| 1964–65 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Willi Multhaup |
| Stadium | Weser-Stadion |
| Bundesliga | Winners |
| DFB-Pokal | Round 1 |
| Top goalscorer | Klaus Matischak (12 goals) |
| Highest home attendance | 40,000 |
| Lowest home attendance | 14,000 |
| Average home league attendance | 27,267 |
| Biggest win | Bremen 5–1Braunschweig Bremen 5–1Hertha Hamburg 0–4 Bremen |
| Biggest defeat | Köln 4–2 Bremen 1860 Munich 3–1 Bremen |
| All statistics correct as of 15 May 1965. | |
The1964–65SV Werder Bremen season is the 55th season in thefootball club's history and2nd consecutive and overall season in the top flight ofGerman football, theBundesliga, having earned qualification for the inaugural season from theOberliga in1963, after finishing second in theOberliga Nord. Werder Bremen also participated in the season's edition of thedomestic cup, theDFB-Pokal. The season covers a period from 1 July 1964 to 30 June 1965.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Pos | Player | Age | Moving from | Type | Window | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF |  Horst-Dieter Höttges | 20 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Transfer | Summer | [2] |
| FW | Klaus Matischak | 25 | Schalke 04 | Transfer | Summer | [2] |
| DF | Heinz Steinmann | 26 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | Transfer | Summer | [2] |
| Pos | Player | Age | Moving to | Type | Window | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Dieter Meyer | 24 | FC Bergedorf 85 | Transfer | Summer | [2] |
Win Draw Loss
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Bundesliga | 22 August 1964 | 15 May 1965 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 54 | 29 | +25 | 050.00 |
| DFB-Pokal | 16 January 1965 | 16 January 1965 | Round 1 | Round 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | 31 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 54 | 30 | +24 | 048.39 | ||||
Last updated: 15 May 1965
Source:Worldfootball
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Werder Bremen | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 54 | 29 | 1.862 | 41 | Qualification toEuropean Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | 1. FC Köln | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 66 | 45 | 1.467 | 38 | Qualification toInter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 67 | 48 | 1.396 | 36 | Qualification toEuropean Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 4 | 1860 Munich | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 70 | 50 | 1.400 | 35 | Qualification toInter-Cities Fairs Cup second round |
| 5 | Hannover 96 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 48 | 42 | 1.143 | 33 | Qualification toInter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 54 | 29 | +25 | 41 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 10 | +20 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 19 | +5 |
Last updated: 15 May 1965.
Source:Bundesliga
| 22 August 1964 (1964-08-22)1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2–1 | Werder Bremen | Kaiserslautern |
| 16:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Matischak 17' | Stadium:Betzenbergstadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee:Franz Heumann |
| 29 August 1964 (1964-08-29)2 | Werder Bremen | 5–1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Bremen |
| 16:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Moll 30' | Stadium:Weser-Stadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee:Hans-Joachim Weyland |
| 5 September 1964 (1964-09-05)3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0–2 | Werder Bremen | Frankfurt |
| 16:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Zebrowski 32',55' | Stadium:Waldstadion Attendance: 23,000 Referee:Alfred Ott |
| 12 September 1964 (1964-09-12)4 | Werder Bremen | 1–0 | Karlsruher SC | Bremen |
| 16:00CET (UTC+1) | Schütz 62' (pen.) | Report | Stadium:Weser-Stadion Attendance: 27,000 Referee:Josef Hoffmann |
| 19 September 1964 (1964-09-19)5 | 1. FC Köln | 4–2 | Werder Bremen | Cologne |
| 16:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Müngersdorfer Stadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee:Horst Mathieu |
| 26 September 1964 (1964-09-26)6 | Werder Bremen | 0–0 | Hamburger SV | Bremen |
| 16:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Weser-Stadion Attendance: 40,000 Referee:Walter Zimmermann |
| 10 October 1964 (1964-10-10)7 | Hannover 96 | 1–2 | Werder Bremen | Hanover |
| 15:15CET (UTC+1) | Gräber 39' | Report | Matischak 43',82' | Stadium:Niedersachsenstadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee:Rudibert Jacobi |
| 17 October 1964 (1964-10-17)8 | Werder Bremen | 2–0 | Borussia Neunkirchen | Bremen |
| 15:15CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Weser-Stadion Attendance: 14,000 Referee:Werner Treichel |
| 24 October 1964 (1964-10-24)9 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–1 | Werder Bremen | Stuttgart |
| 15:15CET (UTC+1) | Geiger 86' | Report | Schütz 11' | Stadium:Neckarstadion Attendance: 18,000 Referee:Günther Baumgärtel |
| 7 November 1964 (1964-11-07)10 | Werder Bremen | 5–1 | Hertha BSC | Bremen |
| 14:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Krampitz 60' | Stadium:Weser-Stadion Attendance: 18,000 Referee:Gerd Hennig |
| 14 November 1964 (1964-11-14)11 | Werder Bremen | 2–2 | Schalke 04 | Bremen |
| 14:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Weser-Stadion Attendance: 19,000 Referee:Edgar Deuschel |
| 21 November 1964 (1964-11-21)12 | 1860 Munich | 3–1 | Werder Bremen | Munich |
| 14:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Klöckner 2' | Stadium:Städtisches Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße Attendance: 35,000 Referee:Helmut Fritz |
| 28 November 1964 (1964-11-28)13 | Werder Bremen | 1–0 | Meidericher SV | Bremen |
| 18:30CET (UTC+1) | Zebrowski 88' | Report | Stadium:Weser-Stadion Attendance: 18,000 Referee:Fritz Seiler |
| 5 December 1964 (1964-12-05)14 | Borussia Dortmund | 1–2 | Werder Bremen | Dortmund |
| 14:15CET (UTC+1) | Konietzka 28' | Report | Stadium:Stadion Rote Erde Attendance: 18,000 Referee:Heinz Siebert |
| 12 December 1964 (1964-12-12)15 | Werder Bremen | 1–1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Bremen |
