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1956 German football championship

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1956 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Tournament details
CountryWest Germany
Dates5 May – 24 June
Teams9
Final positions
ChampionsBorussia Dortmund
1st German title
Runner-upKarlsruher SC
European CupBorussia Dortmund
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored124 (4.28 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Alfred Niepieklo (10 goals)
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1957 →

The 1956 German football championship was the culmination of the football season in West Germany in 1955-56. Borussia Dortmund were crowned champions for the first time in their second final appearance, having previously lost the 1949 German football championship final to VfR Mannheim.[1][2]

On the strength of this title, the club participated in the 1956–57 European Cup, where it went out to Manchester United 3–2 on aggregate in the quarter-finals.

Qualified teams

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The clubs qualified through the 1955–56 Oberliga season:

Club Qualified from
Hamburger SV Oberliga Nord champions
Hannover 96 Oberliga Nord runners-up
Borussia Dortmund Oberliga West champions
Schalke 04 Oberliga West runners-up
Viktoria 89 Berlin Oberliga Berlin champions
1. FC Kaiserslautern Oberliga Südwest champions
TuS Neuendorf Oberliga Südwest runners-up
Karlsruher SC Oberliga Süd champions
VfB Stuttgart Oberliga Süd runners-up

Competition

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First qualifying round

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The four qualified runners-up played two qualifying rounds to determine the three clubs which advanced to the group stage. The deciding game for the third qualified team had to be replayed after a three-all draw after extra time in the first match.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Schalke 04 2–1 aet Hannover 96
VfB Stuttgart 8–0 TuS Neuendorf

Second qualifying round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Hannover 96 3–3 aet TuS Neuendorf

Replay

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Hannover 96 3–2 TuS Neuendorf

Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification KSC S04 FCK H96
1 Karlsruher SC 6 3 1 2 7 5 1.400 7 Advance to final 3–2 0–1 0–0
2 Schalke 04 6 3 1 2 16 12 1.333 7 0–3 3–1 3–1
3 1. FC Kaiserslautern 6 3 1 2 16 13 1.231 7 0–1 4–4 5–3
4 Hannover 96 6 1 1 4 8 17 0.471 3 2–0 0–4 2–5
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification BVB HSV VFB V89
1 Borussia Dortmund 6 4 1 1 19 4 4.750 9 Advance to final 5–0 4–1 1–1
2 Hamburger SV 6 4 1 1 14 10 1.400 9 2–1 0–0 5–1
3 VfB Stuttgart 6 1 2 3 9 14 0.643 4 0–2 2–4 3–1
4 Viktoria Berlin 6 0 2 4 7 21 0.333 2 0–6 1–3 3–3
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.

Final

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Borussia Dortmund4 – 2Karlsruher SC
Niepieklo 15'
Kelbassa 26'
Preißler 53'
Peters 57'
Kunkel 10'
Burgsmüller 66' (o.g.)
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Dusch (Kaiserslautern
BORUSSIA DORTMUND:
GK Germany Heinz Kwiatkowski
DF Germany Herbert Sandmann
DF Germany Max Michallek
DF Germany Wilhelm Burgsmüller
DF Germany Helmut Bracht
MF Germany Elwin Schlebrowski
MW Germany Alfred Niepieklo
MF Germany Alfred Kelbassa
FW Germany Alfred Preißler
FW Germany Wolfgang Peters
FW Germany Helmut Kapitulski
Manager:
Germany Helmut Schneider
KARLSRUHE:
GK Germany Rudi Fischer
DF Germany Siegfried Geesmann
DF Germany Max Fischer
DF Germany Walter Baureis
MF Germany Kurt Sommerlatt
MF Germany Heinz Ruppenstein
MF Germany Herbert Dannenmeier
FW Germany Oswald Traub
FW Germany Ernst Kunkel
FW Germany Heinz Beck
FW Germany Bernhard Termath
Manager:
Austria Adolf Patek

References

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  1. ^ (West) Germany -List of champions rsssf.org, accessed: 19 December 2015
  2. ^ Borussia Dortmund » Steckbrief (in German) Weltfussball.de – Borussia Dortmund honours, accessed: 19 December 2015
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