# 1959–60 Oberliga

The 1959–60 Oberliga was the fifteenth season of the Oberliga, 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 1960 German football championship which was won by Hamburger SV. It was Hamburg's fourth national championship and its first since 1928.
The 1960 German championship saw an attendance record for the Oberliga era with 87,739 seeing Tasmania 1900 Berlin hosting 1. FC Köln.
A similar-named league, the DDR-Oberliga, existed in East Germany, set at the first tier of the East German football league system. The 1960 DDR-Oberliga was won by ASK Vorwärts Berlin.

## Oberliga Nord

The 1959–60 season saw two new clubs in the league, VfB Lübeck and Eintracht Osnabrück, both promoted from the Amateurliga. The league's top scorer was Uwe Seeler of Hamburger SV with 36 goals, the highest total for any scorer in the five Oberligas in 1959–60.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hamburger SV (C) | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 96 | 38 | +58 | 45 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | Werder Bremen | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 71 | 47 | +24 | 41 | Qualification to German championship |
| 3 | VfL Osnabrück | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 39 | |
| 4 | FC St. Pauli | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 36 | |
| 5 | TuS Bremerhaven 93 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 34 | |
| 6 | Hannover 96 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 34 | |
| 7 | VfV Hildesheim | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 32 | |
| 8 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 31 | |
| 9 | Holstein Kiel | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 27 | |
| 10 | VfR Neumünster | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 26 | |
| 11 | FC Altona 93 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 26 | |
| 12 | Concordia Hamburg | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 26 | |
| 13 | ASV Bergedorf 85 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 68 | −20 | 26 | |
| 14 | VfB Lübeck | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 25 | |
| 15 | Phönix Lübeck (R) | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 39 | 70 | −31 | 20 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 16 | Eintracht Osnabrück (R) | 30 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 78 | −52 | 12 | Relegation to Amateurliga |

## Oberliga Berlin

The 1959–60 season saw one new club in the league, SV Norden-Nordwest, promoted from the Amateurliga Berlin. The league's top scorer was Klaus Heuer of Berliner SV 1892 with 21 goals.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Tasmania 1900 Berlin | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 67 | 33 | +34 | 42 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | Hertha BSC Berlin | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 67 | 28 | +39 | 41 | |
| 3 | Spandauer SV | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 41 | |
| 4 | Berliner SV 92 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 33 | |
| 5 | Wacker 04 Berlin | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 62 | 64 | −2 | 33 | |
| 6 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 30 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 67 | 57 | +10 | 32 | |
| 7 | Viktoria 89 Berlin | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 27 | |
| 8 | Hertha Zehlendorf | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 24 | |
| 9 | Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin (R) | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 37 | 67 | −30 | 23 | Relegation to Amateurliga Berlin |
| 10 | SV Norden-Nordwest (R) | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 41 | 73 | −32 | 20 | Relegation to Amateurliga Berlin |
| 11 | Union 06 Berlin (R) | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 36 | 80 | −44 | 14 | Relegation to Amateurliga Berlin |

## Oberliga West

The 1959–60 season saw two new clubs in the league, Sportfreunde Hamborn and 1958–59 DFB-Pokal winner Schwarz-Weiß Essen, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga West. The league's top scorer was Jürgen Schütz of Borussia Dortmund with 31 goals, the highest total for any top scorer in the history of the Oberliga West.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | 1. FC Köln | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 85 | 39 | +46 | 44 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | Westfalia Herne | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 37 | Qualification to German championship |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 81 | 62 | +19 | 35 | |
| 4 | FC Schalke 04 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 34 | |
| 5 | Duisburger SV | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 30 | |
| 6 | Rot-Weiß Essen | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 46 | 60 | −14 | 29 | |
| 7 | Viktoria Köln | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 71 | −11 | 28 | |
| 8 | Meidericher SV | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 28 | |
| 9 | Alemannia Aachen | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 28 | |
| 10 | Preußen Münster | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 28 | |
| 11 | VfL Bochum | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 27 | |
| 12 | Sportfreunde Hamborn | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 27 | |
| 13 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 27 | |
| 14 | Borussia München-Gladbach | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 27 | |
| 15 | Fortuna Düsseldorf (R) | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 26 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga West |
| 16 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen (R) | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 25 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga West |

