1956 German football championship explained

German championship
Year:1956
Other Titles:Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Country:West Germany
Dates:5 May – 24 June
Num Teams:9
Winners:Borussia Dortmund
1st German title
Second:Karlsruher SC
Continental Cup Title:European Cup
Continental Cup Qualifiers:Borussia Dortmund
Matches:29
Goals:124
Prev Season:1955
Next Season:1957

The 1956 German football championship was the culmination of the football season in West Germany in 1955-56. Borussia Dortmund were crowned champions for the first time in their second final appearance, having previously lost the 1949 German football championship final to VfR Mannheim.[1] [2]

On the strength of this title, the club participated in the 1956–57 European Cup, where it went out to Manchester United 3–2 on aggregate in the quarter-finals.

Qualified teams

The clubs qualified through the 1955–56 Oberliga season:

Club Qualified from
Oberliga Nord champions
Oberliga Nord runners-up
Oberliga West champions
Oberliga West runners-up
Oberliga Berlin champions
Oberliga Südwest champions
Oberliga Südwest runners-up
Oberliga Süd champions
Oberliga Süd runners-up

Competition

First qualifying round

The four qualified runners-up played two qualifying rounds to determine the three clubs which advanced to the group stage. The deciding game for the third qualified team had to be replayed after a three-all draw after extra time in the first match.

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Second qualifying round

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Replay

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Group 1

Group 2

Final

BORUSSIA DORTMUND:
GK Heinz Kwiatkowski
DF
DF Max Michallek
DF Wilhelm Burgsmüller
DF Helmut Bracht
MF Elwin Schlebrowski
MW Alfred Niepieklo
MF
FW Alfred Preißler
FW Wolfgang Peters
FW Helmut Kapitulski
Manager:
Helmut Schneider
KARLSRUHE:
GK Rudi Fischer
DF Siegfried Geesmann
DF Max Fischer
DF
MF Kurt Sommerlatt
MF Heinz Ruppenstein
MF Herbert Dannenmeier
FW Oswald Traub
FW Ernst Kunkel
FW Heinz Beck
FW Bernhard Termath
Manager:
Adolf Patek
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External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/duitchamp.html (West) Germany -List of champions
  2. http://www.weltfussball.de/teams/borussia-dortmund/1/ Borussia Dortmund » Steckbrief