1950 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Tournament details
CountryWest Germany
Dates21 May – 25 June
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsVfB Stuttgart
1st German title
Runner-upKickers Offenbach
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored66 (3.88 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Herbert Wojtkowiak (5 goals)
← 1949
1951 →

The 1950 German football championship, the 40th edition of the competition, was the culmination of the 1949–50 football season in Germany. VfB Stuttgart won their first championship in a one-leg knock-out tournament. It was the third championship after the end of World War II.[1][2][3]

VfB Stuttgart appeared in their second final, having lost to Schalke 04 in 1935. Losing finalists Kickers Offenbach appeared in a championship final for the first time.

For the first time 16 teams competed for the title, including the runners-up of the Berlin championship. However, East German side Union Oberschöneweide did not receive a travel permit, like SG Planitz two years earlier. Their players nevertheless traveled to Kiel to play Hamburger SV and eventually founded SC Union 06 Berlin. Originally, the first three teams from the DDR-Oberliga had been slated to appear in the championship, but the two football associations eventually could not agree on a mode of play and their places were given to West German Oberliga sides.

Qualified teams

The clubs qualified through the 1949–50 Oberliga season:

Club Qualified from
Hamburger SV Oberliga Nord champions
FC St. Pauli Oberliga Nord runners-up
VfL Osnabrück Oberliga Nord 3rd place
Borussia Dortmund Oberliga West champions
Preußen Dellbrück Oberliga West runners-up
Rot-Weiss Essen Oberliga West 3rd place
STV Horst-Emscher Oberliga West 4th place
1. FC Kaiserslautern Oberliga Südwest champions
SSV Reutlingen 05 Oberliga Südwest runners-up
TuS Koblenz Oberliga Südwest 3rd place
SpVgg Fürth Oberliga Süd champions
VfB Stuttgart Oberliga Süd runners-up
Kickers Offenbach Oberliga Süd 3rd place
VfR Mannheim Oberliga Süd 4th place
Tennis Borussia Berlin Stadtliga Berlin champions
Union Oberschöneweide Stadtliga Berlin runners-up

Competition

Round of 16

21 May 1950 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2 – 2
a.e.t.		 Rot-Weiss Essen Karlsruhe
F.Walter 43', 70' Abromeit 20'
Termath 87'		 Stadium: Mühlburger Stadion
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Heuck (Kiel)
21 May 1950 SpVgg Fürth 3 – 2 STV Horst-Emscher Worms
Schade 43'
Hoffmann 62', 85'		 Klodt 17'
Zielinski 29'		 Stadium: Wormatia-Stadion
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Rannersmann (Bremen)
21 May 1950 Preußen Dellbrück 1 – 0
a.e.t.		 SSV Reutlingen Koblenz
Severin 113' Stadium: Stadion Oberwerth
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Szymalek (Berlin)
21 May 1950 Borussia Dortmund 1 – 3 VfR Mannheim Gladbeck
Kasperski 32' de la Vigne 41', 70'
Löttke 64'		 Stadium: Stadion Gladbeck
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Burmeister (Hamburg)
21 May 1950 VfB Stuttgart 2 – 1 VfL Osnabrück Cologne
Guhre 35' (o.g.)
Baitinger 83'		 Vetter 5' Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Rosenkranz (Gelsenkirchen)
21 May 1950 Kickers Offenbach 3 – 1 TeBe Berlin Munich
Kaufhold 19', 51'
Buhtz 63'		 Berndt 83' Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Berndt (Düsseldorf)
21 May 1950 FC St. Pauli 4 – 0 TuS Neuendorf Hanover
Kruppa 22', 85'
Sump 54'
Beck 80'		 Stadium: Stadion der Hauptstadt Hannover
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ruhmann (Regensburg)
28 May 1950 Hamburger SV 7 – 0 Union 06 Berlin Kiel
Woitkowiak 1', 47', 60', 72'
Rohrberg 18'
Adamkiewicz 29', 31'		 Stadium: VfB-Platz
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Fink (Frankfurt)

Replay

29 May 1950 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3 – 2
a.e.t.		 Rot-Weiss Essen Cologne
Baßler 55'
F.Walter 70'
O.Walter 116'		 Kleina 31'
Termath 36'		 Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Gabriel (Hanover)

Quarter-finals

VfB Stuttgart5 – 21. FC Kaiserslautern
Schlienz 14'
Bühler 42'
Läpple 52'
Blessing 75'
Baitinger 78'		 O.Walter 50', 83'
Club-Stadion im Zabo, Nuremberg
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Hamm (Eschweiler)
SpVgg Fürth2 – 1FC St. Pauli
Brenzke 36' (pen.)
Nöth 45'		 Zimmermann 48'
Glückauf-Kampfbahn, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hoppe (Berlin)
Kickers Offenbach3 – 2Hamburger SV
Buhtz 61'
Wirsching 81'
Weber 88'		 Adamkiewicz 4'
Woitkowiak 6'
Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Witthaus (Duisburg)
Preußen Dellbrück2 – 1VfR Mannheim
Severin 49'
Drost 75'		 de la Vigne 63'
Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Liebig (Berlin)

Semi-finals

VfB Stuttgart4 – 1SpVgg Fürth
Bühler 34', 57'
Blessing 39'
Läpple 75'		 Schade 11'
Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Schmetzer
Preußen Dellbrück0 – 0Kickers Offenbach
Neckarstadion, Stuttgart
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Burmeister (Hamburg)

Replay

Preußen Dellbrück0 – 3Kickers Offenbach
Kaufhold 1'
Baas 73'
Weber 74'
Niederrheinstadion, Oberhausen
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Heuck (Kiel)

Final

VfB Stuttgart2 – 1Kickers Offenbach
Läpple 17'
Bühler 27'		 Buhtz 47'
Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 95,051
Referee: Hunting
VFB STUTTGART
  Germany Otto Schmid
  Germany Josef Ledl
  Germany Richard Steimle
  Germany Erich Retter
  Germany Erwin Läpple
  Germany Robert Schlienz
  Germany Ernst Otterbach
  Germany Karl Barufka
  Germany Otto Baitinger
  Germany Walter Bühler
  Germany Rolf Blessing
Manager:
Germany Georg Wurzer
KICKERS OFFENBACH
  Germany Josef Schepper
  Germany Willi Magel
  Germany Ferdinand Emberger
  Germany Heinrich Baas
  Germany Kurt Schreiner
  Germany Gerhard Kaufhold
  Germany Horst Buhtz
  Germany Albert Wirsching
  Germany Wilhelm Weber
  Germany Anton Picard
  Germany Willi Keim
Manager:
Germany Paul Oßwald

References

  1. ^ (West) Germany -List of champions rsssf.org, accessed: 22 December 2015
  2. ^ Winkler, Pierre (9 September 2002). "Germany - Championships 1947-1963". RSSSF. rec.sport.soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Deutsche Meisterschaft 1949/1950 .:. Finale". weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 25 July 2011.

External links

German football championship
1949–50 in European football
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