## Oberliga Südwest

The 1959–60 season saw two new clubs in the league, VfR Kaiserslautern and Ludwigshafener SC, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga Südwest. The league's top scorer was Helmut Kapitulski of FK Pirmasens with 27 goals.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FK Pirmasens | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 92 | 43 | +49 | 44 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | Borussia Neunkirchen | 30 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 68 | 47 | +21 | 41 | Qualification to German championship |
| 3 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 65 | 39 | +26 | 39 | |
| 4 | Phönix Ludwigshafen | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 37 | |
| 5 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 36 | |
| 6 | SC Ludwigshafen | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 69 | 56 | +13 | 35 | |
| 7 | Wormatia Worms | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 35 | |
| 8 | TuRa Ludwigshafen | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 28 | |
| 9 | Saar 05 Saarbrücken | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 26 | |
| 10 | Sportfreunde Saarbrücken | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 25 | |
| 11 | VfR Frankenthal | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 51 | 63 | −12 | 24 | |
| 12 | FSV Mainz 05 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 24 | |
| 13 | Eintracht Kreuznach | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 36 | 58 | −22 | 24 | |
| 14 | Eintracht Trier | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 75 | −38 | 22 | |
| 15 | VfR Kaiserslautern (R) | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 21 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga Südwest |
| 16 | FV Speyer (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 59 | −30 | 19 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga Südwest |

## Oberliga Süd

The 1959–60 season saw two new clubs in the league, Stuttgarter Kickers and FC Bayern Hof, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga Süd. The league's top scorer was Heinz Strehl of 1. FC Nürnberg with 30 goals.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Karlsruher SC | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 78 | 39 | +39 | 45 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | Kickers Offenbach | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 75 | 45 | +30 | 39 | Qualification to German championship |
| 3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 81 | 57 | +24 | 38 | |
| 4 | TSV 1860 München | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 37 | |
| 5 | FC Bayern Munich | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 81 | 55 | +26 | 35 | |
| 6 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 73 | 54 | +19 | 34 | |
| 7 | VfB Stuttgart | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 33 | |
| 8 | SSV Reutlingen | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 31 | |
| 9 | FSV Frankfurt | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 28 | |
| 10 | VfR Mannheim | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 27 | |
| 11 | SpVgg Fürth | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 59 | −11 | 26 | |
| 12 | FC Schweinfurt 05 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 25 | |
| 13 | FC Bayern Hof | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 45 | 84 | −39 | 25 | |
| 14 | TSG Ulm 1846 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 39 | 64 | −25 | 21 | |
| 15 | Viktoria Aschaffenburg (R) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 43 | 73 | −30 | 21 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga Süd |
| 16 | Stuttgarter Kickers (R) | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 38 | 80 | −42 | 15 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga Süd |

## German championship

The 1960 German football championship was contested by the nine qualified Oberliga teams and won by Hamburger SV, defeating 1. FC Köln in the final. The runners-up of the Oberliga West 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 |
| Westfalia Herne | 1–0 | Kickers Offenbach |

### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hamburger SV (Q) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 9 | Qualified to final |
| 2 | Karlsruher SC | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | Borussia Neunkirchen | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 5 | |
| 4 | Westfalia Herne | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 3 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | 1. FC Köln (Q) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 9 | Qualified to final |
| 2 | Werder Bremen | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 8 | |
| 3 | Tasmania 1900 Berlin | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | FK Pirmasens | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 1 | |

### Final

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Hamburger SV | 3–2 | 1. FC Köln |