1954–55 Oberliga
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| Season | 1954–55 |
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| Champions | Hamburger SV Viktoria 89 Berlin Rot-Weiss Essen 1. FC Kaiserslautern Kickers Offenbach |
| Relegated | Bremer SV Harburger TB BFC Südring BFC Nordstern Meidericher SV VfL Bochum FV Speyer Sportfreunde Saarbrücken KSV Hessen Kassel FC Bayern Munich |
| German champions | Rot-Weiss Essen |
| Top goalscorer | Ernst-Otto Meyer (36 goals)[1] |
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The 1954–55 Oberliga was the tenth 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 west, south, southwest and north then entered the 1955 German football championship which was won by Rot-Weiss Essen. It was Essen's sole national championship while, for losing finalist 1. FC Kaiserslautern, it was the fourth final it played in five seasons.[2][3]
On the strength of this title Rot-Weiss Essen and 1. FC Saarbrücken, the best-placed Oberliga team from the Saar Protectorate, participated in the first edition of the European Cup, going out to Hibernian F.C. in the first round, as did Saarbrücken against A.C. Milan.[4]
A similar-named league, the DDR-Oberliga, existed in East Germany, set at the first tier of the East German football league system. The 1954–55 DDR-Oberliga was won by SC Turbine Erfurt.[5]
Contents
Oberliga Nord
The 1954–55 season saw two new clubs in the league, VfL Wolfsburg and VfB Oldenburg, both promoted from the Amateurliga. The league's top scorer was Günter Schlegel of Hamburger SV with 30 goals.[1] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Oberliga Berlin
The 1954–55 season saw two new clubs in the league, Hertha BSC Berlin and BFC Südring, both promoted from the Amateurliga Berlin. The league's top scorer was Werner Nocht of Viktoria 89 Berlin with 18 goals.[1]Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Oberliga West
The 1954–55 season saw two new clubs in the league, Westfalia Herne and Duisburger SV, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga West. The league's top scorer was Heinz Lorenz of Preußen Dellbrück with 23 goals.[1] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Oberliga Südwest
The 1954–55 season saw two new clubs in the league, Eintracht Bad Kreuznach and Sportfreunde Saarbrücken, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga Südwest. The league's top scorer was Herbert Martin of 1. FC Saarbrücken with 27 goals.[1] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Oberliga Süd
The 1954–55 season saw two new clubs in the league, SSV Reutlingen and Schwaben Augsburg , both promoted from the 2. Oberliga Süd. The league's top scorer was Ernst-Otto Meyer of VfR Mannheim with 36 goals, a title he would take out twice more, in 1955–56 and 1958–59.[6] Meyer was also the top scorer for all five Oberligas in 1954–55.[1] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
German championship
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The 1955 German football championship was contested by the nine qualified Oberliga teams and won by Rot-Weiss Essen, defeating 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the final. The runners-up of the Oberligas, except Berlin, played pre-qualifying matches to determine which three of the four would go on to the group stage. The remaining eight clubs then played a home-and-away round of matches in two groups of four. The two group winners then advanced to the final.[7]
Qualifying
First round
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| SV Sodingen | 3–0 | SSV Reutlingen |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| TuS Bremerhaven 93 | 3–3 aet | Wormatia Worms |
- Replay
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| TuS Bremerhaven 93 | 3–2 | Wormatia Worms |
Second round
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Wormatia Worms | 2–1 | SSV Reutlingen |
Group 1
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Group 2
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Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Rot-Weiss Essen | 4–3 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
References
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- 30 Jahre Bundesliga (German) 30th anniversary special, publisher: kicker Sportmagazin, published: 1993
- kicker-Almanach 1990 (German) Yearbook of German football, publisher: kicker Sportmagazin, published: 1989, ISBN 3-7679-0297-4
- DSFS Liga-Chronik seit 1945 (German) publisher: DSFS, published: 2005
- 100 Jahre Süddeutscher Fußball-Verband (German) 100 Years of the Southern German Football Federation, publisher: SFV, published: 1997
External links
- The Oberligas on Fussballdaten.de (German)
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Fußball-Torjägerstatistik Deutschland (German) Goal scorer statistics Germany, author: Walter Grüber, published: 2011, accessed: 21 December 2015
- ↑ (West) Germany -List of champions rsssf.com, accessed: 19 December 2015
- ↑ Rot-Weiss Essen » Steckbrief (German) Weltfussball.de – Rot-Weiss Essen honours, accessed: 19 December 2015
- ↑ 1955: Königsklasse in Kinderschuhen (German) Weltfussball.de, published: 4 September 2015, accessed: 20 December 2015
- ↑ East Germany 1946-1990 rsssf.com, accessed: 15 December 2015
- ↑ 100 Jahre Süddeutscher Fußball-Verband, page: 165
- ↑ Das Finale der Deutschen Meisterschaft 1954/1955 (German) Fussballdaten.de, accessed: 16 December 2015
