season was the inaugural season{{Cite web |date=1 April 2022 |title=The history of the Bundesliga explained |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/the-history-of-the-bundesliga-explained-19385 |access-date=29 June 2024 |website=www.bundesliga.com}} for a single division highest tier of football in West Germany. It began on 24 August 1963 and ended on 9 May 1964.{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=97670|title=Saison 1963/1964 Spielplan|date=5 April 2001|publisher=DFB}} The first goal was scored by Friedhelm Konietzka for Borussia Dortmund in their game against Werder Bremen.{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=97673|title=Werder Bremen – Borussia Dortmund, 24.08.1963|date=18 October 2000|publisher=DFB}} The championship was won by 1. FC Köln. The first teams to be relegated were Preußen Münster and 1. FC Saarbrücken.

Competition modus

Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal average. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the two teams with the fewest points were relegated to their respective Regionalliga divisions.

Teams

{{more|Introduction of the Bundesliga}}

Sixteen teams were chosen from all Oberliga teams on both competitive and infrastructural aspects. The West and South divisions supplied five teams each, three clubs came from the North, while the Southwest provided two participants. The final member was chosen from the Oberliga Berlin.

The selection of teams for the inaugural Bundesliga season was controversial. Alemannia Aachen and Kickers Offenbach believed that they should have been chosen, due to their superior record over division rivals over the previous twelve seasons. They were not selected due to their relatively poorer performance in the seasons immediately preceding the start of the Bundesliga.

{{Location map+ |FRG and West Berlin |width=375 |float=right |caption=Location of teams in Bundesliga 1963–64 |places=

{{Location map~ |FRG and West Berlin |lat=52.511274|long=13.242632|label=Hertha BSC |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |FRG and West Berlin |lat=52.290116|long=10.521575|label=Braunschweig|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |FRG and West Berlin |lat=53.065337|long=8.836722 |label=Bremen |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |FRG and West Berlin |lat=51.4925 |long=7.454444 |label=Dortmund}}

{{Location map~ |FRG and West Berlin |lat=50.069206|long=8.644234 |label=Frankfurt |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |FRG and West Berlin |lat=53.587095|long=9.898711 |label=Hamburg |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |FRG and West Berlin |lat=49.434705|long=7.776408 |label=Kaiserslautern}}

{{Location map~ |FRG and West Berlin |lat=49.021176|long=8.413021 |label=Karlsruhe}}

{{Location map~ |FRG and West Berlin |lat=50.933224|long=6.874697 |label=Köln|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |FRG and West Berlin |lat=51.409033|long=6.778664 |label=Meiderich |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |FRG and West Berlin |lat=48.110950|long=11.574578|label=1860 }}

{{Location map~ |FRG and West Berlin |lat=51.929783|long=7.624597 |label=Münster }}

{{Location map~ |FRG and West Berlin |lat=49.426230|long=11.125740|label=Nürnberg|}}

{{Location map~ |FRG and West Berlin |lat=49.2475 |long=6.984167 |label=Saarbrücken|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |FRG and West Berlin |lat=51.529752|long=7.079809 |label=Schalke|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |FRG and West Berlin |lat=48.792295|long=9.232141|label=Stuttgart}}

}}

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Club

! Location

! Oberliga

! Ground{{cite book|last=Grüne|first=Hardy|title=Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs, Band 7: Vereinslexikon|publisher=AGON Sportverlag|location=Kassel|year=2001|isbn=3-89784-147-9}}

