
The1959–60 Oberliga was the fifteenth season of theOberliga, the first tier of thefootball league system inWest Germany. The league operated in five regional divisions,Berlin,North,South,Southwest andWest. The five league champions and the runners-up from the west, south, southwest and north then entered the1960 German football championship which was won byHamburger SV. It was Hamburg's fourthnational championship and its first since1928.[2]
The 1960 German championship saw an attendance record for the Oberliga era with 87,739 seeingTasmania 1900 Berlin hosting1. FC Köln.[3]
A similar-named league, theDDR-Oberliga, existed inEast Germany, set at the first tier of theEast German football league system. The1960 DDR-Oberliga was won byASK Vorwärts Berlin.[4]
The 1959–60 season saw two new clubs in the league,VfB Lübeck andEintracht Osnabrück, both promoted from the Amateurliga. The league's top scorer wasUwe Seeler of Hamburger SV with 36 goals, the highest total for any scorer in the five Oberligas in 1959–60.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamburger SV(C) | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 96 | 38 | +58 | 45 | Qualification toGerman championship |
| 2 | Werder Bremen | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 71 | 47 | +24 | 41 | |
| 3 | VfL Osnabrück | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 39 | |
| 4 | FC St. Pauli | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 36 | |
| 5 | TuS Bremerhaven 93 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 34 | |
| 6 | Hannover 96 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 34 | |
| 7 | VfV Hildesheim | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 32 | |
| 8 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 31 | |
| 9 | Holstein Kiel | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 27 | |
| 10 | VfR Neumünster | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 26 | |
| 11 | FC Altona 93 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 26 | |
| 12 | Concordia Hamburg | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 26 | |
| 13 | ASV Bergedorf 85 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 68 | −20 | 26 | |
| 14 | VfB Lübeck | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 25 | |
| 15 | Phönix Lübeck(R) | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 39 | 70 | −31 | 20 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 16 | Eintracht Osnabrück(R) | 30 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 78 | −52 | 12 |
The 1959–60 season saw one new club in the league,SV Norden-Nordwest, promoted from theAmateurliga Berlin. The league's top scorer wasKlaus Heuer of Berliner SV 1892 with 21 goals.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tasmania 1900 Berlin | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 67 | 33 | +34 | 42 | Qualification toGerman championship |
| 2 | Hertha BSC Berlin | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 67 | 28 | +39 | 41 | |
| 3 | Spandauer SV | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 41 | |
| 4 | Berliner SV 92 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 33 | |
| 5 | Wacker 04 Berlin | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 62 | 64 | −2 | 33 | |
| 6 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 30 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 67 | 57 | +10 | 32 | |
| 7 | Viktoria 89 Berlin | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 27 | |
| 8 | Hertha Zehlendorf | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 24 | |
| 9 | Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin(R) | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 37 | 67 | −30 | 23 | Relegation toAmateurliga Berlin |
| 10 | SV Norden-Nordwest(R) | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 41 | 73 | −32 | 20 | |
| 11 | Union 06 Berlin(R) | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 36 | 80 | −44 | 14 |
The 1959–60 season saw two new clubs in the league,Sportfreunde Hamborn and1958–59 DFB-Pokal winnerSchwarz-Weiß Essen, both promoted from the2. Oberliga West. The league's top scorer wasJürgen Schütz of Borussia Dortmund with 31 goals, the highest total for any top scorer in the history of the Oberliga West.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. FC Köln | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 85 | 39 | +46 | 44 | Qualification toGerman championship |
| 2 | Westfalia Herne | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 37 | |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 81 | 62 | +19 | 35 | |
| 4 | FC Schalke 04 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 34 | |
| 5 | Duisburger SV | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 30 | |
| 6 | Rot-Weiß Essen | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 46 | 60 | −14 | 29 | |
| 7 | Viktoria Köln | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 71 | −11 | 28 | |
| 8 | Meidericher SV | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 28 | |
| 9 | Alemannia Aachen | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 28 | |
| 10 | Preußen Münster | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 28 | |
| 11 | VfL Bochum | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 27 | |
