# 1959 German football championship final

The 1959 German football championship Final decided the winner of the 1959 German football championship, the 49th edition of the German football championship, a knockout football cup competition contested by the regional league winners to determine the national champions.
The match was played on 28 June 1959 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Eintracht Frankfurt won the match 5–3 after extra time against Kickers Offenbach for their 1st German title. With the win, Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the 1959–60 European Cup, where they went on to reach the final.

## Route to the final

The German football championship was a nine team single-elimination knockout cup competition, featuring the champions and runners-up of the Oberliga Nord, West, Oberliga Südwest, and Oberliga Süd, and the champions of the Oberliga Berlin. The competition started with a qualification round between two teams in order to enter the group stage. During the group phase, four teams played each other in a home and away format, with the group winners advancing to the final.
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Eintracht Frankfurt | Eintracht Frankfurt | Eintracht Frankfurt | Eintracht Frankfurt | Round | Kickers Offenbach | Kickers Offenbach | Kickers Offenbach | Kickers Offenbach |
| Opponent | Result | Result | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | Result | Result |
| Werder Bremen | 7–2 (A) | 7–2 (A) | 7–2 (A) | Matchday 1 | Hamburger SV | 3–2 (H) | 3–2 (H) | 3–2 (H) |
| FK Pirmasens | 3–2 (H) | 3–2 (H) | 3–2 (H) | Matchday 2 | Tasmania 1900 Berlin | 2–2 (A) | 2–2 (A) | 2–2 (A) |
| 1. FC Köln | 2–1 (H) | 2–1 (H) | 2–1 (H) | Matchday 3 | Westfalia Herne | 4–1 (A) | 4–1 (A) | 4–1 (A) |
| 1. FC Köln | 4–2 (A) | 4–2 (A) | 4–2 (A) | Matchday 4 | Westfalia Herne | 2–1 (H) | 2–1 (H) | 2–1 (H) |
| FK Pirmasens | 6–2 (A) | 6–2 (A) | 6–2 (A) | Matchday 5 | Tasmania 1900 Berlin | 3–2 (H) | 3–2 (H) | 3–2 (H) |
| Werder Bremen | 4–2 (H) | 4–2 (H) | 4–2 (H) | Matchday 6 | Hamburger SV | 0–1 (A) | 0–1 (A) | 0–1 (A) |
| Group 1 winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Eintracht Frankfurt 6 12 2 1. FC Köln 6 5 3 FK Pirmasens 6 4 4 Werder Bremen 6 3 Source: RSSSF | Group 1 winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Eintracht Frankfurt 6 12 2 1. FC Köln 6 5 3 FK Pirmasens 6 4 4 Werder Bremen 6 3 Source: RSSSF | Group 1 winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Eintracht Frankfurt 6 12 2 1. FC Köln 6 5 3 FK Pirmasens 6 4 4 Werder Bremen 6 3 Source: RSSSF | Group 1 winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Eintracht Frankfurt 6 12 2 1. FC Köln 6 5 3 FK Pirmasens 6 4 4 Werder Bremen 6 3 Source: RSSSF | Final standings | Group 2 winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Kickers Offenbach 6 9 2 Hamburger SV 6 8 3 Westfalia Herne 6 4 4 Tasmania Berlin 6 3 Source: RSSSF | Group 2 winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Kickers Offenbach 6 9 2 Hamburger SV 6 8 3 Westfalia Herne 6 4 4 Tasmania Berlin 6 3 Source: RSSSF | Group 2 winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Kickers Offenbach 6 9 2 Hamburger SV 6 8 3 Westfalia Herne 6 4 4 Tasmania Berlin 6 3 Source: RSSSF | Group 2 winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Kickers Offenbach 6 9 2 Hamburger SV 6 8 3 Westfalia Herne 6 4 4 Tasmania Berlin 6 3 Source: RSSSF |

## Match
### Details

| Eintracht Frankfurt | Kickers Offenbach |
| GK | 1 | Egon Loy |
| RB | 5 | Hans-Walter Eigenbrodt |
| LB | 4 | Hermann Höfer |
| RH | 7 | Dieter Stinka |
| CH | 3 | Friedel Lutz |
| LH | 2 | Hans Weilbächer |
| OR | 11 | Richard Kress |
| IR | 6 | István Sztáni |
| CF | 9 | Eckehard Feigenspan |
| IL | 8 | Dieter Lindner |
| OL | 10 | Alfred Pfaff |
| Manager: ||
| Paul Oßwald ||
| GK | 1 | Walter Zimmermann |
| RB | 2 | Karl Waldmann |
| LB | 3 | Alfred Schultheis |
| RH | 10 | Willi Keim |
| CH | 6 | Heinz Lichtl |
| LH | 5 | Ernst Wade |
| OR | 9 | Berti Kraus |
| IR | 4 | Hermann Nuber |
| CF | 11 | Siegfried Gast |
| IL | 7 | Gerhard Kaufhold |
| OL | 8 | Helmut Preisendörfer |
| Manager: ||
| Bogdan Cuvaj ||
* Match rules
* 90 minutes.
* 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
* Replay if scores still level.
* No substitutions.