! Capacity

Borussia Dortmund

| Dortmund

| Oberliga West

| Stadion Rote Erde

| 30,000

Eintracht Braunschweig

| Braunschweig

| Oberliga North

| Eintracht-Stadion

| 38,000

Eintracht Frankfurt

| Frankfurt am Main

| Oberliga South

| Waldstadion

| 87,000

Hamburger SV

| Hamburg

| Oberliga North

| Volksparkstadion

| 80,000

Hertha BSC

| Berlin

| Oberliga Berlin

| Olympiastadion

| 100,000

{{sort|Kaiserslautern|1. FC Kaiserslautern}}

| Kaiserslautern

| Oberliga Southwest

| Stadion Betzenberg

| 42,000

Karlsruher SC

| Karlsruhe

| Oberliga South

| Wildparkstadion

| 50,000

{{sort|Köln|1. FC Köln}}

| Cologne

| Oberliga West

| Müngersdorfer Stadion

| 76,000

Meidericher SV

| Duisburg

| Oberliga West

| Wedaustadion

| 38,500

{{sort|Munich|1860 Munich}}

| Munich

| Oberliga South

| Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße

| 51,794

{{sort|Nürnberg|1. FC Nürnberg}}

| Nuremberg

| Oberliga South

| Städtisches Stadion

| 64,238

Preußen Münster

| Münster

| Oberliga West

| Preußen-Stadion

| 45,000

{{sort|Saarbrucken|1. FC Saarbrücken}}

| Saarbrücken

| Oberliga Southwest

| Ludwigspark

| 40,000

{{sort|Schalke|FC Schalke 04}}

| Gelsenkirchen

| Oberliga West

| Glückauf-Kampfbahn

| 35,000

{{sort|Stuttgart|VfB Stuttgart}}

| Stuttgart

| Oberliga South

| Neckarstadion

| 53,000

Werder Bremen

| Bremen

| Oberliga North

| Weserstadion

| 32,000

League table

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|show_limit=5

|winpoints=2|use_goal_ratio=y

|res_col_header=QR

|team1=KOE|name_KOE=1. FC Köln

|team2=MSV|name_MSV=Meidericher SV

|team3=SGE|name_SGE=Eintracht Frankfurt

|team4=BVB|name_BVB=Borussia Dortmund

|team5=VFB|name_VFB=VfB Stuttgart

|team6=HSV|name_HSV=Hamburger SV

|team7=M60|name_M60=1860 Munich

|team8=S04|name_S04=Schalke 04

|team9=FCN|name_FCN=1. FC Nürnberg

|team10=SVW|name_SVW=Werder Bremen

|team11=EBS|name_EBS=Eintracht Braunschweig

|team12=FCK|name_FCK=1. FC Kaiserslautern

|team13=KSC|name_KSC=Karlsruher SC

|team14=BSC|name_BSC=Hertha BSC

|team15=PRM|name_PRM=Preußen Münster

|team16=FCS|name_FCS=1. FC Saarbrücken

|win_KOE=17|draw_KOE=11|loss_KOE=2|gf_KOE=78|ga_KOE=40|status_KOE=C

|win_MSV=13|draw_MSV=13|loss_MSV=4|gf_MSV=60|ga_MSV=36

|win_SGE=16|draw_SGE=7|loss_SGE=7|gf_SGE=65|ga_SGE=41

|win_BVB=14|draw_BVB=5|loss_BVB=11|gf_BVB=73|ga_BVB=57

|win_VFB=13|draw_VFB=7|loss_VFB=10|gf_VFB=48|ga_VFB=40

|win_HSV=11|draw_HSV=10|loss_HSV=9|gf_HSV=69|ga_HSV=60

|win_M60=11|draw_M60=9|loss_M60=10|gf_M60=66|ga_M60=50

|win_S04=12|draw_S04=5|loss_S04=13|gf_S04=51|ga_S04=53

|win_FCN=11|draw_FCN=7|loss_FCN=12|gf_FCN=45|ga_FCN=56

|win_SVW=10|draw_SVW=8|loss_SVW=12|gf_SVW=53|ga_SVW=62

|win_EBS=11|draw_EBS=6|loss_EBS=13|gf_EBS=36|ga_EBS=49

|win_FCK=10|draw_FCK=6|loss_FCK=14|gf_FCK=48|ga_FCK=69

|win_KSC=8|draw_KSC=8|loss_KSC=14|gf_KSC=42|ga_KSC=55

|win_BSC=9|draw_BSC=6|loss_BSC=15|gf_BSC=45|ga_BSC=65

|win_PRM=7|draw_PRM=9|loss_PRM=14|gf_PRM=34|ga_PRM=52|status_PRM=R

|win_FCS=6|draw_FCS=5|loss_FCS=19|gf_FCS=44|ga_FCS=72|status_FCS=R

|col_ELPR=green1|text_ELPR=Qualification to European Cup preliminary round

|result1=ELPR

|col_FC1=blue1|text_FC1=Qualification to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round

|result3=FC1|result4=FC1|result5=FC1|result14=FC1

|col_ECWC1=yellow1|text_ECWC1=Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round

|result7=ECWC1

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Regionalliga

|result15=R|result16=R

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal average.

|update=complete

|source=[https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=97962 www.dfb.de] {{in lang|de}}