| 12 | Sportfreunde Hamborn | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 27 | |
| 13 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 27 | |
| 14 | Borussia München-Gladbach | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 27 | |
| 15 | Fortuna Düsseldorf(R) | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 26 | Relegation to2. Oberliga West |
| 16 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen(R) | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 25 |
The 1959–60 season saw two new clubs in the league,VfR Kaiserslautern andLudwigshafener SC, both promoted from the2. Oberliga Südwest. The league's top scorer wasHelmut Kapitulski of FK Pirmasens with 27 goals.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FK Pirmasens | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 92 | 43 | +49 | 44 | Qualification toGerman championship |
| 2 | Borussia Neunkirchen | 30 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 68 | 47 | +21 | 41 | |
| 3 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 65 | 39 | +26 | 39 | |
| 4 | Phönix Ludwigshafen | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 37 | |
| 5 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 36 | |
| 6 | SC Ludwigshafen | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 69 | 56 | +13 | 35 | |
| 7 | Wormatia Worms | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 35 | |
| 8 | TuRa Ludwigshafen | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 28 | |
| 9 | Saar 05 Saarbrücken | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 26 | |
| 10 | Sportfreunde Saarbrücken | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 25 | |
| 11 | VfR Frankenthal | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 51 | 63 | −12 | 24 | |
| 12 | FSV Mainz 05 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 24 | |
| 13 | Eintracht Kreuznach | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 36 | 58 | −22 | 24 | |
| 14 | Eintracht Trier | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 75 | −38 | 22 | |
| 15 | VfR Kaiserslautern(R) | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 21 | Relegation to2. Oberliga Südwest |
| 16 | FV Speyer(R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 59 | −30 | 19 |
The 1959–60 season saw two new clubs in the league,Stuttgarter Kickers andFC Bayern Hof, both promoted from the2. Oberliga Süd. The league's top scorer wasHeinz Strehl of 1. FC Nürnberg with 30 goals.[5]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karlsruher SC | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 78 | 39 | +39 | 45 | Qualification toGerman championship |
| 2 | Kickers Offenbach | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 75 | 45 | +30 | 39 | |
| 3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 81 | 57 | +24 | 38 | |
| 4 | TSV 1860 München | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 37 | |
| 5 | FC Bayern Munich | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 81 | 55 | +26 | 35 | |
| 6 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 73 | 54 | +19 | 34 | |
| 7 | VfB Stuttgart | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 33 | |
| 8 | SSV Reutlingen | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 31 | |
| 9 | FSV Frankfurt | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 28 | |
| 10 | VfR Mannheim | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 27 | |
| 11 | SpVgg Fürth | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 59 | −11 | 26 | |
| 12 | FC Schweinfurt 05 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 25 | |
| 13 | FC Bayern Hof | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 45 | 84 | −39 | 25 | |
| 14 | TSG Ulm 1846 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 39 | 64 | −25 | 21 | |
| 15 | Viktoria Aschaffenburg(R) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 43 | 73 | −30 | 21 | Relegation to2. Oberliga Süd |
| 16 | Stuttgarter Kickers(R) | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 38 | 80 | −42 | 15 |
The 1960 German football championship was contested by the nine qualified Oberliga teams and won byHamburger SV, defeating1. FC Köln in the final. The runners-up of the Oberliga West and Süd played a pre-qualifying match. The remaining eight clubs then played a home-and-away round in two groups of four. The two group winners then advanced to the final.[6]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Westfalia Herne | 1–0 | Kickers Offenbach |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamburger SV(Q) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 9 | Qualified to final |
| 2 | Karlsruher SC | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | Borussia Neunkirchen | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 5 | |
| 4 | Westfalia Herne | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 3 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. FC Köln(Q) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 9 | Qualified to final |
| 2 | Werder Bremen | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 8 | |
| 3 | Tasmania 1900 Berlin | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | FK Pirmasens | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 1 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Hamburger SV | 3–2 | 1. FC Köln |