1955 German football championship

1955 German championship final

Event

Rot-Weiss Essen	1. FC Kaiserslautern

4	3

Date

26 June 1955

Venue

Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover

Referee

Albert Meißner

Attendance

76,000

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

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 qualification 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:

Club	Qualified from
Hamburger SV	Oberliga Nord champions
Bremerhaven 93	Oberliga Nord runners-up
Rot-Weiss Essen	Oberliga West champions
SV Sodingen	Oberliga West runners-up
Viktoria 89 Berlin	Oberliga Berlin champions
1. FC Kaiserslautern	Oberliga Südwest champions
VfR Wormatia Worms	Oberliga Südwest runners-up
Kickers Offenbach	Oberliga Süd champions
SSV Reutlingen 05	Oberliga Süd runners-up

Competition

Qualifying Round

First Round

4 May 1955	SV Sodingen	3 – 0	SSV Reutlingen 05	Ludwigshafen
	Wächter 27' Demski 34' Linka 71'			Stadium: Südweststadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Tretter (Ammer)

4 May 1955	Bremerhaven 93	3 – 3 a.e.t.	VfR Wormatia Worms	Düsseldorf
	Lang 38' Mokroß 40' Kapteina 46'		Rupprecht 17' Mechnig 47' Lill 65' (o.g.)	Stadium: Rheinstadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Ternieden (Oberhausen)

First Round Replay

5 May 1955	Bremerhaven 93	3 – 2	VfR Wormatia Worms	Düsseldorf
	Kapteina 53', 68' Machniki 83'		Müller 57' Sehrt 85'	Stadium: Rheinstadion Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Ternieden (Oberhausen)

Second Round

8 May 1955	VfR Wormatia Worms	2 – 1	SSV Reutlingen 05	Koblenz
	Weiß 38' Schroer 60'		Grziwok 62'	Stadium: Stadion Oberwerth Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Treichel (Berlin)

Group 1

Matches

15 May 1955	Hamburger SV	1 – 0	SV Sodingen

15 May 1955	Viktoria 89 Berlin	1 – 2	1. FC Kaiserslautern

19 May 1955	1. FC Kaiserslautern	2 – 2	Hamburger SV

19 May 1955	SV Sodingen	5 – 1	Viktoria 89 Berlin	Gelsenkirchen
	Adamik 21' Harpers 53' Wächter 65', 82' Wenker 80'		Nocht 70'	Stadium: Glückauf-Kampfbahn Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Asmussen (Flensburg)

22 May 1955	SV Sodingen	2 – 2	1. FC Kaiserslautern

22 May 1955	Hamburger SV	1 – 0	Viktoria 89 Berlin

30 May 1955	1. FC Kaiserslautern	2 – 2	SV Sodingen

30 May 1955	Viktoria 89 Berlin	0 – 2	Hamburger SV

5 June 1955	Hamburger SV	1 – 2	1. FC Kaiserslautern

5 June 1955	Viktoria 89 Berlin	2 – 3	SV Sodingen

11 June 1955	SV Sodingen	1 – 1	Hamburger SV

11 June 1955	1. FC Kaiserslautern	10 – 0	Viktoria 89 Berlin

Table

Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
1. FC Kaiserslautern	6	3	3	0	20	8	12	9
Hamburger SV	6	3	2	1	8	5	3	8
SV Sodingen	6	2	3	1	13	9	4	7
Viktoria 89 Berlin	6	0	0	6	4	23	-19	0

Group 2

Matches

15 May 1955	VfR Wormatia Worms	1 – 0	Kickers Offenbach

15 May 1955	Rot-Weiss Essen	4 – 0	Bremerhaven 93

19 May 1955	Kickers Offenbach	1 – 3	Rot-Weiss Essen

19 May 1955	Bremerhaven 93	1 – 0	VfR Wormatia Worms

22 May 1955	Bremerhaven 93	2 – 0	Kickers Offenbach

22 May 1955	Rot-Weiss Essen	1 – 1	VfR Wormatia Worms

30 May 1955	Kickers Offenbach	4 – 0	Bremerhaven 93

30 May 1955	VfR Wormatia Worms	1 – 3	Rot-Weiss Essen

5 June 1955	Rot-Weiss Essen	4 – 1	Kickers Offenbach

5 June 1955	VfR Wormatia Worms	1 – 1	Bremerhaven 93

11 June 1955	Bremerhaven 93	1 – 1	Rot-Weiss Essen

11 June 1955	Kickers Offenbach	5 – 2	VfR Wormatia Worms

Table

Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
Rot-Weiss Essen	6	4	2	0	16	5	11	10
Bremerhaven 93	6	2	2	2	5	10	-5	6
Kickers Offenbach	6	2	0	4	11	12	-1	4
VfR Wormatia Worms	6	1	2	3	6	11	-5	4

Final

Rot-Weiss Essen v 1. FC Kaiserslautern

26 June 1955

Rot-Weiss Essen	4 – 3	1. FC Kaiserslautern
Islacker 18' 43' 85' Röhrig 27'		Wenzel 11' 56' Baßler 72'

Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover
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

1954-55 at Weltfussball.de
Germany - Championship 1955 at RSSSF.com
German championship 1955 at Fussballdaten.de

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