| Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | West Germany |
| Dates | 21 May – 25 June |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | VfB Stuttgart 1stGerman title |
| Runners-up | Kickers Offenbach |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 17 |
| Goals scored | 66 (3.88 per match) |
| Top goal scorer | Herbert Wojtkowiak(5 goals) |
The1950German football championship, the 40th edition of the competition, was the culmination of the1949–50 football season in Germany. VfB Stuttgart won their first championship in a one-leg knock-out tournament. It was the third championship after the end of World War II.[1][2][3]
VfB Stuttgart appeared in their second final, having lost toSchalke 04 in 1935. Losing finalists Kickers Offenbach appeared in a championship final for the first time.
For the first time 16 teams competed for the title, including the runners-up of the Berlin championship. However, East German side Union Oberschöneweide did not receive a travel permit, likeSG Planitz two years earlier. Their players nevertheless traveled to Kiel to playHamburger SV and eventually foundedSC Union 06 Berlin. Originally, the first three teams from theDDR-Oberliga had been slated to appear in the championship, but the two football associations eventually could not agree on a mode of play and their places were given to West German Oberliga sides.
The clubs qualified through the1949–50 Oberliga season:
| Club | Qualified from |
| Hamburger SV | Oberliga Nord champions |
| FC St. Pauli | Oberliga Nord runners-up |
| VfL Osnabrück | Oberliga Nord 3rd place |
| Borussia Dortmund | Oberliga West champions |
| Preußen Dellbrück | Oberliga West runners-up |
| Rot-Weiss Essen | Oberliga West 3rd place |
| STV Horst-Emscher | Oberliga West 4th place |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Oberliga Südwest champions |
| SSV Reutlingen 05 | Oberliga Südwest runners-up |
| TuS Koblenz | Oberliga Südwest 3rd place |
| SpVgg Fürth | Oberliga Süd champions |
| VfB Stuttgart | Oberliga Süd runners-up |
| Kickers Offenbach | Oberliga Süd 3rd place |
| VfR Mannheim | Oberliga Süd 4th place |
| Tennis Borussia Berlin | Stadtliga Berlin champions |
| Union Oberschöneweide | Stadtliga Berlin runners-up |
| 21 May 1950 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2 – 2 a.e.t. | Rot-Weiss Essen | Karlsruhe |
F.Walter 43',70' | Abromeit 20' Termath 87' | Stadium:Mühlburger Stadion Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Heuck (Kiel) |
| 21 May 1950 | SpVgg Fürth | 3 – 2 | STV Horst-Emscher | Worms |
| Schade 43' Hoffmann 62',85' | Klodt 17' Zielinski 29' | Stadium:Wormatia-Stadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Rannersmann (Bremen) |
| 21 May 1950 | Preußen Dellbrück | 1 – 0 a.e.t. | SSV Reutlingen | Koblenz |
| Severin 113' | Stadium:Stadion Oberwerth Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Szymalek (Berlin) |
| 21 May 1950 | Borussia Dortmund | 1 – 3 | VfR Mannheim | Gladbeck |
| Kasperski 32' | de la Vigne 41',70' Löttke 64' | Stadium:Stadion Gladbeck Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Burmeister (Hamburg) |
| 21 May 1950 | VfB Stuttgart | 2 – 1 | VfL Osnabrück | Cologne |
| Guhre 35' (o.g.) Baitinger 83' | Vetter 5' | Stadium:Müngersdorfer Stadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Rosenkranz (Gelsenkirchen) |
| 21 May 1950 | Kickers Offenbach | 3 – 1 | TeBe Berlin | Munich |
| Kaufhold 19',51' Buhtz 63' | Berndt 83' | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Berndt (Düsseldorf) |
| 21 May 1950 | FC St. Pauli | 4 – 0 | TuS Neuendorf | Hanover |
| Kruppa 22',85' Sump 54'Beck 80' | Stadium:Stadion der Hauptstadt Hannover Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Ruhmann (Regensburg) |
| 28 May 1950 | Hamburger SV | 7 – 0 | Union 06 Berlin | Kiel |
| Woitkowiak 1',47',60',72' Rohrberg 18'Adamkiewicz 29',31' | Stadium:VfB-Platz Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Fink (Frankfurt) |
| 29 May 1950 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3 – 2 a.e.t. | Rot-Weiss Essen | Cologne |
| Baßler 55' F.Walter 70'O.Walter 116' | Kleina 31' Termath 36' | Stadium:Müngersdorfer Stadion Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Gabriel (Hanover) |
| VfB Stuttgart | 5 – 2 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
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| Schlienz 14' Bühler 42'Läpple 52'Blessing 75'Baitinger 78' | O.Walter 50',83' |
| SpVgg Fürth | 2 – 1 | FC St. Pauli |
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| Brenzke 36' (pen.) Nöth 45' | Zimmermann 48' |
| Kickers Offenbach | 3 – 2 | Hamburger SV |
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| Buhtz 61' Wirsching 81'Weber 88' | Adamkiewicz 4' Woitkowiak 6' |
| Preußen Dellbrück | 2 – 1 | VfR Mannheim |
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| Severin 49' Drost 75' | de la Vigne 63' |
| VfB Stuttgart | 4 – 1 | SpVgg Fürth |
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| Bühler 34',57' Blessing 39'Läpple 75' | Schade 11' |
| Preußen Dellbrück | 0 – 3 | Kickers Offenbach |
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| Kaufhold 1' Baas 73'Weber 74' |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2 – 1 | Kickers Offenbach |
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| Läpple 17' Bühler 27' | Buhtz 47' |
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