1951–52 Oberliga

The 1951–52 Oberliga was the seventh season of the Oberliga, the first tier of the football league system in West Germany and the Saar Protectorate. 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 1952 German football championship which was won by VfB Stuttgart. It was VfB Stuttgart's second national championship, having previously won it in 1950.[2][3]

For other uses, see 1951–52 Oberliga (disambiguation).
Oberliga
Season1951–52
ChampionsHamburger SV
Tennis Borussia Berlin
Rot-Weiss Essen
1. FC Saarbrücken
VfB Stuttgart
RelegatedEintracht Braunschweig
Victoria Hamburg
Lüneburger SK
Tasmania 1900 Berlin
SC Westend 01
VfL Nord Berlin
Rheydter SV
Sportfreunde Hamborn
VfR Frankenthal
VfL Neustadt
Eintracht Kreuznach
SpVgg Weisenau
Schwaben Augsburg
VfL Neckarau
German championsVfB Stuttgart
2nd German title
Top goalscorerErnst-Otto Meyer
(29 goals)[1]
Map of the five German Oberligas 1945 to 1963

The 1951–52 season saw the return of the clubs from the Saar Protectorate to the West German league system which had left in 1948, 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.[4][5]

A similar-named league, the DDR-Oberliga, existed in East Germany, set at the first tier of the East German football league system. The 1951–52 DDR-Oberliga was won by Turbine Halle.[6]

Oberliga Nord

The 1951–52 season saw two new clubs in the league, Victoria Hamburg and Lüneburger SK, both promoted from the Amateurliga. The league's top scorer was Ernst-Otto Meyer of VfL Osnabrück with 29 goals, the highest total for the five Oberligas in 1951–52.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hamburger SV 30 19 7 4 96 46 +50 45 Qualification to German championship
2 VfL Osnabrück 30 18 5 7 79 50 +29 41
3 FC St. Pauli 30 14 7 9 67 49 +18 35
4 Eimsbütteler TV 30 15 5 10 71 58 +13 35
5 Holstein Kiel 30 15 4 11 65 54 +11 34
6 Göttingen 05 30 14 6 10 62 55 +7 34
7 Werder Bremen 30 14 5 11 85 52 +33 33
8 TuS Bremerhaven 93 30 12 9 9 63 56 +7 33
9 Arminia Hannover 30 13 4 13 67 72 −5 30
10 Bremer SV 30 11 6 13 60 59 +1 28
11 Hannover 96 30 11 6 13 55 59 −4 28
12 Concordia Hamburg 30 9 6 15 56 73 −17 24
13 Eintracht Osnabrück 30 8 7 15 56 70 −14 23
14 Eintracht Braunschweig (R) 30 8 7 15 50 72 −22 23 Relegation to Amateurliga
15 Victoria Hamburg (R) 30 7 9 14 48 74 −26 23
16 Lüneburger SK (R) 30 3 5 22 40 119 −79 11
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated

Oberliga Berlin

The 1951–52 season saw two new clubs in the league, BFC Nordstern and VfL Nord Berlin, both promoted from the Amateurliga Berlin. The league's top scorer was Horst Schmutzler of Tennis Borussia Berlin with 25 goals.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Tennis Borussia Berlin 26 19 4 3 78 21 +57 42 Qualification to German championship
2 Union 06 Berlin 26 18 3 5 72 35 +37 39
3 Viktoria 89 Berlin 26 15 3 8 57 42 +15 33
4 Hertha BSC Berlin 26 12 6 8 62 40 +22 30
5 Alemannia 90 Berlin 26 12 6 8 48 40 +8 30
6 Spandauer SV 26 11 7 8 48 36 +12 29
7 Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin 26 12 4 10 40 44 −4 28
8 Berliner SV 92 26 9 7 10 34 39 −5 25
9 Wacker 04 Berlin 26 8 9 9 35 47 −12 25
10 BFC Nordstern 26 10 4 12 47 48 −1 24
11 Minerva 93 Berlin 26 10 3 13 45 45 0 23
12 Tasmania 1900 Berlin (R) 26 9 5 12 36 54 −18 23 Relegation to Amateurliga Berlin
13 SC Westend 01 (R) 26 3 1 22 31 78 −47 7
14 VfL Nord Berlin (R) 26 2 2 22 21 85 −64 6
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated

Oberliga West

The 1951–52 season saw three new clubs in the league, Meidericher SV, Bayer Leverkusen and Schwarz-Weiß Essen, all promoted from the 2. Oberliga West. The league's top scorer was Karl Hetzel of Meidericher SV with 25 goals.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Rot-Weiss Essen 30 20 5 5 78 41 +37 45 Qualification to German championship
2 FC Schalke 04 30 18 4 8 63 47 +16 40
3 Alemannia Aachen 30 16 4 10 65 47 +18 36
4 Borussia Dortmund 30 13 8 9 79 53 +26 34
5 1. FC Köln 30 13 7 10 57 40 +17 33
6 Bayer Leverkusen 30 10 12 8 49 41 +8 32
7 Preußen Münster 30 12 8 10 53 48 +5 32
8 Meidericher SV 30 11 7 12 57 55 +2 29
9 Preußen Dellbrück 30 9 11 10 42 48 −6 29
10 Sportfreunde Katernberg 30 10 7 13 62 70 −8 27
11 Schwarz-Weiß Essen 30 7 13 10 43 57 −14 27
12 Fortuna Düsseldorf 30 8 10 12 43 48 −5 26
13 STV Horst-Emscher 30 9 8 13 48 61 −13 26
14 SpVgg Erkenschwick 30 6 12 12 53 71 −18 24
15 Rheydter SV (R) 30 7 9 14 58 88 −30 23 Relegation to 2. Oberliga West
16 Sportfreunde Hamborn (R) 30 4 9 17 30 65 −35 17
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated

Oberliga Südwest

The 1951–52 season saw four new clubs in the league, VfR Frankenthal and SpVgg Weisenau promoted from the Amateurliga, while 1. FC Saarbrücken and Borussia Neunkirchen joined from the Ehrenliga Saarland. The league's top scorer was Gerhard Siedl of Borussia Neunkirchen with 27 goals.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 1. FC Saarbrücken 30 23 4 3 80 27 +53 50 Qualification to German championship
2 TuS Neuendorf 30 18 8 4 76 33 +43 44
3 1. FC Kaiserslautern 30 18 5 7 102 36 +66 41
4 Wormatia Worms 30 13 12 5 69 44 +25 38
5 FK Pirmasens 30 16 2 12 80 51 +29 34
6 Eintracht Trier 30 12 8 10 58 52 +6 32
7 Borussia Neunkirchen 30 13 5 12 74 61 +13 31
8 Phönix Ludwigshafen 30 12 7 11 58 56 +2 31
9 TuRa Ludwigshafen 30 12 7 11 39 51 −12 31
10 FSV Mainz 05 30 12 4 14 69 82 −13 28
11 FV Engers 30 10 6 14 54 68 −14 26
12 VfR Kaiserslautern 30 9 5 16 49 70 −21 23
13 VfR Frankenthal[lower-alpha 1] (R) 30 9 4 17 44 74 −30 22 Relegation to 2. Oberliga Südwest
14 VfL Neustadt (R) 30 7 8 15 41 78 −37 22
15 Eintracht Kreuznach (R) 30 7 5 18 45 85 −40 19
16 SpVgg Weisenau (R) 30 3 2 25 38 108 −70 8
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. VfR Frankenthal was retrospectivly relegated from the league after the first round of the 1952–53 season for attempting to bribe 1. FC Saarbrücken to lose their game against Frankenthal during the 1951–52 season.[7]

Oberliga Süd

The 1951–52 season saw two new clubs in the league, Viktoria Aschaffenburg and Stuttgarter Kickers, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga Süd. The league's top scorers were Max Morlock (1. FC Nürnberg) and Helmut Preisendörfer (Kickers Offenbach) with 26 goals each.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 VfB Stuttgart (C) 30 17 10 3 60 24 +36 44 Qualification to German championship
2 1. FC Nürnberg 30 17 9 4 72 33 +39 43
3 Kickers Offenbach 30 14 12 4 75 41 +34 40
4 Eintracht Frankfurt 30 15 4 11 52 43 +9 34
5 VfR Mannheim 30 10 12 8 64 60 +4 32
6 SpVgg Fürth 30 10 10 10 46 42 +4 30
7 FSV Frankfurt 30 10 10 10 45 58 −13 30
8 FC Bayern Munich 30 11 7 12 53 54 −1 29
9 VfB Mühlburg[lower-alpha 1] 30 11 6 13 67 47 +20 28
10 SV Waldhof Mannheim 30 10 8 12 49 61 −12 28
11 Viktoria Aschaffenburg 30 8 12 10 45 70 −25 28
12 Stuttgarter Kickers 30 11 5 14 61 63 −2 27
13 TSV 1860 München 30 9 9 12 46 54 −8 27
14 FC Schweinfurt 05 30 8 8 14 32 56 −24 24
15 Schwaben Augsburg (R) 30 6 7 17 41 62 −21 19 Relegation to 2. Oberliga Süd
16 VfL Neckarau (R) 30 7 3 20 46 86 −40 17
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. VfB Mühlburg merged with Phönix Karlsruhe to form Karlsruher SC.

German championship
Main article: 1952 German football championship

The 1952 German football championship was contested by the eight qualified Oberliga teams and won by VfB Stuttgart, defeating 1. FC Saarbrücken 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 Saarbrücken (Q) 6 4 0 2 17 13 +4 8 Qualified for final
2 1. FC Nürnberg 6 3 1 2 18 13 +5 7
3 Hamburger SV 6 3 0 3 16 15 +1 6
4 FC Schalke 04 6 1 1 4 12 22 −10 3
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 VfB Stuttgart (Q) 6 3 2 1 14 8 +6 8 Qualified for final
2 Rot-Weiss Essen 6 3 0 3 14 15 −1 6
3 VfL Osnabrück 6 2 1 3 9 9 0 5
4 Tennis Borussia Berlin 6 2 1 3 8 13 −5 5
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Final
Team 1  Score  Team 2
VfB Stuttgart 3–2 1. FC Saarbrücken

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. VfB Stuttgart » Steckbrief (in German) Weltfussball.de – VfB Stuttgart honours, accessed: 21 December 2015
  4. 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
  5. Germany - Oberliga Südwest 1945-63 rsssf.org, accessed: 19 December 2015
  6. East Germany 1946-1990 rsssf.org, accessed: 15 December 2015
  7. VfR Frankenthal (in German) suedwest-fussball.de, Club profile, accessed: 22 December 2015
  8. Das Finale der Deutschen Meisterschaft 1951/1952 (in German) Fussballdaten.de, accessed: 21 December 2015

Sources
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