1950–51 Oberliga

The 1950–51 Oberliga was the sixth season of the Oberliga, the first tier of the football league system in West Germany. The league operated in five regional divisions, Berlin, North, South, Southwest and West. The five league champions and the runners-up from the south, north and west then entered the 1951 German football championship which was won by 1. FC Kaiserslautern. It was 1. FC Kaiserslautern's first-ever national championship.[2][3]

For other uses, see 1950–51 Oberliga (disambiguation).
Oberliga
Season1950–51
ChampionsHamburger SV
Tennis Borussia Berlin
FC Schalke 04
1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. FC Nürnberg
RelegatedFC Altona 93
VfB Oldenburg
Itzehoer SV
VfB Britz
BFC Südring
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
Borussia München-Gladbach
Duisburger SV
ASV Landau
SpVgg Andernach
FC Singen 04
SSV Reutlingen
German champions1. FC Kaiserslautern
1st German title
Top goalscorerHerbert Wojtkowiak
(40 goals)[1]
Map of the five German Oberligas 1945 to 1963

The 1950–51 season was the first without clubs from East Berlin in the Oberliga, with VfB Pankow and Union Oberschöneweide having left the league, the latter to be replaced by the West Berlin club Union 06 Berlin, formed by former Oberschöneweide players who had moved to the West.[4] It was also the last without the clubs from the Saar Protectorate, which had left the West German league system in 1948, but returned in 1951–52, with 1. FC Saarbrücken and Borussia Neunkirchen rejoining the Oberliga Südwest. Eventually, on 1 January 1957, the Saar Protectorate would officially join West Germany, ending the post-Second World War political separation of the territory from the other parts of Germany.[5][6]

A similar-named league, the DDR-Oberliga, existed in East Germany, set at the first tier of the East German football league system. The 1950–51 DDR-Oberliga was won by BSG Chemie Leipzig.[7]

Oberliga Nord

The 1950–51 season saw three new clubs in the league, FC Altona 93, Itzehoer SV and Eintracht Osnabrück, all promoted from the Amateurliga. The league's top scorer was Herbert Wojtkowiak of Hamburger SV with 40 goals, the highest total for the five Oberligas in 1950–51 and throughout the 16-year history of the Oberliga Nord.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hamburger SV 32 22 5 5 113 54 +59 49 Qualification to German championship
2 FC St. Pauli 32 18 10 4 84 41 +43 46
3 Holstein Kiel 32 17 6 9 63 59 +4 40
4 VfL Osnabrück 32 16 7 9 84 54 +30 39
5 Eimsbütteler TV 32 14 9 9 51 47 +4 37
6 Werder Bremen 32 15 6 11 79 59 +20 36
7 Bremer SV 32 12 10 10 57 56 +1 34
8 TuS Bremerhaven 93 32 13 6 13 66 61 +5 32
9 Göttingen 05 32 11 9 12 66 75 −9 31
10 Eintracht Braunschweig 32 9 12 11 60 55 +5 30
11 Hannover 96 32 11 7 14 60 66 −6 29
12 Concordia Hamburg 32 9 10 13 49 65 −16 28
13 Arminia Hannover 32 11 5 16 63 69 −6 27
14 Eintracht Osnabrück 32 8 10 14 57 75 −18 26
15 FC Altona 93 (R) 32 8 10 14 55 79 −24 26 Relegation to Amateurliga
16 VfB Oldenburg (R) 32 8 9 15 53 69 −16 25
17 Itzehoer SV (R) 32 3 3 26 42 118 −76 9
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated

