1954 German football championship

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1954 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Tournament details
CountryWest Germany
Dates2–23 May
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsHannover 96
2nd German title
Runner-up1. FC Kaiserslautern
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored29 (4.14 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Otto Baitinger
Rolf Paetz
Georg Stollenwerk
(3 goals each)
← 1953
1955 →

The 1954 German football championship was the culmination of the football season in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1953–54. Hannover 96 were crowned champions for the second time after a group stage and a final.

It was Hannover's second appearance in the German final, having previously won the championship in 1938, beating Schalke 04 4-3 after extra-time. Kaiserslautern were making their fourth appearance, and was the third time they had reached the final in four years, following their championship wins in 1951 and 1953.

The format used to determine the German champion was different from the 1953 season. Only six teams qualified for the championship, instead of eight. These six teams were split into two groups of three, and only played a single round of matches with games on neutral grounds; previously it had been home-and-away games. The reason for this format change and the reduction in the number of games was Germany's qualifying for the 1954 FIFA World Cup, held shortly after the championship final. As in the past seasons, the two group winners then played the national final.

Qualified teams

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The teams qualified through the 1953–54 Oberliga season:

Club Qualified from
Hannover 96 Oberliga Nord champions
1. FC Köln Oberliga West champions
Berliner SV 92 Oberliga Berlin champions
1. FC Kaiserslautern Oberliga Südwest champions
VfB Stuttgart Oberliga Süd champions
Eintracht Frankfurt Oberliga Süd runners-up

Competition

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Group 1

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Pos Team 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
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.
2 May 1954 Berliner SV 92 1 – 2 Hannover 96 Berlin
Karlsch 82' Report Tkotz 5'
Kruhl 83'
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Jacobi (Mannheim)
9 May 1954 VfB Stuttgart 3 – 0 Berliner SV 92 Berlin
Waldner 35'
Baitinger 60', 69'
Report Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Schreiber (Eschweiler)
16 May 1954 Hannover 96 3 – 1 VfB Stuttgart Düsseldorf
Paetz 32', 43'
Zielinski 46'
Report Baitinger 50' Stadium: Rheinstadion
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Pennig (Mannheim)

Group 2

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Pos Team 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
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.
8 May 1954 1. FC Köln 3 – 2 Eintracht Frankfurt Ludwigshafen
Stollenwerk 31', 39'
Dörner 50'
Report Heilig 25'
Weilbächer 55'
Stadium: Südweststadion
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Eix (Emden)
16 May 1954 1. FC Kaiserslautern 4 – 3 1. FC Köln Stuttgart
F.Walter 32', pen.'
Scheffler 43'
Wenzel 48'
O.Walter 68'
Report Schäfer 63'
Nordmann 79'
Stollenwerk 83'
Stadium: Neckarstadion
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Winkler (Nuremberg)

Final

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Hannover 965 – 11. FC Kaiserslautern
Tkotz 45'
Kohlmeyer 48' (o.g.)
Wewetzer 77'
Kruhl 81'
Paetz 84'
Report Eckel 13'
Attendance: 76,000
Referee: E.Schmetzer
HANNOVER:
GK Germany Hans Krämer
DF Germany Hannes Kirk
DF Germany Helmut Geruschke
DF Germany Heinz Bothe
MF Germany Werner Müller
MF Germany Rolf Gehrcke
FW Germany Klemens Zielinski
FW Germany Heinz Wewetzer
FW Germany Hannes Tkotz
FW Germany Rolf Paetz
FW Germany Helmut Kruhl
Manager:
Germany Helmut Kronsbein
KAISERSLAUTERN:
GK Germany Willi Hölz
DF Germany Werner Liebrich
DF Germany Werner Kohlmeyer
DF Germany Werner Baßler
MF Germany Fritz Walter
MF Germany Otto Render
MF Germany Horst Eckel
FW Germany Willi Wenzel
FW Germany Karl Wanger
FW Germany Ottmar Walter
FW Germany Erwin Scheffler
Manager:
Germany Richard Schneider

Sources

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