}}

Results

{{#invoke:Sports results|main

| source = [https://www.dfb.de/bundesliga/spieltagtabelle/?spieledb_path=%2Fcompetitions%2F12%2Fseasons%2F2585%2Fmatchday%2F30 DFB]

| update = complete

| matches_style = FBR

| team1 = BSC | name_BSC = Hertha BSC

| team2 = EBS | name_EBS = Eintracht Braunschweig

| team3 = SVW | name_SVW = Werder Bremen

| team4 = BVB | name_BVB = Borussia Dortmund

| team5 = SGE | name_SGE = Eintracht Frankfurt

| team6 = HSV | name_HSV = Hamburger SV

| team7 = FCK | name_FCK = 1. FC Kaiserslautern

| team8 = KSC | name_KSC = Karlsruher SC

| team9 = KOE | name_KOE = 1. FC Köln

| team10 = MSV | name_MSV = Meidericher SV

| team11 = M60 | name_M60 = 1860 Munich

| team12 = PRM | name_PRM = Preußen Münster

| team13 = FCN | name_FCN = 1. FC Nürnberg

| team14 = FCS | name_FCS = 1. FC Saarbrücken

| team15 = S04 | name_S04 = Schalke 04

| team16 = VFB | name_VFB = VfB Stuttgart

| match_HSV_BVB_note = The Hamburger SV v Borussia Dortmund match from 7 December 1963 was suspended after 61 minutes and a score of 1–2 due to poor visibility caused by heavy fog. The replay took place on 21 December 1963 and finished with a score of 2–1.{{cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/hsv-gegen-dortmund-1963-bundesliga-929587/schema |title=Hamburger SV – Borussia Dortmund 1:2, 1. Bundesliga, Saison 1963/64, 14. Spieltag |trans-title=Hamburger SV – Borussia Dortmund 1–2, 1. Bundesliga, 1963–64 season, matchday 14 |magazine=Kicker|location=Germany |access-date=31 March 2018 |language=German}}

