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1961 German football championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | German championship |
| year | 1961 |
| other_titles | Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft |
| country | West Germany |
| dates | 6 May – 24 June |
| num_teams | 9 |
| winners | [1. FC Nürnberg](1-fc-nurnberg) |
| 8th German title | |
| second | Borussia Dortmund |
| continental_cup_title | [European Cup](1961-62-european-cup) |
| continental_cup_qualifiers | [1. FC Nürnberg](1-fc-nurnberg) |
| matches | 26 |
| goals | 111 |
| scoring_leader | Uwe Seeler (8 goals) |
| prev_season | [1960](1960-german-football-championship) |
| next_season | [1962](1962-german-football-championship) |
8th German title The 1961 German football championship was the culmination of the football season in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1960–61. 1. FC Nürnberg were crowned champions for a record eighth time after a group stage and a final, having previously won the title in 1921, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1936 and 1948. It was the club's first appearance in the final since its 1948 title.
On the strength of this title, the club participated in the 1961–62 European Cup, where 1. FCN lost to S.L. Benfica in the quarter-finals.
Runners-up Borussia Dortmund made its fourth appearance in the national title game, having lost the championship in 1949 and won it in 1956 and 1957.
The format used to determine the German champion was the same as the one used in the 1960 season. Nine clubs qualified for the tournament, with the runners-up of Southwest and South having to play a qualifying match. The remaining eight clubs then played a home-and-away round in two groups of four, with the two group winners entering the final.
Qualified teams
The teams qualified through the 1960–61 Oberliga season:
| Eintracht Frankfurt | Oberliga Süd runners-up |
|---|
Competition
Qualifying round
| 6 May 1961 | **Eintracht Frankfurt** | – | Borussia Neunkirchen | 5-0 *(2–0)* | Ludwigshafen, Südweststadion | 35,000 |
|---|
Group 1
| Match | Final result |
|---|---|
| Hamburger SV | - |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | - |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | - |
| Borussia Dortmund | - |
| Hamburger SV | - |
| Borussia Dortmund | - |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | - |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | - |
| Hamburger SV | - |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | - |
| Borussia Dortmund | - |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | - |
Group 2
| Match | Final result |
|---|---|
| 1. FC Köln | - |
| Hertha BSC Berlin | - |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | - |
| Werder Bremen | - |
| 1. FC Köln | - |
| Werder Bremen | - |
| Hertha BSC Berlin | - |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | - |
| 1. FC Köln | - |
| Hertha BSC Berlin | - |
| Werder Bremen | - |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | - |
Final
| 24 June 1961 | **1. FC Nürnberg** | – | Borussia Dortmund | 3–0 *(2–0)* | Hannover, Niedersachsenstadion | 82,000 |
|---|
| GER Herbert Widmayer |
|---|
| AUT Max Merkel |
|---|
|}
References
Sources
- kicker Allmanach 1990, by kicker, page 165 & 177 - German championship 1961
References
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/duitchamp.html (West) Germany -List of champions] rsssf.org, accessed: 22 December 2015
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