Oberliga Berlin

The 1950–51 season saw four new clubs in the league, Union 06 Berlin, Minerva 93 Berlin, SC Westend 01 and Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin, all promoted from the Amateurliga Berlin. The league's top scorer was Paul Salisch of SC Union 06 Berlin with 29 goals.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Tennis Borussia Berlin 26 19 6 1 84 23 +61 44 Qualification to German championship
2 Union 06 Berlin 26 17 5 4 63 23 +40 39
3 Hertha BSC Berlin 26 13 6 7 63 32 +31 32
4 Berliner SV 92 26 11 6 9 54 46 +8 28
5 Alemannia 90 Berlin 26 10 7 9 43 45 −2 27
6 Spandauer SV 26 12 3 11 43 51 −8 27
7 Viktoria 89 Berlin 26 9 8 9 53 53 0 26
8 Tasmania 1900 Berlin 26 7 10 9 46 47 −1 24
9 Minerva 93 Berlin 26 8 8 10 32 56 −24 24
10 SC Westend 01 26 7 7 12 34 48 −14 21
11 Wacker 04 Berlin 26 5 10 11 34 50 −16 20
12 Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin 26 5 10 11 26 45 −19 20
13 VfB Britz (R) 26 7 2 17 31 56 −25 16 Relegation to Amateurliga Berlin
14 BFC Südring (R) 26 5 6 15 37 70 −33 16
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated

Oberliga West

The 1950–51 season saw four new clubs in the league, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Sportfreunde Katernberg, Rheydter SV and Borussia München-Gladbach, all promoted from the 2. Oberliga West. The league's top scorer was Hans Kleina of FC Schalke 04 with 25 goals.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 FC Schalke 04 30 18 6 6 69 36 +33 42 Qualification to German championship
2 Preußen Münster 30 19 3 8 58 36 +22 41
3 Borussia Dortmund 30 14 11 5 52 36 +16 39
4 1. FC Köln 30 17 4 9 60 31 +29 38
5 Fortuna Düsseldorf 30 13 5 12 49 35 +14 31
6 Rot-Weiss Essen 30 13 4 13 59 53 +6 30
7 Sportfreunde Hamborn 30 10 10 10 42 45 −3 30
8 Preußen Dellbrück 30 10 8 12 49 52 −3 28
9 Rheydter SV 30 11 6 13 47 57 −10 28
10 STV Horst-Emscher 30 11 5 14 47 51 −4 27
11 SpVgg Erkenschwick 30 7 13 10 34 39 −5 27
12 Sportfreunde Katernberg 30 10 6 14 55 64 −9 26
13 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (R) 30 9 8 13 31 50 −19 26 Relegation to 2. Oberliga West
14 Borussia München-Gladbach (R) 30 9 7 14 47 72 −25 25
15 Alemannia Aachen[lower-alpha 1] 30 8 8 14 56 66 −10 24
16 Duisburger SV (R) 30 6 6 18 27 59 −32 18 Relegation to 2. Oberliga West
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Alemannia Aachen was not relegated because Borussia München-Gladbach had two points awarded during the season which were however not counted in the table for the purpose of relegation. The two clubs had to play a decider which Aachen won 5–1. Aachen thereby qualified for the play-offs with the 2. Oberliga runners-up, where it succeeded while Rot-Weiß Oberhausen failed and was relegated.

Oberliga Südwest

The 1950–51 season saw two new clubs in the league, TuRa Ludwigshafen and Eintracht Kreuznach, both promoted from the Amateurliga. The league's top scorer was Ottmar Walter of 1. FC Kaiserslautern with 29 goals.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 1. FC Kaiserslautern (C) 26 22 2 2 95 16 +79 46 Qualification to German championship
2 Wormatia Worms 26 18 3 5 70 30 +40 39
3 FK Pirmasens 26 17 3 6 68 39 +29 37
4 Phönix Ludwigshafen 26 15 4 7 80 51 +29 34
5 TuS Neuendorf 26 14 6 6 61 41 +20 34
6 Eintracht Trier 26 14 3 9 51 43 +8 31
7 FV Engers 26 13 2 11 50 46 +4 28
8 VfL Neustadt 26 11 4 11 38 49 −11 26
9 VfR Kaiserslautern 26 8 5 13 40 62 −22 21
10 TuRa Ludwigshafen 26 7 2 17 30 59 −29 16
11 Eintracht Kreuznach 26 4 6 16 33 58 −25 14
12 FSV Mainz 05 26 5 4 17 33 75 −42 14
13 ASV Landau (R) 26 6 1 19 28 81 −53 13 Relegation to 2. Oberliga Südwest
14 SpVgg Andernach (R) 26 5 1 20 35 62 −27 11
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Oberliga Süd