| match_BSC_EBS = 1–2

| match_BSC_SVW = 5–2

| match_BSC_BVB = 0–0

| match_BSC_SGE = 1–3

| match_BSC_HSV = 1–2

| match_BSC_FCK = 2–2

| match_BSC_KSC = 2–3

| match_BSC_KOE = 0–3

| match_BSC_MSV = 5–2

| match_BSC_M60 = 3–1

| match_BSC_PRM = 2–0

| match_BSC_FCN = 1–1

| match_BSC_FCS = 3–2

| match_BSC_S04 = 1–0

| match_BSC_VFB = 0–2

| match_EBS_BSC = 1–1

| match_EBS_SVW = 1–1

| match_EBS_BVB = 2–0

| match_EBS_SGE = 0–3

| match_EBS_HSV = 2–1

| match_EBS_FCK = 0–1

| match_EBS_KSC = 2–0

| match_EBS_KOE = 1–1

| match_EBS_MSV = 0–0

| match_EBS_M60 = 0–1

| match_EBS_PRM = 1–0

| match_EBS_FCN = 2–0

| match_EBS_FCS = 3–1

| match_EBS_S04 = 4–3

| match_EBS_VFB = 2–0

| match_SVW_BSC = 2–2

| match_SVW_EBS = 2–3

| match_SVW_BVB = 3–2

| match_SVW_SGE = 4–1

| match_SVW_HSV = 4–2

| match_SVW_FCK = 2–0

| match_SVW_KSC = 0–0

| match_SVW_KOE = 1–1

| match_SVW_MSV = 1–1

| match_SVW_M60 = 4–1

| match_SVW_PRM = 4–2

| match_SVW_FCN = 2–1

| match_SVW_FCS = 0–3

| match_SVW_S04 = 1–0

| match_SVW_VFB = 2–2

| match_BVB_BSC = 7–2

| match_BVB_EBS = 3–0

| match_BVB_SVW = 4–3

| match_BVB_SGE = 3–0

| match_BVB_HSV = 5–2

| match_BVB_FCK = 9–3

| match_BVB_KSC = 3–2

| match_BVB_KOE = 2–3

| match_BVB_MSV = 0–0

| match_BVB_M60 = 3–3

| match_BVB_PRM = 0–0

| match_BVB_FCN = 3–1

| match_BVB_FCS = 2–1

| match_BVB_S04 = 3–0

| match_BVB_VFB = 7–1

| match_SGE_BSC = 4–0

| match_SGE_EBS = 3–0

| match_SGE_SVW = 7–0

| match_SGE_BVB = 2–1

| match_SGE_HSV = 2–2

| match_SGE_FCK = 1–1

| match_SGE_KSC = 0–3

| match_SGE_KOE = 2–1

| match_SGE_MSV = 2–2

| match_SGE_M60 = 5–2

| match_SGE_PRM = 3–0

| match_SGE_FCN = 2–3

| match_SGE_FCS = 3–1

| match_SGE_S04 = 4–2

| match_SGE_VFB = 3–2

| match_HSV_BSC = 5–1

| match_HSV_EBS = 2–1

| match_HSV_SVW = 1–1

| match_HSV_BVB = 2–1

| match_HSV_SGE = 3–0

| match_HSV_FCK = 7–3

| match_HSV_KSC = 1–1

| match_HSV_KOE = 1–1

| match_HSV_MSV = 3–3

| match_HSV_M60 = 5–0

| match_HSV_PRM = 5–0

| match_HSV_FCN = 2–2

| match_HSV_FCS = 4–2

| match_HSV_S04 = 3–1

| match_HSV_VFB = 1–1

| match_FCK_BSC = 3–0

| match_FCK_EBS = 2–1

| match_FCK_SVW = 3–0

| match_FCK_BVB = 0–1

| match_FCK_SGE = 1–1

| match_FCK_HSV = 3–2

| match_FCK_KSC = 1–0

| match_FCK_KOE = 3–3

| match_FCK_MSV = 1–1

| match_FCK_M60 = 2–1

| match_FCK_PRM = 0–0

| match_FCK_FCN = 3–1

| match_FCK_FCS = 2–4

| match_FCK_S04 = 2–3

| match_FCK_VFB = 1–3

| match_KSC_BSC = 1–1

| match_KSC_EBS = 3–1

| match_KSC_SVW = 1–1

| match_KSC_BVB = 1–3

| match_KSC_SGE = 1–2

| match_KSC_HSV = 0–4

| match_KSC_FCK = 5–1

| match_KSC_KOE = 2–2

| match_KSC_MSV = 1–4

| match_KSC_M60 = 1–0

| match_KSC_PRM = 4–2

| match_KSC_FCN = 1–3

| match_KSC_FCS = 2–2

| match_KSC_S04 = 1–1

| match_KSC_VFB = 0–3

| match_KOE_BSC = 3–1

| match_KOE_EBS = 4–1

| match_KOE_SVW = 4–3

| match_KOE_BVB = 5–2

| match_KOE_SGE = 1–1

| match_KOE_HSV = 4–1

| match_KOE_FCK = 5–1

| match_KOE_KSC = 4–0

| match_KOE_MSV = 3–3

| match_KOE_M60 = 2–2

| match_KOE_PRM = 3–0

| match_KOE_FCN = 5–0

| match_KOE_FCS = 1–3

| match_KOE_S04 = 2–2

| match_KOE_VFB = 2–1

| match_MSV_BSC = 1–3

| match_MSV_EBS = 5–1

| match_MSV_SVW = 1–0

| match_MSV_BVB = 3–3

| match_MSV_SGE = 3–1

| match_MSV_HSV = 4–0

| match_MSV_FCK = 3–0

| match_MSV_KSC = 2–0

| match_MSV_KOE = 2–2

| match_MSV_M60 = 3–0

| match_MSV_PRM = 0–0

| match_MSV_FCN = 0–0

| match_MSV_FCS = 3–1

| match_MSV_S04 = 3–0

| match_MSV_VFB = 3–0

| match_M60_BSC = 1–2

| match_M60_EBS = 1–1

| match_M60_SVW = 3–2

| match_M60_BVB = 6–1

| match_M60_SGE = 1–1

| match_M60_HSV = 9–2

| match_M60_FCK = 3–0

| match_M60_KSC = 1–0

| match_M60_KOE = 1–3

| match_M60_MSV = 0–0

| match_M60_PRM = 3–1

| match_M60_FCN = 5–0

| match_M60_FCS = 7–1

| match_M60_S04 = 7–1

| match_M60_VFB = 1–1

| match_PRM_BSC = 4–2

| match_PRM_EBS = 0–2

| match_PRM_SVW = 1–3

| match_PRM_BVB = 1–2

| match_PRM_SGE = 1–3

| match_PRM_HSV = 1–1

| match_PRM_FCK = 1–0

| match_PRM_KSC = 0–0

| match_PRM_KOE = 0–2

| match_PRM_MSV = 4–2

