| Competition: | Bundesliga |
| Season: | 1963–64 |
| Dates: | 24 August 1963 – 9 May 1964 |
| Winners: | 1. FC Köln 1st Bundesliga title 2nd German title |
| Relegated: | Preußen Münster 1. FC Saarbrücken |
| Continentalcup1: | European Cup |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | 1. FC Köln |
| Continentalcup2: | Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | 1860 Munich |
| League Topscorer: | Uwe Seeler (30) |
| Biggest Home Win: | 1860 Munich 9–2 Hamburg E. Frankfurt 7–0 W. Bremen |
| Biggest Away Win: | Nürnberg 0–5 Kaiserslautern |
| Matches: | 240 |
| Total Goals: | 857 |
| Prevseason: | 1962–63 (Oberliga) |
| Nextseason: | 1964–65 |
The 1963–64 Bundesliga season was the inaugural season[1] for a single division highest tier of football in West Germany. It began on 24 August 1963 and ended on 9 May 1964.[2] The first goal was scored by Friedhelm Konietzka for Borussia Dortmund in their game against Werder Bremen.[3] The championship was won by 1. FC Köln. The first teams to be relegated were Preußen Münster and 1. FC Saarbrücken.
Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal average. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the two teams with the fewest points were relegated to their respective Regionalliga divisions.
Sixteen teams were chosen from all Oberliga teams on both competitive and infrastructural aspects. The West and South divisions supplied five teams each, three clubs came from the North, while the Southwest provided two participants. The final member was chosen from the Oberliga Berlin.
The selection of teams for the inaugural Bundesliga season was controversial. Alemannia Aachen and Kickers Offenbach believed that they should have been chosen, due to their superior record over division rivals over the previous twelve seasons. They were not selected due to their relatively poorer performance in the seasons immediately preceding the start of the Bundesliga.
| Club | Location | Oberliga | Ground[4] | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borussia Dortmund | Dortmund | Oberliga West | Stadion Rote Erde | 30,000 | |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | Braunschweig | Oberliga North | Eintracht-Stadion | 38,000 | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | Frankfurt am Main | Oberliga South | Waldstadion | 87,000 | |
| Hamburger SV | Hamburg | Oberliga North | Volksparkstadion | 80,000 | |
| Hertha BSC | Berlin | Oberliga Berlin | Olympiastadion | 100,000 | |
| Kaiserslautern | Oberliga Southwest | Stadion Betzenberg | 42,000 | ||
| Karlsruher SC | Karlsruhe | Oberliga South | Wildparkstadion | 50,000 | |
| Cologne | Oberliga West | Müngersdorfer Stadion | 76,000 | ||
| Meidericher SV | Duisburg | Oberliga West | Wedaustadion | 38,500 | |
| Munich | Oberliga South | Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße | 51,794 | ||
| Nuremberg | Oberliga South | Städtisches Stadion | 64,238 | ||
| Preußen Münster | Münster | Oberliga West | Preußen-Stadion | 45,000 | |
| Saarbrücken | Oberliga Southwest | Ludwigspark | 40,000 | ||
| Gelsenkirchen | Oberliga West | Glückauf-Kampfbahn | 35,000 | ||
| Stuttgart | Oberliga South | Neckarstadion | 53,000 | ||
| Werder Bremen | Bremen | Oberliga North | Weserstadion | 32,000 |
Christian Müller (1. FC Köln) Dieter Höller (VfB Stuttgart) Gert Dörfel (Hamburger SV)