The 1950–51 season saw four new clubs in the league, VfL Neckarau and SV Darmstadt 98, both promoted from the Landesligas, while SSV Reutlingen and FC Singen 04 moved across from the southern division of the Oberliga Südwest. The league's top scorer was Max Morlock of 1. FC Nürnberg with 28 goals.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 1. FC Nürnberg 34 20 7 7 93 46 +47 47 Qualification to German championship
2 SpVgg Fürth 34 19 7 8 86 43 +43 45
3 VfB Mühlburg 34 20 4 10 94 55 +39 44
4 VfB Stuttgart 34 19 5 10 82 55 +27 43
5 FSV Frankfurt 34 18 7 9 71 52 +19 43
6 TSV 1860 München 34 19 4 11 97 67 +30 42
7 FC Schweinfurt 05 34 16 4 14 69 57 +12 36
8 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 12 10 12 56 64 −8 34
9 FC Bayern Munich 34 14 5 15 64 53 +11 33
10 Kickers Offenbach 34 14 4 16 69 64 +5 32
11 VfL Neckarau 34 14 4 16 74 94 −20 32
12 VfR Mannheim 34 14 3 17 72 72 0 31
13 Schwaben Augsburg 34 10 9 15 46 67 −21 29
14 SV Waldhof Mannheim 34 10 8 16 54 67 −13 28
15 SV Darmstadt 98 (R) 34 9 7 18 54 86 −32 25 Relegation to 2. Oberliga Süd
16 BC Augsburg (R) 34 10 4 20 59 82 −23 24
17 FC Singen 04 (R) 34 9 4 21 56 112 −56 22
18 SSV Reutlingen (R) 34 8 6 20 49 109 −60 22
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated

German championship
Main article: 1951 German football championship

The 1951 German football championship was contested by the eight qualified Oberliga teams and won by 1. FC Kaiserslautern, defeating Preußen Münster in the final. The eight clubs played a home-and-away round of matches in two groups of four. The two group winners then advanced to the final.[8]

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 1. FC Kaiserslautern (Q) 6 4 1 1 14 8 +6 9 Qualified for final
2 FC Schalke 04 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 7
3 SpVgg Fürth 6 1 2 3 8 9 −1 4
4 FC St. Pauli 6 2 0 4 6 12 −6 4
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Preußen Münster (Q) 6 4 0 2 22 16 +6 8 Qualified for final
2 1. FC Nürnberg 6 4 0 2 17 13 +4 8
3 Hamburger SV 6 3 0 3 12 12 0 6
4 Tennis Borussia Berlin 6 1 0 5 10 20 −10 2
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Final
Team 1  Score  Team 2
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2–1 Preußen Münster

References
  1. Fußball-Torjägerstatistik Deutschland (in German) Goal scorer statistics Germany, author: Walter Grüber, published: 2011, accessed: 21 December 2015
  2. (West) Germany -List of champions rsssf.org, accessed: 21 December 2015
  3. 1. FC Kaiserslautern Steckbrief (in German) Weltfussball.de – 1. FC Kaiserslautern honours, accessed: 21 December 2015
  4. Oberliga Berlin 1946-50 (in German) die-fans.de, accessed: 22 December 2015
  5. World Cup 2010 special: part two – Have any player-managers ever appeared at a World Cup The Guardian, published: 2 June 2010, accessed: 19 December 2015
  6. Germany - Oberliga Südwest 1945-63 rsssf.org, accessed: 19 December 2015
  7. East Germany 1946-1990 rsssf.org, accessed: 22 December 2015
  8. Das Finale der Deutschen Meisterschaft 1950/1951 (in German) Fussballdaten.de, accessed: 21 December 2015

Sources
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  • kicker-Almanach 1990 (in German) Yearbook of German football, publisher: kicker Sportmagazin, published: 1989, ISBN 3-7679-0297-4
  • DSFS Liga-Chronik seit 1945 (in German) publisher: DSFS, published: 2005
  • 100 Jahre Süddeutscher Fußball-Verband (in German) 100 Years of the Southern German Football Federation, publisher: SFV, published: 1997

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