The1951–52 Oberliga was the seventh season of theOberliga, the first tier of thefootball league system inWest Germany and theSaar Protectorate. The league operated in five regional divisions,Berlin,North,South,Southwest andWest. The five league champions and the runners-up from the south, north and west then entered the1952 German football championship which was won byVfB Stuttgart. It was VfB Stuttgart's secondnational championship, having previously won it in1950.[2][3]
The 1951–52 season saw the return of the clubs from theSaar Protectorate to the West German league system which had left in 1948,1. FC Saarbrücken andBorussia Neunkirchen rejoining the Oberliga Südwest. Eventually, on 1 January 1957, the Saar Protectorate would officially join West Germany, ending the post-Second World War political separation of the territory from the other parts of Germany.[4][5]
A similar-named league, theDDR-Oberliga, existed inEast Germany, set at the first tier of theEast German football league system. The1951–52 DDR-Oberliga was won byTurbine Halle.[6]
The 1951–52 season saw two new clubs in the league,Victoria Hamburg andLüneburger SK, both promoted from the Amateurliga. The league's top scorer wasErnst-Otto Meyer of VfL Osnabrück with 29 goals, the highest total for the five Oberligas in 1951–52.[1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Hamburger SV | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 96 | 46 | +50 | 45 | Qualification toGerman championship |
2 | VfL Osnabrück | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 79 | 50 | +29 | 41 | |
3 | FC St. Pauli | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 67 | 49 | +18 | 35 | |
4 | Eimsbütteler TV | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 71 | 58 | +13 | 35 | |
5 | Holstein Kiel | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 65 | 54 | +11 | 34 | |
6 | Göttingen 05 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 34 | |
7 | Werder Bremen | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 85 | 52 | +33 | 33 | |
8 | TuS Bremerhaven 93 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 33 | |
9 | Arminia Hannover | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 67 | 72 | −5 | 30 | |
10 | Bremer SV | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 28 | |
11 | Hannover 96 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 28 | |
12 | Concordia Hamburg | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 56 | 73 | −17 | 24 | |
13 | Eintracht Osnabrück | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 56 | 70 | −14 | 23 | |
14 | Eintracht Braunschweig(R) | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 50 | 72 | −22 | 23 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
15 | Victoria Hamburg(R) | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 48 | 74 | −26 | 23 | |
16 | Lüneburger SK(R) | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 40 | 119 | −79 | 11 |
The 1951–52 season saw two new clubs in the league,BFC Nordstern andVfL Nord Berlin, both promoted from theAmateurliga Berlin. The league's top scorer wasHorst Schmutzler of Tennis Borussia Berlin with 25 goals.[1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 78 | 21 | +57 | 42 | Qualification toGerman championship |
2 | Union 06 Berlin | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 72 | 35 | +37 | 39 | |
3 | Viktoria 89 Berlin | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 33 | |
4 | Hertha BSC Berlin | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 30 | |
5 | Alemannia 90 Berlin | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 30 | |
6 | Spandauer SV | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 29 | |
7 | Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 28 | |
8 | Berliner SV 92 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 25 | |
9 | Wacker 04 Berlin | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 25 | |
10 | BFC Nordstern | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 24 | |
11 | Minerva 93 Berlin | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 23 | |
12 | Tasmania 1900 Berlin(R) | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 23 | Relegation toAmateurliga Berlin |
13 | SC Westend 01(R) | 26 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 31 | 78 | −47 | 7 | |
14 | VfL Nord Berlin(R) | 26 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 85 | −64 | 6 |
The 1951–52 season saw three new clubs in the league,Meidericher SV,Bayer Leverkusen andSchwarz-Weiß Essen, all promoted from the2. Oberliga West.The league's top scorer wasKarl Hetzel of Meidericher SV with 25 goals.[1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 78 | 41 | +37 | 45 | Qualification toGerman championship |
2 | FC Schalke 04 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 63 | 47 | +16 | 40 | |
3 | Alemannia Aachen | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 36 | |
4 | Borussia Dortmund | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 79 | 53 | +26 | 34 | |
5 | 1. FC Köln | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 33 | |
6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 32 | |
7 | Preußen Münster | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 32 | |
8 | Meidericher SV | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 29 | |
9 | Preußen Dellbrück | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 29 | |
