# 1961–62 Oberliga

The 1961–62 Oberliga was the seventeenth 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 1962 German football championship which was won by 1. FC Köln. It was 1. FC Köln's first-ever national championship.
Hamburger SV equaled the Oberliga start record set in 1952–53 by 1. FC Köln and repeated by Hannover 96 the season after, winning its first eleven games, a mark never surpassed.
A similar league, the DDR-Oberliga, existed in East Germany, set at the first tier of the East German football league system. The 1961–62 DDR-Oberliga was won by ASK Vorwärts Berlin.

## Oberliga Nord

The 1961–62 season saw two new clubs in the league, Bremer SV and Eintracht Nordhorn, both promoted from the Amateurliga. The league's top scorers were Uwe Seeler (Hamburger SV) and Gerd Koll (Holstein Kiel) with 28 goals each.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hamburger SV | 30 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 100 | 34 | +66 | 50 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | Werder Bremen | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 87 | 33 | +54 | 44 | Qualification to German championship |
| 3 | VfV Hildesheim | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 77 | 40 | +37 | 42 | |
| 4 | FC St. Pauli | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 72 | 51 | +21 | 40 | |
| 5 | Holstein Kiel | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 84 | 52 | +32 | 37 | |
| 6 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 67 | 55 | +12 | 36 | |
| 7 | VfL Osnabrück | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 30 | |
| 8 | VfR Neumünster | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 27 | |
| 9 | ASV Bergedorf 85 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 27 | |
| 10 | VfB Oldenburg | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 25 | |
| 11 | FC Altona 93 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 47 | 79 | −32 | 24 | |
| 12 | Concordia Hamburg | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 23 | |
| 13 | Hannover 96 | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 23 | |
| 14 | TuS Bremerhaven 93 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 65 | −30 | 23 | |
| 15 | Bremer SV (R) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 40 | 84 | −44 | 18 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 16 | Eintracht Nordhorn (R) | 30 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 42 | 95 | −53 | 11 | Relegation to Amateurliga |

## Oberliga Berlin

The 1961–62 season saw one new club in the league, Union 06 Berlin, promoted from the Amateurliga Berlin. The league's top scorers were Wolfgang Seeger (Tennis Borussia Berlin) and Lutz Steinert (Hertha BSC) with 18 goals each.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Tasmania 1900 Berlin | 27 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 72 | 19 | +53 | 44 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | Hertha BSC Berlin | 27 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 73 | 32 | +41 | 43 | |
| 3 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 32 | |
| 4 | Spandauer SV | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 26 | |
| 5 | Berliner SV 92 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 25 | |
| 6 | BFC Südring | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 25 | |
| 7 | Hertha Zehlendorf | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 22 | |
| 8 | Wacker 04 Berlin | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 22 | |
| 9 | Viktoria 89 Berlin | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 21 | |
| 10 | Union 06 Berlin (R) | 27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 74 | −50 | 10 | Relegation to Amateurliga Berlin |

## Oberliga West

The 1961–62 season saw two new clubs in the league, Fortuna Düsseldorf and Schwarz-Weiß Essen, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga West. The league's top scorer was Manfred Rummel of Schwarz-Weiß Essen with 26 goals.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | 1. FC Köln (C) | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 89 | 40 | +49 | 44 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | FC Schalke 04 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 68 | 40 | +28 | 43 | Qualification to German championship |
| 3 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 40 | |
| 4 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 38 | |
| 5 | Meidericher SV | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 35 | |
| 6 | Westfalia Herne | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 34 | |
| 7 | Preußen Münster | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 34 | |
| 8 | Borussia Dortmund | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 67 | 51 | +16 | 32 | |
| 9 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 32 | |
| 10 | Viktoria Köln | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 62 | 72 | −10 | 29 | |
| 11 | Alemannia Aachen | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 27 | |
| 12 | Sportfreunde Hamborn | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 68 | −30 | 22 | |
| 13 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 42 | 57 | −15 | 21 | |
| 14 | TSV Marl-Hüls | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 52 | 82 | −30 | 21 | |
| 15 | SV Sodingen (R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 57 | −26 | 18 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga West |
| 16 | Duisburger SV (R) | 30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 28 | 91 | −63 | 10 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga West |

