1954 German football championship

Football tournament season

1954 German championshipDeutsche Fußballmeisterschaft

Tournament details
Country| West Germany
Dates| 2–23 May
Teams| 6
Final positions
Champions| Hannover 96
2nd German title
Runner-up| 1\. FC Kaiserslautern
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 7
Goals scored| 29 (4.14 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)| Otto Baitinger
Rolf Paetz
Georg Stollenwerk
(3 goals each)

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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:

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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

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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.

Berliner SV 92 v Hannover 96 2 May 1954 |  Berliner SV 92 | 1 – 2|  Hannover 96 | Berlin

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| Karlsch  82' | Report | Tkotz 5'
Kruhl  83' | Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Jacobi (Mannheim)

VfB Stuttgart v Berliner SV 92 9 May 1954 |  VfB Stuttgart | 3 – 0|  Berliner SV 92 | Berlin

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| Waldner 35'
Baitinger  60', 69' | Report |  | Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Schreiber (Eschweiler)

Hannover 96 v VfB Stuttgart 16 May 1954 |  Hannover 96 | 3 – 1|  VfB Stuttgart | Düsseldorf

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| 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

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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.

1\. FC Kaiserslautern v Eintracht Frankfurt 2 May 1954 |  1\. FC Kaiserslautern | 1 – 0|  Eintracht Frankfurt | Cologne

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| F.Walter 82' | Report |  | Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Ternieden (Oberhausen)

1\. FC Köln v Eintracht Frankfurt 8 May 1954 |  1\. FC Köln | 3 – 2|  Eintracht Frankfurt | Ludwigshafen

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| Stollenwerk 31', 39'
Dörner 50' | Report | Heilig 25'
Weilbächer 55' | Stadium: Südweststadion
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Eix (Emden)

1\. FC Kaiserslautern v 1\. FC Köln 16 May 1954 |  1\. FC Kaiserslautern | 4 – 3|  1\. FC Köln | Stuttgart

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| 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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23 May 1954

Hannover 96| 5 - 1| 1\. FC Kaiserslautern

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Tkotz  45'
Kohlmeyer 48' (o.g.)
Wewetzer  77'
Kruhl  81'
Paetz 84' | Report | Eckel 13'

Volksparkstadion, Hamburg

Attendance: 76,000

Referee: E.Schmetzer

| HANNOVER:

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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:

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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

## Sources

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* German Championship 1953-54 at Weltfussball.de
* Germany - Championship 1954 at RSSSF.com
* German championship 1954 at Fussballdaten.de

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