10 | Sportfreunde Katernberg | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 62 | 70 | −8 | 27 | |
11 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 27 | |
12 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 26 | |
13 | STV Horst-Emscher | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 26 | |
14 | SpVgg Erkenschwick | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 53 | 71 | −18 | 24 | |
15 | Rheydter SV(R) | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 88 | −30 | 23 | Relegation to2. Oberliga West |
16 | Sportfreunde Hamborn(R) | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 65 | −35 | 17 |
The 1951–52 season saw four new clubs in the league,VfR Frankenthal andSpVgg Weisenau promoted from the Amateurliga, while1. FC Saarbrücken andBorussia Neunkirchen joined from theEhrenliga Saarland. The league's top scorer wasGerhard Siedl of Borussia Neunkirchen with 27 goals.[1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 80 | 27 | +53 | 50 | Qualification toGerman championship |
2 | TuS Neuendorf | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 76 | 33 | +43 | 44 | |
3 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 102 | 36 | +66 | 41 | |
4 | Wormatia Worms | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 38 | |
5 | FK Pirmasens | 30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 80 | 51 | +29 | 34 | |
6 | Eintracht Trier | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 32 | |
7 | Borussia Neunkirchen | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 74 | 61 | +13 | 31 | |
8 | Phönix Ludwigshafen | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 31 | |
9 | TuRa Ludwigshafen | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 31 | |
10 | FSV Mainz 05 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 69 | 82 | −13 | 28 | |
11 | FV Engers | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 54 | 68 | −14 | 26 | |
12 | VfR Kaiserslautern | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 49 | 70 | −21 | 23 | |
13 | VfR Frankenthal[a](R) | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 44 | 74 | −30 | 22 | Relegation to2. Oberliga Südwest |
14 | VfL Neustadt(R) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 78 | −37 | 22 | |
15 | Eintracht Kreuznach(R) | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 45 | 85 | −40 | 19 | |
16 | SpVgg Weisenau(R) | 30 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 38 | 108 | −70 | 8 |
The 1951–52 season saw two new clubs in the league,Viktoria Aschaffenburg andStuttgarter Kickers, both promoted from the2. Oberliga Süd. The league's top scorers wereMax Morlock (1. FC Nürnberg) andHelmut Preisendörfer (Kickers Offenbach) with 26 goals each.[1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | VfB Stuttgart(C) | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 60 | 24 | +36 | 44 | Qualification toGerman championship |
2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 72 | 33 | +39 | 43 | |
3 | Kickers Offenbach | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 75 | 41 | +34 | 40 | |
4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 34 | |
5 | VfR Mannheim | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 32 | |
6 | SpVgg Fürth | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 30 | |
7 | FSV Frankfurt | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 45 | 58 | −13 | 30 | |
8 | FC Bayern Munich | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 53 | 54 | −1 | 29 | |
9 | VfB Mühlburg[a] | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 67 | 47 | +20 | 28 | |
10 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 28 | |
11 | Viktoria Aschaffenburg | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 45 | 70 | −25 | 28 | |
12 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 61 | 63 | −2 | 27 | |
13 | TSV 1860 München | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 27 | |
14 | FC Schweinfurt 05 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 56 | −24 | 24 | |
15 | Schwaben Augsburg(R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 19 | Relegation to2. Oberliga Süd |
16 | VfL Neckarau(R) | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 46 | 86 | −40 | 17 |
The 1952 German football championship was contested by the eight qualified Oberliga teams and won byVfB Stuttgart, defeating1. FC Saarbrücken in the final. The eight clubs played a home-and-away round of matches in two groups of four. The two group winners then advanced to the final.[8]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | 1.FC Saarbrücken(Q) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 8 | Qualified for final |
2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 7 | |
3 | Hamburger SV | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 6 | |
4 | FC Schalke 04 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 3 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | VfB Stuttgart(Q) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 8 | Qualified for final |
2 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 6 | |
3 | VfL Osnabrück | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | |
4 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 5 |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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VfB Stuttgart | 3–2 | 1. FC Saarbrücken |