List of German football champions
German football championships from post-war to the Bundesliga (1946–63)

Season
Champions
Score
Runners-up
Venue
1946–1947
Suspended – Post-war regional play only
Suspended – Post-war regional play only
Suspended – Post-war regional play only
Suspended – Post-war regional play only
1948
1. FC Nürnberg
2–1
1. FC Kaiserslautern
Köln
1949
VfR Mannheim
3–2 (a.e.t.)
Borussia Dortmund
Stuttgart
1950
VfB Stuttgart
2–1
Kickers Offenbach
Berlin
1951
1. FC Kaiserslautern
2–1
Preußen Münster
Berlin
1952
VfB Stuttgart
3–2
1. FC Saarbrücken
Ludwigshafen
1953
1. FC Kaiserslautern
4–1
VfB Stuttgart
Berlin
1954
Hannover 96
5–1
1. FC Kaiserslautern
Hamburg
1955
Rot-Weiss Essen
4–3
1. FC Kaiserslautern
Hannover
1956
Borussia Dortmund
4–2
Karlsruher SC
Berlin
1957
Borussia Dortmund
4–1
Hamburger SV
Hannover
1958
Schalke 04
3–0
Hamburger SV
Hannover
1959
Eintracht Frankfurt
5–3 (a.e.t.)
Kickers Offenbach
Berlin
1960
Hamburger SV
3–2
1. FC Köln
Frankfurt
1961
1. FC Nürnberg
3–0
Borussia Dortmund
Hannover
1962
1. FC Köln
4–0
1. FC Nürnberg
Berlin
1963
Borussia Dortmund
3–1
1. FC Köln
Stuttgart

Question: What years have FC Köln been either the winner or runner-up for the German football championship?
Answer: FC Köln was the German football championship winner in 1962, and the runner-up in 1960 and 1963.