1963–64 Bundesliga

The 1963–64 Bundesliga season was the inaugural season for a single division highest tier of football in West Germany. It began on 24 August 1963 and ended on 9 May 1964.[1] The first goal was scored by Friedhelm Konietzka for Borussia Dortmund in their game against Werder Bremen.[2] The championship was won by 1. FC Köln. The first teams to be relegated were Preußen Münster and 1. FC Saarbrücken.

Bundesliga
Season1963–64
Dates24 August 1963 – 9 May 1964
Champions1. FC Köln
1st Bundesliga title
2nd German title
RelegatedPreußen Münster
1. FC Saarbrücken
European Cup1. FC Köln
Cup Winners' Cup1860 Munich
Matches played240
Goals scored857 (3.57 per match)
Top goalscorerUwe Seeler (30)
Biggest home win1860 Munich 9–2 Hamburg
E. Frankfurt 7–0 W. Bremen
Biggest away winNürnberg 0–5 Kaiserslautern
Highest scoringB. Dortmund 9–3 Kaiserslautern

Competition modus

Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal average. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the two teams with the fewest points were relegated to their respective Regionalliga divisions.

Teams
Further information: Introduction of the Bundesliga

Sixteen teams were chosen from all Oberliga teams on both competitive and infrastructural aspects. The West and South divisions supplied five teams each, three clubs came from the North, while the Southwest provided two participants. The final member was chosen from the Oberliga Berlin.

The selection of teams for the inaugural Bundesliga season was controversial. Alemannia Aachen and Kickers Offenbach believed that they should have been chosen, due to their superior record over division rivals over the previous twelve seasons. They were not selected due to their relatively poorer performance in the seasons immediately preceding the start of the Bundesliga.

Location of teams in Bundesliga 1963–64
Club Location Oberliga Ground[3] Capacity[3]
Borussia Dortmund Dortmund Oberliga West Stadion Rote Erde 30,000
Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweig Oberliga North Eintracht-Stadion 38,000
Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt am Main Oberliga South Waldstadion 87,000
Hamburger SV Hamburg Oberliga North Volksparkstadion 80,000
Hertha BSC Berlin Oberliga Berlin Olympiastadion 100,000
1. FC Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern Oberliga Southwest Stadion Betzenberg 42,000
Karlsruher SC Karlsruhe Oberliga South Wildparkstadion 50,000
1. FC Köln Cologne Oberliga West Müngersdorfer Stadion 76,000
Meidericher SV Duisburg Oberliga West Wedaustadion 38,500
1860 Munich Munich Oberliga South Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße 51,794
1. FC Nürnberg Nuremberg Oberliga South Städtisches Stadion 64,238
Preußen Münster Münster Oberliga West Preußen-Stadion 45,000
1. FC Saarbrücken Saarbrücken Oberliga Southwest Ludwigspark 40,000
FC Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen Oberliga West Glückauf-Kampfbahn 35,000
VfB Stuttgart Stuttgart Oberliga South Neckarstadion 53,000
Werder Bremen Bremen Oberliga North Weserstadion 32,000

