# 1962–63 2. Oberliga

The 1962–63 2. Oberliga was the fourteenth 2. Oberliga season, the second tier of the football league system in West Germany. The league operated in three regional divisions, South, Southwest and West. In Northern Germany and West Berlin the 2. Oberliga did not existed, local Amateurligas taking their place instead as the second tier of the league system.
It was the last season of the 2. Oberliga as, following the 1962–63 season, the Bundesliga was introduced which the best Oberliga teams qualified for while the best 2. Oberliga teams went to the new Regionalligas, the new second tier of the league system. Those teams not qualified for the Regionalligas dropped to the third tier, the Amateurligas. The new Regionalligas covered the same regions as the previous 2. Oberligas, the Regionalliga Süd taking over from the 2. Oberliga Süd, the Regionalliga Südwest from the 2. Oberliga Südwest and the Regionalliga West from the 2. Oberliga West. In the two regions without 2. Oberligas Regionalligas were also formed, the Regionalliga Nord and Regionalliga Berlin.

## 2. Oberliga West

The 1962–63 season saw four new clubs in the league, Arminia Bielefeld and FV Duisburg 08, both promoted from the Amateurliga while Duisburger SV and SV Sodingen had been relegated from the Oberliga West.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | VfB Bottrop (C, Q) | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 34 | +15 | 37 | Qualification for Regionalliga West |
| 2 | Duisburg 48/99 (Q) | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 37 | Qualification for Regionalliga West |
| 3 | SpVgg Herten (Q) | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 35 | Qualification for Regionalliga West |
| 4 | STV Horst-Emscher (Q) | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 34 | Qualification for Regionalliga West |
| 5 | Sportfreunde Siegen (Q) | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 63 | 57 | +6 | 33 | Qualification for Regionalliga West |
| 6 | Rot-Weiß Essen (Q) | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 32 | Qualification for Regionalliga West |
| 7 | Arminia Bielefeld (Q) | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 32 | Qualification for Regionalliga West |
| 8 | Duisburger SV (Q) | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 32 | Qualification for Regionalliga West |
| 9 | SV Sodingen (R) | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 31 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 10 | Eintracht Gelsenkirchen (R) | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 30 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 11 | Sportfreunde Gladbeck (R) | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 30 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 12 | SC Dortmund 95 (R) | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 29 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 13 | SV Neukirchen (R) | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 29 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 14 | VfL Bochum (R) | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 27 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 15 | FV Duisburg 08 (R) | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 23 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 16 | Bonner FV (R) | 30 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 26 | 98 | −72 | 9 | Relegation to Amateurliga |

## 2. Oberliga Südwest

The 1962–63 season saw four new clubs in the league, Phönix Bellheim and VfB Wissen, both promoted from the Amateurliga while Phönix Ludwigshafen and Eintracht Trier had been relegated from the Oberliga Südwest.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Phönix Ludwigshafen (C, Q) | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 78 | 25 | +53 | 47 | Qualification for Regionalliga Südwest |
| 2 | Eintracht Trier (Q) | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 75 | 41 | +34 | 41 | Qualification for Regionalliga Südwest |
| 3 | SpVgg Weisenau (Q) | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 72 | 53 | +19 | 41 | Qualification for Regionalliga Südwest |
| 4 | Phönix Bellheim (Q) | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 36 | Qualification for Regionalliga Südwest promotion round |
| 5 | Röchling Völklingen (Q) | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 36 | Qualification for Regionalliga Südwest promotion round |
| 6 | VfB Wissen (R) | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 69 | 60 | +9 | 34 | Qualification for Regionalliga Südwest promotion round |
| 7 | Hassia Bingen (R) | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 32 | Qualification for Regionalliga Südwest promotion round |
| 8 | TSC Zweibrücken (Q) | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 31 | Qualification for Regionalliga Südwest promotion round |
| 9 | FSV Schifferstadt (R) | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 62 | −9 | 30 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 10 | Germania Metternich (R) | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 61 | 56 | +5 | 28 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 11 | VfB Theley (R) | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 24 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 12 | SV Ludweiler/Warndt (R) | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 22 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 13 | SV St. Ingbert (R) | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 22 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 14 | FV Engers (R) | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 21 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 15 | SC Friedrichsthal (R) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 39 | 64 | −25 | 18 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 16 | FV Speyer (R) | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 32 | 64 | −32 | 18 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
* ↑ The clubs placed fourth to eighth played a qualification round with the 15th and 16th-placed Oberliga team and the southwestern Amateur champions, ASV Landau, for four more spots in the new Regionalliga.

## 2. Oberliga Süd

The 1962–63 season saw five new clubs in the league, ESV Ingolstadt, SV Darmstadt 98 and VfR Heilbronn, all three promoted from the Amateurliga while FSV Frankfurt and SV Waldhof Mannheim had been relegated from the Oberliga Süd.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FSV Frankfurt (C, Q) | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 63 | 46 | +17 | 45 | Qualification for Regionalliga Süd |
| 2 | ESV Ingolstadt (Q) | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 70 | 42 | +28 | 41 | Qualification for Regionalliga Süd |
| 3 | SV Waldhof Mannheim (Q) | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 41 | Qualification for Regionalliga Süd |
| 4 | 1. FC Pforzheim (Q) | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 70 | 47 | +23 | 40 | Qualification for Regionalliga Süd |
| 5 | Freiburger FC (Q) | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 68 | 38 | +30 | 39 | Qualification for Regionalliga Süd |
| 6 | Stuttgarter Kickers (Q) | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 38 | Qualification for Regionalliga Süd |
| 7 | Amicitia Viernheim (Q) | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 70 | 56 | +14 | 38 | Qualification for Regionalliga Süd |
| 8 | SpVgg Neu-Isenburg (Q) | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 73 | 73 | 0 | 36 | Qualification for Regionalliga Süd |
| 9 | Borussia Fulda (Q) | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 53 | 54 | −1 | 36 | Qualification for Regionalliga Süd |
| 10 | SV Darmstadt 98 (R) | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 35 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 11 | VfB Helmbrechts (R) | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 58 | 64 | −6 | 34 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 12 | VfL Neustadt (R) | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 30 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 13 | Jahn Regensburg (R) | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 44 | 72 | −28 | 30 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 14 | 1. FC Haßfurt (R) | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 70 | 86 | −16 | 29 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 15 | Viktoria Aschaffenburg (R) | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 28 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 16 | FC Singen 04 (R) | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 28 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 17 | FC Hanau 93 (R) | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 51 | 79 | −28 | 23 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 18 | VfR Heilbronn (R) | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 49 | 87 | −38 | 21 | Relegation to Amateurliga |

## Other tier two leagues

The leagues and league champions of the regions without a 2. Oberliga at the second tier of the league system in 1962–63:
* Amateurliga Berlin — Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin
* Amateurliga Bremen — AGSV Bremen
* Amateurliga Hamburg — HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst
* Amateuroberliga Niedersachsen West — VfL Oldenburg
* Amateuroberliga Niedersachsen Ost — SC Leu Braunschweig
* Amateurliga Schleswig-Holstein — Heider SV