## Oberliga Südwest

The 1961–62 season saw two new clubs in the league, BSC Oppau and VfR Kaiserslautern, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga Südwest. The league's top scorer was Rudi Dörrenbächer of Borussia Neunkirchen with 37 goals, the highest total for any scorer in the five Oberligas in 1961–62.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Borussia Neunkirchen | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 102 | 29 | +73 | 48 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | FK Pirmasens | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 104 | 33 | +71 | 45 | Qualification to German championship |
| 3 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 42 | |
| 4 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 40 | |
| 5 | Wormatia Worms | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 66 | 40 | +26 | 37 | |
| 6 | TuRa Ludwigshafen | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 34 | |
| 7 | SC Ludwigshafen | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 28 | |
| 8 | Sportfreunde Saarbrücken | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 52 | 75 | −23 | 26 | |
| 9 | Saar 05 Saarbrücken | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 25 | |
| 10 | FSV Mainz 05 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 47 | 69 | −22 | 25 | |
| 11 | BSC Oppau | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 70 | −28 | 25 | |
| 12 | TuS Neuendorf | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 53 | 60 | −7 | 24 | |
| 13 | Eintracht Kreuznach | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 59 | −26 | 24 | |
| 14 | VfR Kaiserslautern | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 35 | 63 | −28 | 23 | |
| 15 | Eintracht Trier (R) | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 78 | −50 | 19 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga Südwest |
| 16 | Phönix Ludwigshafen (R) | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 62 | −34 | 15 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga Südwest |

## Oberliga Süd

The 1961–62 season saw two new clubs in the league, BC Augsburg and Schwaben Augsburg, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga Süd. The league's top scorer was Lothar Schämer of Eintracht Frankfurt with 26 goals.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 70 | 30 | +40 | 43 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 81 | 37 | +44 | 43 | Qualification to German championship |
| 3 | FC Bayern Munich | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 67 | 55 | +12 | 40 | |
| 4 | Kickers Offenbach | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 37 | |
| 5 | VfB Stuttgart | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 66 | 53 | +13 | 34 | |
| 6 | FC Bayern Hof | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 55 | 56 | −1 | 32 | |
| 7 | TSV 1860 München | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 64 | 57 | +7 | 30 | |
| 8 | SSV Reutlingen | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 29 | |
| 9 | Karlsruher SC | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 28 | |
| 10 | VfR Mannheim | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 28 | |
| 11 | BC Augsburg | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 55 | 63 | −8 | 26 | |
| 12 | SpVgg Fürth | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 24 | |
| 13 | Schwaben Augsburg | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 43 | 78 | −35 | 23 | |
| 14 | FC Schweinfurt 05 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 39 | 63 | −24 | 22 | |
| 15 | FSV Frankfurt (R) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 35 | 65 | −30 | 21 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga Süd |
| 16 | SV Waldhof Mannheim (R) | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 39 | 61 | −22 | 20 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga Süd |

## German championship

The 1962 German football championship was contested by the nine qualified Oberliga teams and won by 1. FC Köln, defeating 1. FC Nürnberg in the final. The runners-up of the Oberliga Nord and West played a pre-qualifying match. The remaining eight clubs then played a home-or-away round in two groups of four. The two group winners then advanced to the final.

### Qualifying

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Schalke 04 | 4–1 aet | SV Werder Bremen |

### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation | FCN | TAS | S04 | BOR |
| 1 | 1. FC Nürnberg (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | Qualified to final | — | — | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| 2 | Tasmania 1900 Berlin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | — |
| 3 | FC Schalke 04 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | | — | — | — | 3–2 |
| 4 | Borussia Neunkirchen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 0 | | — | 0–1 | — | — |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation | FCK | EF | HSV | PIR |
| 1 | 1. FC Köln (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 6 | Qualified to final | — | — | 1–0 | 10–0 |
| 2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 4 | | 1–3 | — | — | 8–1 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 2 | | — | 1–2 | — | — |
| 4 | FK Pirmasens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 24 | −20 | 0 | | — | — | 3–6 | — |

### Final

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 1. FC Köln | 4–0 | 1. FC Nürnberg |