| match_PRM_M60 = 0–0

| match_PRM_FCN = 0–1

| match_PRM_FCS = 2–1

| match_PRM_S04 = 2–2

| match_PRM_VFB = 4–2

| match_FCN_BSC = 2–3

| match_FCN_EBS = 1–0

| match_FCN_SVW = 3–0

| match_FCN_BVB = 4–0

| match_FCN_SGE = 1–0

| match_FCN_HSV = 3–2

| match_FCN_FCK = 0–5

| match_FCN_KSC = 2–4

| match_FCN_KOE = 2–2

| match_FCN_MSV = 2–0

| match_FCN_M60 = 2–2

| match_FCN_PRM = 2–2

| match_FCN_FCS = 2–0

| match_FCN_S04 = 0–2

| match_FCN_VFB = 0–0

| match_FCS_BSC = 3–0

| match_FCS_EBS = 2–2

| match_FCS_SVW = 3–2

| match_FCS_BVB = 2–1

| match_FCS_SGE = 0–4

| match_FCS_HSV = 1–1

| match_FCS_FCK = 2–4

| match_FCS_KSC = 1–3

| match_FCS_KOE = 0–2

| match_FCS_MSV = 0–2

| match_FCS_M60 = 1–2

| match_FCS_PRM = 1–1

| match_FCS_FCN = 3–5

| match_FCS_S04 = 1–1

| match_FCS_VFB = 0–1

| match_S04_BSC = 1–0

| match_S04_EBS = 2–0

| match_S04_SVW = 2–3

| match_S04_BVB = 3–1

| match_S04_SGE = 1–2

| match_S04_HSV = 1–0

| match_S04_FCK = 4–0

| match_S04_KSC = 2–1

| match_S04_KOE = 2–3

| match_S04_MSV = 2–2

| match_S04_M60 = 2–1

| match_S04_PRM = 1–2

| match_S04_FCN = 4–1

| match_S04_FCS = 4–1

| match_S04_VFB = 2–0

| match_VFB_BSC = 2–0

| match_VFB_EBS = 5–0

| match_VFB_SVW = 2–0

| match_VFB_BVB = 2–1

| match_VFB_SGE = 0–0

| match_VFB_HSV = 2–2

| match_VFB_FCK = 4–0

| match_VFB_KSC = 4–1

| match_VFB_KOE = 0–1

| match_VFB_MSV = 1–2

| match_VFB_M60 = 1–1

| match_VFB_PRM = 0–3

| match_VFB_FCN = 1–0

| match_VFB_FCS = 3–1

| match_VFB_S04 = 2–0

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Top goalscorers

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Champion squad

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1. FC Köln
Goalkeepers: Fritz Ewert (26); Anton Schumacher (4).

Defenders: Leo Wilden (29 / 1); Anton Regh (29); Fritz Pott (27 / 1); Wolfgang Weber (27 / 1); Matthias Hemmersbach (17).

Midfielders: Hans Sturm (30 / 13); Wolfgang Overath (30 / 9); Helmut Benthaus (27 / 1); Hans Schäfer (22 / 12); Wolfgang Weber (17 / 3).

Forwards: Karl-Heinz Thielen (25 / 16); Christian Müller (22 / 15); Heinz Hornig (24 / 7); Karl-Heinz Ripkens (1).


(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

Manager: Georg Knöpfle.

On the roster but have not played in a league game: Fritz Breuer; Jürgen Rumor; Georg Stollenwerk.

Attendances

VfB Stuttgart drew the highest average home attendance in the 1963-64 edition of the Bundesliga.

{{row counter|

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!#!!Football club!!Home games!!Average attendancehttps://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/bundesliga-1963-1964/1/

style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_countVfB Stuttgart1540,133
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_countHertha BSC1535,487
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_countHamburger SV1534,600
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count1860 Munich1532,267
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count1. FC Köln1531,904
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_countKarlsruher SC1531,667
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count1. FC Nürnberg1528,600
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_countMeidericher SV1528,400
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_countEintracht Frankfurt1526,300
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_countFC Schalke 041523,933
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_countBorussia Dortmund1523,133
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_countPreußen Münster1522,267
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count1. FC Kaiserslautern1522,133
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_countEintracht Braunschweig1521,467
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_countWerder Bremen1520,733
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count1. FC Saarbrücken1518,067
}}

References

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