1955 German football championship

The 1955 German football championship was the culmination of the football season in West Germany in 1954-55. Rot-Weiss Essen were crowned champions for the first time after a group stage and a final.

1955 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
CountryWest Germany
Dates4 May – 26 June
Teams9
ChampionsRot-Weiss Essen
1st German title
Runners-up1. FC Kaiserslautern
European CupRot-Weiss Essen
Matches played29
Goals scored107 (3.69 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Franz Islacker (10 goals)
← 1954
1956 →

It was Rot-Weiss Essen's first (and only) appearance in the German final, while Kaiserslautern were making their fifth appearance. It was also the fourth time Kaiserlautern had reached the final in five years, following their championship wins in 1951 and 1953, and their defeat in 1954.

The format used to determine the German champions was different from that which was used in the 1954 season. Nine teams qualified for the tournament, with those who qualified as a runner-up having to play qualifying matches. The remaining eight teams were split into two groups of four, and played two rounds of matches with games played home and away. The two group winners then played the national final.

Qualified teams

The teams qualified through the 1954–55 Oberliga season:

ClubQualified from
Hamburger SVOberliga Nord champions
Bremerhaven 93Oberliga Nord runners-up
Rot-Weiss EssenOberliga West champions
SV SodingenOberliga West runners-up
Viktoria 89 BerlinOberliga Berlin champions
1. FC KaiserslauternOberliga Südwest champions
VfR Wormatia WormsOberliga Südwest runners-up
Kickers OffenbachOberliga Süd champions
SSV Reutlingen 05Oberliga Süd runners-up

Competition

First qualifying round
4 May 1955 SV Sodingen3 – 0SSV Reutlingen 05Ludwigshafen
Wächter  27'
Demski  34'
Linka  71'		 Stadium: Südweststadion
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Tretter (Ammer)
4 May 1955 Bremerhaven 933 – 3
a.e.t.		VfR Wormatia WormsDüsseldorf
Lang  38'
Mokroß  40'
Kapteina  46'		 Rupprecht  17'
Mechnig  47'
Lill  65' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Rheinstadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ternieden (Oberhausen)

Replay
5 May 1955 Bremerhaven 933 – 2VfR Wormatia WormsDüsseldorf
Kapteina  53', 68'
Machniki  83'		 Müller  57'
Sehrt  85'		 Stadium: Rheinstadion
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ternieden (Oberhausen)

Second qualifying round
8 May 1955 VfR Wormatia Worms2 – 1SSV Reutlingen 05Koblenz
Weiß  38'
Schroer  60'		 Grziwok  62' Stadium: Stadion Oberwerth
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Treichel (Berlin)

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification FCK HSV SOD V89
1 1. FC Kaiserslautern 6 3 3 0 20 8 2.500 9 Advance to final — 2–2 2–2 10–0
2 Hamburger SV 6 3 2 1 8 5 1.600 8 1–2 — 1–0 1–0
3 SV Sodingen 6 2 3 1 13 9 1.444 7 2–2 1–1 — 5–1
4 Viktoria Berlin 6 0 0 6 4 23 0.174 0 1–2 0–2 2–3 —
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.
15 May 1955 Hamburger SV1 – 0SV Sodingen
15 May 1955 Viktoria 89 Berlin1 – 21. FC Kaiserslautern
19 May 1955 1. FC Kaiserslautern2 – 2Hamburger SV
19 May 1955 SV Sodingen5 – 1Viktoria 89 BerlinGelsenkirchen
Adamik  21'
Harpers  53'
Wächter  65', 82'
Wenker  80'		 Nocht  70' Stadium: Glückauf-Kampfbahn
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Asmussen (Flensburg)
22 May 1955 SV Sodingen2 – 21. FC Kaiserslautern
22 May 1955 Hamburger SV1 – 0Viktoria 89 Berlin
30 May 1955 1. FC Kaiserslautern2 – 2SV Sodingen
30 May 1955 Viktoria 89 Berlin0 – 2Hamburger SV
5 June 1955 Hamburger SV1 – 21. FC Kaiserslautern
5 June 1955 Viktoria 89 Berlin2 – 3SV Sodingen
11 June 1955 SV Sodingen1 – 1Hamburger SV
11 June 1955 1. FC Kaiserslautern10 – 0Viktoria 89 Berlin

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification RWE B93 KOF W08
1 Rot-Weiss Essen 6 4 2 0 16 5 3.200 10 Advance to final — 4–0 4–1 1–1
2 Bremerhaven 93 6 2 2 2 5 10 0.500 6 1–1 — 2–0 1–0
3 Kickers Offenbach 6 2 0 4 11 12 0.917 4 1–3 4–0 — 5–2
4 Wormatia Worms 6 1 2 3 6 11 0.545 4 1–3 1–1 1–0 —
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.
15 May 1955 VfR Wormatia Worms1 – 0Kickers Offenbach
15 May 1955 Rot-Weiss Essen4 – 0Bremerhaven 93
19 May 1955 Kickers Offenbach1 – 3Rot-Weiss Essen
19 May 1955 Bremerhaven 931 – 0VfR Wormatia Worms
22 May 1955 Bremerhaven 932 – 0Kickers Offenbach
22 May 1955 Rot-Weiss Essen1 – 1VfR Wormatia Worms
30 May 1955 Kickers Offenbach4 – 0Bremerhaven 93
30 May 1955 VfR Wormatia Worms1 – 3Rot-Weiss Essen
5 June 1955 Rot-Weiss Essen4 – 1Kickers Offenbach
5 June 1955 VfR Wormatia Worms1 – 1Bremerhaven 93
11 June 1955 Bremerhaven 931 – 1Rot-Weiss Essen
11 June 1955 Kickers Offenbach5 – 2VfR Wormatia Worms

Final
Rot-Weiss Essen4 – 31. FC Kaiserslautern
Islacker  18'  43'  85'
Röhrig  27'		 Wenzel  11'  56'
Baßler  72'
Attendance: 76,000
Referee: A.Meißner
ROT-WEISS ESSEN:
GK Fritz Herkenrath
DF Heinz Wewers
DF Willi Köchling
DF Joachim Jänisch
MF Paul Jahnel
MF Willi Grewer
FW August Gottschalk
FW Bernhard Termath
FW Johannes Röhrig
FW Helmut Rahn
FW Franz Islacker
Manager:
Fritz Szepan
KAISERSLAUTERN:
GK Willi Hölz
DF Werner Baßler
DF Werner Mangold
DF Werner Liebrich
DF Werner Kohlmeyer
MF Otto Render
MF Fritz Walter
MF Horst Eckel
FW Willi Wenzel
FW Karl Wanger
FW Erwin Scheffler
Manager:
Richard Schneider

Sources
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