| 18:30CET (UTC+1) | Schulz 32' | Report | Strehl 84' | Stadium:Weser-Stadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee:Karl Niemeyer |
| 19 December 1964 (1964-12-19)16 | Werder Bremen | 1–1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Bremen |
| 18:30CET (UTC+1) | Ferner 60' | Report | Kapitulski 10' | Stadium:Weser-Stadion Attendance: 18,000 Referee:Willi Thier |
| 2 January 1965 (1965-01-02)17 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–1 | Werder Bremen | Braunschweig |
| 15:00CET (UTC+1) | Krafczyk 37' | Report | Zebrowski 90' | Stadium:Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 30,000 Referee:Günther Baumgärtel |
| 9 January 1965 (1965-01-09)18 | Werder Bremen | 2–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bremen |
| 15:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Weser-Stadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee:Edgar Deuschel |
| 23 January 1965 (1965-01-23)19 | Karlsruher SC | 0–2 | Werder Bremen | Karlsruhe |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Wildparkstadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee:Otto Tremel |
| 30 January 1965 (1965-01-30)20 | Werder Bremen | 0–0 | 1. FC Köln | Bremen |
| 15:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Weser-Stadion Attendance: 40,000 Referee:Kurt Handwerker |
| 13 February 1965 (1965-02-13)21 | Hamburger SV | 0–4 | Werder Bremen | Hamburg |
| 15:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Volksparkstadion Attendance: 30,000 Referee:Hans-Joachim Weyland |
| 20 February 1965 (1965-02-20)22 | Werder Bremen | 3–0 | Hannover 96 | Bremen |
| 15:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Weser-Stadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee:Günther Baumgärtel |
| 6 March 1965 (1965-03-06)23 | Borussia Neunkirchen | 1–1 | Werder Bremen | Neunkirchen |
| 16:00CET (UTC+1) | Schock 55' | Report | Matischak 77' | Stadium:Ellenfeldstadion Attendance: 28,000 Referee:Franz Heumann |
| 20 March 1965 (1965-03-20)24 | Werder Bremen | 1–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Bremen |
| 16:00CET (UTC+1) | Lorenz 52' | Report | Stadium:Weser-Stadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee:Willi Thier |
| 27 March 1965 (1965-03-27)25 | Hertha BSC | 0–0 | Werder Bremen | Berlin |
| 16:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Olympiastadion Berlin Attendance: 54,000 Referee:Rudibert Jacobi |
| 3 April 1965 (1965-04-03)26 | Schalke 04 | 1–0 | Werder Bremen | Gelsenkirchen |
| 16:00CET (UTC+1) | Crawatzo 11' | Report | Stadium:Glückauf-Kampfbahn Attendance: 35,000 Referee:Horst Mathieu |
| 10 April 1965 (1965-04-10)27 | Werder Bremen | 3–2 | 1860 Munich | Bremen |
| 16:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Weser-Stadion Attendance: 40,000 Referee:Alfred Ott |
| 30 April 1965 (1965-04-30)28 | Meidericher SV | 2–2 | Werder Bremen | Duisburg |
| 20:00CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:Wedaustadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee:Günther Sparing |
| 8 May 1965 (1965-05-08)29 | Werder Bremen | 3–0 | Borussia Dortmund | Bremen |
| 16:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Weser-Stadion Attendance: 40,000 Referee:Kurt Tschenscher |
| 15 May 1965 (1965-05-15)30 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–3 | Werder Bremen | Nuremberg |
| 16:00CET (UTC+1) | Strehl 8',43' | Report | Stadium:Städtisches Stadion Attendance: 22,000 Referee:Helmut Fritz |
| 16 January 1965 (1965-01-16)Round 1 | Mainz 05 | 1–0 | Werder Bremen | Mainz |
| Meyer 56' | Report | Stadium:Bruchwegstadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee:Fritz Seiler |
| Player | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| Günter Bernard | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Klaus Lambertz | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||||
| Wolfgang Bordel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Horst-Dieter Höttges | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Helmut Jagielski | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Walter Nachtwey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sepp Piontek | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 3 |
| Heinz Steinmann | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Midfielders | ||||||
| Diethelm Ferner | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Max Lorenz | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| Helmut Schimeczek | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Hans Schulz | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 |
| Arnold Schütz | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 10 |
| Willi Soya | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Forwards | ||||||
| Horst Dudjahn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Klaus Hänel | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Erwin Jung | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Theo Klöckner | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 |
| Klaus Matischak | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 |
| Dieter Thun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gerhard Zebrowski | 28 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 11 |
| Rank | Position | Player | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | Klaus Matischak | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | FW | Gerhard Zebrowski | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | MF | Arnold Schütz | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | FW | Theo Klöckner | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MF | Hans Schulz | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | DF | Sepp Piontek | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | Max Lorenz | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | Willi Soya | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | MF | Diethelm Ferner | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | Klaus Hänel | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | Horst-Dieter Höttges | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goal | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Total | 54 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Rank | Player | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Günter Bernard | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 12 | |