# 1962–63 Oberliga

The 1962–63 Oberliga was the eighteenth Oberliga season, the first tier of the football league system in West Germany. The league operated in five regional divisions, Berlin, North, South, Southwest and West. The five league champions and the runners-up from the west, south, southwest and north then entered the 1963 German football championship which was won by Borussia Dortmund. It was Borussia Dortmund's third national championship, having previously won it in 1956 and 1957.
It was the last season of the Oberliga as a tier one league as, following the 1962–63 season, the Bundesliga was introduced which the best Oberliga teams qualified for. Qualification for the new Bundesliga was determined by taking the previous ten seasons into account.
A similar league, the DDR-Oberliga, existed in East Germany, set at the first tier of the East German football league system. The 1962–63 DDR-Oberliga was won by SC Motor Jena.

## Oberliga Nord

The 1962–63 season saw two new clubs in the league, VfB Lübeck and Arminia Hannover, both promoted from the Amateurliga. The league's top scorer was Dieter Meyer of Werder Bremen with 37 goals.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hamburger SV | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 100 | 40 | +60 | 49 | Qualification for German championship & Bundesliga |
| 2 | Werder Bremen | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 102 | 44 | +58 | 47 | Qualification for German championship & Bundesliga |
| 3 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 37 | Qualification to Bundesliga |
| 4 | VfR Neumünster (R) | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 35 | Relegation to Regionalliga Nord |
| 5 | Holstein Kiel (R) | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 73 | 58 | +15 | 34 | Relegation to Regionalliga Nord |
| 6 | FC St.Pauli (R) | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 30 | Relegation to Regionalliga Nord |
| 7 | VfL Osnabrück (R) | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 28 | Relegation to Regionalliga Nord |
| 8 | VfV Hildesheim (R) | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 27 | Relegation to Regionalliga Nord |
| 9 | Hannover 96 (R) | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 27 | Relegation to Regionalliga Nord |
| 10 | Arminia Hannover (R) | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 26 | Relegation to Regionalliga Nord |
| 11 | ASV Bergedorf 85 (R) | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 26 | Relegation to Regionalliga Nord |
| 12 | VfB Oldenburg (R) | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 46 | 67 | −21 | 25 | Relegation to Regionalliga Nord |
| 13 | TuS Bremerhaven 93 (R) | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 24 | Relegation to Regionalliga Nord |
| 14 | Concordia Hamburg (R) | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 43 | 64 | −21 | 23 | Relegation to Regionalliga Nord |
| 15 | FC Altona 93 (R) | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 51 | 76 | −25 | 22 | Relegation to Regionalliga Nord |
| 16 | VfB Lübeck (R) | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 37 | 65 | −28 | 20 | Relegation to Regionalliga Nord |

## Oberliga Berlin

The 1962–63 season saw one new club in the league, SC Tegel, promoted from the Amateurliga Berlin. The league's top scorer was Hans-Joachim Altendorff of Hertha BSC with 41 goals, the highest total for any scorer in the five Oberligas in 1962–63.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hertha BSC Berlin | 27 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 95 | 34 | +61 | 45 | Qualification for German championship & Bundesliga |
| 2 | Tasmania 1900 Berlin (R) | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 73 | 28 | +45 | 39 | Relegation to Regionalliga Berlin |
| 3 | Tennis Borussia Berlin (R) | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 66 | 36 | +30 | 34 | Relegation to Regionalliga Berlin |
| 4 | Spandauer SV (R) | 27 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 33 | Relegation to Regionalliga Berlin |
| 5 | Hertha Zehlendorf (R) | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 25 | Relegation to Regionalliga Berlin |
| 6 | Wacker 04 Berlin (R) | 27 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 21 | Relegation to Regionalliga Berlin |
| 7 | BFC Südring (R) | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 43 | 65 | −22 | 20 | Relegation to Regionalliga Berlin |
| 8 | Berliner SV 92 (R) | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 66 | −31 | 20 | Relegation to Regionalliga Berlin |
| 9 | Viktoria 89 Berlin (R) | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 65 | −26 | 18 | Relegation to Amateurliga Berlin |
| 10 | SC Tegel (R) | 27 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 39 | 85 | −46 | 15 | Relegation to Amateurliga Berlin |

## Oberliga West

The 1962–63 season saw two new clubs in the league, Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Wuppertaler SV, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga West. The league's top scorer was Jürgen Schütz of Borussia Dortmund with 25 goals.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | 1. FC Köln | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 65 | 37 | +28 | 42 | Qualification for German championship & Bundesliga |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund (C) | 30 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 77 | 39 | +38 | 40 | Qualification for German championship & Bundesliga |
| 3 | Meidericher SV | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 38 | Qualification to Bundesliga |
| 4 | Preußen Münster | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 37 | Qualification to Bundesliga |
| 5 | Alemannia Aachen (R) | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 37 | Relegation to Regionalliga West |
| 6 | FC Schalke 04 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 35 | Qualification to Bundesliga |
| 7 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen (R) | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 33 | Relegation to Regionalliga West |
| 8 | Viktoria Köln (R) | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 81 | 69 | +12 | 30 | Relegation to Regionalliga West |
| 9 | Bayer Leverkusen (R) | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 30 | Relegation to Regionalliga West |
| 10 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (R) | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 29 | Relegation to Regionalliga West |
| 11 | Borussia Mönchengladbach (R) | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 24 | Relegation to Regionalliga West |
| 12 | Sportfreunde Hamborn (R) | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 24 | Relegation to Regionalliga West |
| 13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf (R) | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 43 | 64 | −21 | 22 | Relegation to Regionalliga West |
| 14 | Westfalia Herne (R) | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 43 | 65 | −22 | 21 | Relegation to Regionalliga West |
| 15 | Wuppertaler SV (R) | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 43 | 66 | −23 | 20 | Relegation to Regionalliga West |
| 16 | TSV Marl-Hüls (R) | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 37 | 69 | −32 | 18 | Relegation to Regionalliga West |

