# 1953–54 in German football

The 1953–54 season was the 44th season of competitive football in Germany.

## National teams
### West Germany national football team
#### 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification
##### Group 1

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | |
| 1 | West Germany (Q) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 7 | Qualification to World Cup | — | 3–0 | 5–1 |
| 2 | Saar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | | 1–3 | — | 0–0 |
| 3 | Norway | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 2 | | 1–1 | 2–3 | — |
Win  Draw  Loss

#### 1954 FIFA World Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hungary | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 4 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 2 | West Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 2 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 3 | Turkey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 2 | |
| 4 | South Korea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 | |
* 1 2 Second place decided over through play-off: West Germany 7–2 Turkey.
Win  Draw  Loss

##### Final

| West Germany | Hungary |
| GK | 1 | Toni Turek |
| RB | 7 | Josef Posipal |
| CB | 10 | Werner Liebrich |
| LB | 3 | Werner Kohlmeyer |
| HB | 6 | Horst Eckel |
| HB | 8 | Karl Mai |
| IR | 13 | Max Morlock |
| IL | 16 | Fritz Walter (c) |
| OR | 12 | Helmut Rahn |
| CF | 15 | Ottmar Walter |
| OL | 20 | Hans Schäfer |
| Manager: ||
| Sepp Herberger ||
| GK | 1 | Gyula Grosics |
| RB | 2 | Jenő Buzánszky |
| CB | 3 | Gyula Lóránt |
| LB | 4 | Mihály Lantos |
| HB | 5 | József Bozsik |
| HB | 6 | József Zakariás |
| RW | 11 | Zoltán Czibor |
| AM | 9 | Nándor Hidegkuti |
| LW | 20 | Mihály Tóth |
| CF | 8 | Sándor Kocsis |
| CF | 10 | Ferenc Puskás (c) |
| Manager: ||
| Gusztáv Sebes ||
* Assistant referees:
* Vincenzo Orlandini
* Sandy Griffiths

#### Friendly matches

Win  Draw  Loss

## League season
### Oberliga Nord

The 1953–54 season saw two new clubs in the league, Eintracht Braunschweig and Victoria Hamburg, both promoted from the Amateurliga.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hannover 96 (C) | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 64 | 26 | +38 | 46 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | FC St. Pauli | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 65 | 37 | +28 | 39 | |
| 3 | FC Altona 93 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 68 | 59 | +9 | 32 | |
| 4 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 57 | 58 | −1 | 32 | |
| 5 | Werder Bremen | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 31 | |
| 6 | Arminia Hannover | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 78 | 77 | +1 | 29 | |
| 7 | TuS Bremerhaven 93 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 29 | |
| 8 | Eimsbütteler TV | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 29 | |
| 9 | Holstein Kiel | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 50 | 68 | −18 | 29 | |
| 10 | Göttingen 05 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 28 | |
| 11 | Hamburger SV | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 77 | 58 | +19 | 28 | |
| 12 | VfL Osnabrück | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 27 | |
| 13 | Bremer SV | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 27 | |
| 14 | Harburger TB | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 26 | |
| 15 | VfB Lübeck (R) | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 59 | −26 | 23 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 16 | Victoria Hamburg (R) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 22 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
* ↑ Hamburger SV deducted four points for illegal payments to player Willi Schröder.

### Oberliga Berlin

The 1953–54 season saw two new clubs in the league, Kickers 1900 Berlin and Hertha Zehlendorf, both promoted from the Amateurliga Berlin.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Berliner SV 92 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 58 | 29 | +29 | 34 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | Minerva 93 Berlin | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 31 | |
| 3 | Union 06 Berlin | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 30 | |
| 4 | Spandauer SV | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 27 | |
| 5 | Alemannia 90 Berlin | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 26 | |
| 6 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 24 | |
| 7 | Viktoria 89 Berlin | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 21 | |
| 8 | BFC Nordstern | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 19 | |
| 9 | Wacker 04 Berlin | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 17 | |
| 10 | Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 16 | |
| 11 | Hertha Zehlendorf (R) | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 50 | −27 | 14 | Relegation to Amateurliga Berlin |
| 12 | Kickers 1900 Berlin (R) | 22 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 69 | −50 | 5 | Relegation to Amateurliga Berlin |

### Oberliga West

The 1953–54 season saw two new clubs in the league, Rheydter SV and VfL Bochum, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga West.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | 1. FC Köln | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 83 | 43 | +40 | 41 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 30 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 75 | 49 | +26 | 40 | |
| 3 | FC Schalke 04 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 76 | 51 | +25 | 39 | |
| 4 | Preußen Münster | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 60 | 54 | +6 | 33 | |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 32 | |
| 6 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 72 | 53 | +19 | 31 | |
| 7 | Bayer Leverkusen | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 58 | 67 | −9 | 31 | |
| 8 | VfL Bochum | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 31 | |
| 9 | Alemannia Aachen | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 28 | |
| 10 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 27 | |
| 11 | Meidericher SV | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 27 | |
| 12 | Borussia München-Gladbach | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 56 | 73 | −17 | 27 | |
| 13 | Preußen Dellbrück | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 27 | |
| 14 | SV Sodingen | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 26 | |
| 15 | Rheydter SV (R) | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 45 | 76 | −31 | 20 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga West |
| 16 | STV Horst-Emscher (R) | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 43 | 76 | −33 | 20 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga West |