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 1. FC Köln (C) 30 17 11 2 78 40 1.950 45 Qualification to European Cup preliminary round
2 Meidericher SV 30 13 13 4 60 36 1.667 39
3 Eintracht Frankfurt 30 16 7 7 65 41 1.585 39 Qualification to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
4 Borussia Dortmund 30 14 5 11 73 57 1.281 33
5 VfB Stuttgart 30 13 7 10 48 40 1.200 33
6 Hamburger SV 30 11 10 9 69 60 1.150 32
7 1860 Munich 30 11 9 10 66 50 1.320 31 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
8 Schalke 04 30 12 5 13 51 53 0.962 29
9 1. FC Nürnberg 30 11 7 12 45 56 0.804 29
10 Werder Bremen 30 10 8 12 53 62 0.855 28
11 Eintracht Braunschweig 30 11 6 13 36 49 0.735 28
12 1. FC Kaiserslautern 30 10 6 14 48 69 0.696 26
13 Karlsruher SC 30 8 8 14 42 55 0.764 24
14 Hertha BSC 30 9 6 15 45 65 0.692 24 Qualification to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
15 Preußen Münster (R) 30 7 9 14 34 52 0.654 23 Relegation to Regionalliga
16 1. FC Saarbrücken (R) 30 6 5 19 44 72 0.611 17
Source: www.dfb.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results
Home \ Away BSC EBS SVW BVB SGE HSV FCK KSC KOE MSV M60 PRM FCN FCS S04 VFB
Hertha BSC — 1–2 5–2 0–0 1–3 1–2 2–2 2–3 0–3 5–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 1–0 0–2
Eintracht Braunschweig 1–1 — 1–1 2–0 0–3 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 4–3 2–0
Werder Bremen 2–2 2–3 — 3–2 4–1 4–2 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 4–1 4–2 2–1 0–3 1–0 2–2
Borussia Dortmund 7–2 3–0 4–3 — 3–0 5–2 9–3 3–2 2–3 0–0 3–3 0–0 3–1 2–1 3–0 7–1
Eintracht Frankfurt 4–0 3–0 7–0 2–1 — 2–2 1–1 0–3 2–1 2–2 5–2 3–0 2–3 3–1 4–2 3–2
Hamburger SV 5–1 2–1 1–1 2–1[lower-alpha 1] 3–0 — 7–3 1–1 1–1 3–3 5–0 5–0 2–2 4–2 3–1 1–1
1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–0 2–1 3–0 0–1 1–1 3–2 — 1–0 3–3 1–1 2–1 0–0 3–1 2–4 2–3 1–3
Karlsruher SC 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–3 1–2 0–4 5–1 — 2–2 1–4 1–0 4–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 0–3
1. FC Köln 3–1 4–1 4–3 5–2 1–1 4–1 5–1 4–0 — 3–3 2–2 3–0 5–0 1–3 2–2 2–1
Meidericher SV 1–3 5–1 1–0 3–3 3–1 4–0 3–0 2–0 2–2 — 3–0 0–0 0–0 3–1 3–0 3–0
1860 Munich 1–2 1–1 3–2 6–1 1–1 9–2 3–0 1–0 1–3 0–0 — 3–1 5–0 7–1 7–1 1–1
Preußen Münster 4–2 0–2 1–3 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 4–2 0–0 — 0–1 2–1 2–2 4–2
1. FC Nürnberg 2–3 1–0 3–0 4–0 1–0 3–2 0–5 2–4 2–2 2–0 2–2 2–2 — 2–0 0–2 0–0
1. FC Saarbrücken 3–0 2–2 3–2 2–1 0–4 1–1 2–4 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–2 1–1 3–5 — 1–1 0–1
Schalke 04 1–0 2–0 2–3 3–1 1–2 1–0 4–0 2–1 2–3 2–2 2–1 1–2 4–1 4–1 — 2–0
VfB Stuttgart 2–0 5–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–2 4–0 4–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–3 1–0 3–1 2–0 —
Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. The Hamburger SV v Borussia Dortmund match from 7 December 1963 was suspended after 61 minutes and a score of 1–2 due to poor visibility caused by heavy fog. The replay took place on 21 December 1963 and finished with a score of 2–1.[4]

Top goalscorers
30 goals
20 goals
19 goals
18 goals
16 goals
15 goals

Champion squad
1. FC Köln
Goalkeepers: Fritz Ewert (26); Anton Schumacher (4).

Defenders: Leo Wilden (29 / 1); Anton Regh (29); Fritz Pott (27 / 1); Wolfgang Weber (27 / 1); Matthias Hemmersbach (17).
Midfielders: Hans Sturm (30 / 13); Wolfgang Overath (30 / 9); Helmut Benthaus (27 / 1); Hans Schäfer (22 / 12); Wolfgang Weber (17 / 3).
Forwards: Karl-Heinz Thielen (25 / 16); Christian Müller (22 / 15); Heinz Hornig (24 / 7); Karl-Heinz Ripkens (1).
(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

Manager: Georg Knöpfle.

On the roster but have not played in a league game: Fritz Breuer; Jürgen Rumor; Georg Stollenwerk.

References
  1. "Saison 1963/1964 Spielplan". DFB. 5 April 2001.
  2. "Werder Bremen – Borussia Dortmund, 24.08.1963". DFB. 18 October 2000.
  3. Grüne, Hardy (2001). Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs, Band 7: Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag. ISBN 3-89784-147-9.
  4. "Hamburger SV – Borussia Dortmund 1:2, 1. Bundesliga, Saison 1963/64, 14. Spieltag" [Hamburger SV – Borussia Dortmund 1–2, 1. Bundesliga, 1963–64 season, matchday 14]. Kicker (in German). Germany. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.