## Oberliga Südwest

The 1962–63 season saw two new clubs in the league, SV Niederlahnstein and VfR Frankenthal, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga Südwest. The league's top scorer was Dieter Krafczyk of 1. FC Saarbrücken with 29 goals.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 30 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 110 | 34 | +76 | 47 | Qualification for German championship & Bundesliga |
| 2 | Borussia Neunkirchen (R) | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 64 | 30 | +34 | 41 | Qualification for German championship & Relegation to Regionalliga Südwest |
| 3 | FK Pirmasens (R) | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 82 | 39 | +43 | 41 | Relegation to Regionalliga Südwest |
| 4 | Wormatia Worms (R) | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 70 | 36 | +34 | 41 | Relegation to Regionalliga Südwest |
| 5 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 80 | 41 | +39 | 40 | Qualification to Bundesliga |
| 6 | Sportfreunde Saarbrücken (R) | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 63 | 47 | +16 | 35 | Relegation to Regionalliga Südwest |
| 7 | SC Ludwigshafen (R) | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 33 | Relegation to Regionalliga Südwest |
| 8 | TuRa Ludwigshafen (R) | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 48 | 59 | −11 | 32 | Relegation to Regionalliga Südwest |
| 9 | Saar 05 Saarbrücken (R) | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 29 | Relegation to Regionalliga Südwest |
| 10 | TuS Neuendorf (R) | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 54 | 70 | −16 | 28 | Relegation to Regionalliga Südwest |
| 11 | VfR Frankenthal (R) | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 57 | 74 | −17 | 24 | Relegation to Regionalliga Südwest |
| 12 | FSV Mainz 05 (R) | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 23 | Relegation to Regionalliga Südwest |
| 13 | VfR Kaiserslautern (R) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 53 | −18 | 22 | Relegation to Regionalliga Südwest |
| 14 | BSC Oppau (R) | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 43 | 66 | −23 | 22 | Relegation to Regionalliga Südwest |
| 15 | Eintracht Kreuznach (R) | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 19 | Relegation to Regionalliga Südwest |
| 16 | SV Niederlahnstein (R) | 30 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 136 | −117 | 3 | Relegation to Regionalliga Südwest |

## Oberliga Süd

The 1962–63 season saw two new clubs in the league, KSV Hessen Kassel and TSG Ulm 1846, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga Süd. The league's top scorers were Kurt Haseneder (1. FC Nürnberg), Rudolf Brunnenmeier (TSV 1860 München) and Rainer Ohlhauser (FC Bayern Munich), all three with 24 goals.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | TSV 1860 München | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 72 | 38 | +34 | 44 | Qualification for German championship & Bundesliga |
| 2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 87 | 41 | +46 | 41 | Qualification for German championship & Bundesliga |
| 3 | FC Bayern Munich (R) | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 67 | 52 | +15 | 40 | Relegation to Regionalliga Süd |
| 4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 56 | 32 | +24 | 39 | Qualification to Bundesliga |
| 5 | Karlsruher SC | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 34 | Qualification to Bundesliga |
| 6 | VfB Stuttgart | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 32 | Qualification to Bundesliga |
| 7 | Kickers Offenbach (R) | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 32 | Relegation to Regionalliga Süd |
| 8 | TSG Ulm 1846 (R) | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 64 | 58 | +6 | 30 | Relegation to Regionalliga Süd |
| 9 | SpVgg Fürth (R) | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 29 | Relegation to Regionalliga Süd |
| 10 | KSV Hessen Kassel (R) | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 29 | Relegation to Regionalliga Süd |
| 11 | FC Schweinfurt 05 (R) | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 26 | Relegation to Regionalliga Süd |
| 12 | VfR Mannheim (R) | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 49 | 62 | −13 | 26 | Relegation to Regionalliga Süd |
| 13 | FC Bayern Hof (R) | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 40 | 62 | −22 | 21 | Relegation to Regionalliga Süd |
| 14 | SSV Reutlingen (R) | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 48 | 75 | −27 | 21 | Relegation to Regionalliga Süd |
| 15 | Schwaben Augsburg (R) | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 49 | 73 | −24 | 19 | Relegation to Regionalliga Süd |
| 16 | BC Augsburg (R) | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 38 | 88 | −50 | 17 | Relegation to Regionalliga Süd |

## German championship

The 1963 German football championship was contested by the nine qualified Oberliga teams and won by Borussia Dortmund, defeating 1. FC Köln in the final. The runners-up of the Oberliga Nord and Süd played a pre-qualifying match. The remaining eight clubs then played a home-and-away round in two groups of four. The two group winners then advanced to the final.

### Qualifying

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–1 | SV Werder Bremen |

### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | 1. FC Köln (Q) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 10 | Qualification for final |
| 2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 8 | |
| 3 | Hertha BSC Berlin | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 3 | |
| 4 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 3 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund (Q) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 9 | Qualification for final |
| 2 | TSV 1860 München | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Borussia Neunkirchen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Hamburger SV | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 | |

### Final

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 3–1 | 1. FC Köln |