### Oberliga Südwest

The 1953–54 season saw two new clubs in the league, ASV Landau and VfR Frankenthal, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga Südwest.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 30 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 139 | 33 | +106 | 52 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | FK Pirmasens | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 73 | 30 | +43 | 51 | |
| 3 | TuS Neuendorf | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 85 | 51 | +34 | 39 | |
| 4 | Saar 05 Saarbrücken | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 80 | 62 | +18 | 35 | |
| 5 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 80 | 53 | +27 | 34 | |
| 6 | Phönix Ludwigshafen | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 34 | |
| 7 | FSV Mainz 05 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 31 | |
| 8 | Borussia Neunkirchen | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 58 | 54 | +4 | 28 | |
| 9 | VfR Frankenthal | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 27 | |
| 10 | Eintracht Trier | 30 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 26 | |
| 11 | Wormatia Worms | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 53 | 68 | −15 | 26 | |
| 12 | TuRa Ludwigshafen | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 52 | 65 | −13 | 24 | |
| 13 | FV Speyer | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 35 | 80 | −45 | 22 | |
| 14 | VfR Kaiserslautern | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 41 | 69 | −28 | 21 | |
| 15 | ASV Landau (R) | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 27 | 93 | −66 | 17 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga Südwest |
| 16 | VfR Kirn (R) | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 34 | 83 | −49 | 13 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga Südwest |

### Oberliga Süd

The 1953–54 season saw two new clubs in the league, Jahn Regensburg and KSV Hessen Kassel, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga Süd.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | VfB Stuttgart | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 43 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 70 | 31 | +39 | 42 | Qualification to German championship |
| 3 | Kickers Offenbach | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 70 | 38 | +32 | 41 | |
| 4 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 71 | 44 | +27 | 38 | |
| 5 | Karlsruher SC | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 35 | |
| 6 | Jahn Regensburg | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 33 | |
| 7 | FSV Frankfurt | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 60 | 56 | +4 | 30 | |
| 8 | FC Schweinfurt 05 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 28 | |
| 9 | FC Bayern Munich | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 28 | |
| 10 | VfR Mannheim | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 62 | 71 | −9 | 27 | |
| 11 | SpVgg Fürth | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 26 | |
| 12 | BC Augsburg | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 52 | 66 | −14 | 25 | |
| 13 | KSV Hessen Kassel | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 54 | 74 | −20 | 23 | |
| 14 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 63 | 79 | −16 | 21 | |
| 15 | SV Waldhof Mannheim (R) | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 66 | −19 | 20 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga Süd |
| 16 | Viktoria Aschaffenburg (R) | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 44 | 82 | −38 | 20 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga Süd |

### German championship

The 1954 German football championship was contested by the six qualified Oberliga teams and won by Hannover 96, defeating 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the final. The six clubs played single round of matches at neutral grounds in two groups of three. The two group winners then advanced to the final.

#### Group 1

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | H96 | VFB | BSV |
| 1 | Hannover 96 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2.500 | 4 | Advance to final | — | 3–1 | — |
| 2 | VfB Stuttgart | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 2 | | — | — | 3–0 |
| 3 | Berliner SV | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.200 | 0 | | 1–2 | — | — |

#### Group 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | FCK | KOE | SGE |
| 1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 | 4 | Advance to final | — | 4–3 | 1–0 |
| 2 | 1. FC Köln | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 2 | | — | — | 3–2 |
| 3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 0 | | — | — | — |

#### Final

HANNOVER: :
| GK | Hans Krämer |
| DF | Hannes Kirk |
| DF | Helmut Geruschke |
| DF | Heinz Bothe |
| MF | Werner Müller |
| MF | Rolf Gehrcke |
| FW | Klemens Zielinski |
| FW | Heinz Wewetzer |
| FW | Hannes Tkotz |
| FW | Rolf Paetz |
| FW | Helmut Kruhl |
| Manager: ||||
| Helmut Kronsbein ||||
KAISERSLAUTERN: :
| GK | Willi Hölz |
| DF | Werner Liebrich |
| DF | Werner Kohlmeyer |
| DF | Werner Baßler |
| MF | Fritz Walter |
| MF | Otto Render |
| MF | Horst Eckel |
| FW | Willi Wenzel |
| FW | Karl Wanger |
| FW | Ottmar Walter |
| FW | Erwin Scheffler |
| Manager: ||||
| Richard Schneider ||||

## DFB–Pokal

The 1953–54 DFB-Pokal consisted eight teams competing in three rounds of a knockout tournament. VfB Stuttgart became champions by defeating 1. FC Köln 1–0 in the final.

## Sources

* 1 2 Sebes, Gusztáv (1955). "A döntőmérkőzés taktikája" [The final match tactics]. A magyar labdarúgás [The Hungarian Football] (in Hungarian). Budapest: Sport Lap- és Könyvkiadó. pp. 361–363 (, ). ASIN B0018CL3XW.
* ↑ Oberliga Nord 1953/54 (in German) hsv-history.de, accessed: 21 December 2015
* ↑ Das Finale der Deutschen Meisterschaft 1953/1954 (in German) Fussballdaten.de, accessed: 21 December 2015
* ↑ "DFB-Pokal 1953/54". fussballdaten.de (in German). Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
* ↑ "Die Spielstatistik VfB Stuttgart - 1. FC Köln". fussballdaten.de (in German). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.