1959 German championship Final
Endspiel um die Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Match programme cover
Event1959 German football championship
Eintracht Frankfurt Kickers Offenbach
5 3
After extra time
Date28 June 1959 (1959-06-28)
VenueOlympiastadion, Berlin
RefereeErich Asmussen (Flensburg)
Attendance75,000

The 1959 German football championship Final decided the winner of the 1959 German football championship, the 49th edition of the German football championship, a knockout football cup competition contested by the regional league winners to determine the national champions.

The match was played on 28 June 1959 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Eintracht Frankfurt won the match 5–3 after extra time against Kickers Offenbach for their 1st German title.[1] With the win, Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the 1959–60 European Cup, where they went on to reach the final.

Route to the final

The German football championship was a nine team single-elimination knockout cup competition, featuring the champions and runners-up of the Oberliga Nord, West, Oberliga Südwest, and Oberliga Süd, and the champions of the Oberliga Berlin. The competition started with a qualification round between two teams in order to enter the group stage. During the group phase, four teams played each other in a home and away format, with the group winners advancing to the final.

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Eintracht Frankfurt Round Kickers Offenbach
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Werder Bremen 7–2 (A) Matchday 1 Hamburger SV 3–2 (H)
FK Pirmasens 3–2 (H) Matchday 2 Tasmania 1900 Berlin 2–2 (A)
1. FC Köln 2–1 (H) Matchday 3 Westfalia Herne 4–1 (A)
1. FC Köln 4–2 (A) Matchday 4 Westfalia Herne 2–1 (H)
FK Pirmasens 6–2 (A) Matchday 5 Tasmania 1900 Berlin 3–2 (H)
Werder Bremen 4–2 (H) Matchday 6 Hamburger SV 0–1 (A)
Group 1 winners

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Eintracht Frankfurt 6 12
2 1. FC Köln 6 5
3 FK Pirmasens 6 4
4 Werder Bremen 6 3
Source: RSSSF
 Final standings Group 2 winners

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Kickers Offenbach 6 9
2 Hamburger SV 6 8
3 Westfalia Herne 6 4
4 Tasmania Berlin 6 3
Source: RSSSF

Match

Details

Eintracht Frankfurt5–3 (a.e.t.)Kickers Offenbach
  • Sztáni 1', 108'
  • Feigenspan 14', 92' (pen.), 119'
 Report
  • Kraus 8'
  • Preisendörfer 23'
  • Gast 110'
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Erich Asmussen (Flensburg)
Eintracht Frankfurt
Kickers Offenbach
GK1West Germany Egon Loy
RB5West Germany Hans-Walter Eigenbrodt
LB4West Germany Hermann Höfer
RH7West Germany Dieter Stinka
CH3West Germany Friedel Lutz
LH2West Germany Hans Weilbächer
OR11West Germany Richard Kress
IR6Hungary István Sztáni
CF9West Germany Eckehard Feigenspan
IL8West Germany Dieter Lindner
OL10West Germany Alfred Pfaff
Manager:
West Germany Paul Oßwald
GK1West Germany Walter Zimmermann
RB2West Germany Karl Waldmann
LB3West Germany Alfred Schultheis
RH10West Germany Willi Keim
CH6West Germany Heinz Lichtl
LH5West Germany Ernst Wade
OR9West Germany Berti Kraus
IR4West Germany Hermann Nuber
CF11West Germany Siegfried Gast
IL7West Germany Gerhard Kaufhold
OL8West Germany Helmut Preisendörfer
Manager:
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bogdan Cuvaj

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Replay if scores still level.
  • No substitutions.

References

  1. ↑ "Germany - Championships 1947-1963". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
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