1955 German football championship
The 1955 German football championship was the culmination of the football season in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1954-55. Rot-Weiss Essen were crowned champions for the first time after a group stage and a final.
It was Rot-Weiss Essen's first (and only) appearance in the German final, while Kaiserslautern were making their fifth appearance. It was also the fourth time Kaiserlautern had reached the final in five years, following their championship wins in 1951 and 1953, and their defeat in 1954.
The format used to determine the German champions was different to that which was used in the 1954 season. Nine teams qualified for the tournament, with those who qualified as a runner-up having to play qualification matches. The remaining eight teams were split into two groups of four, and played two rounds of matches with games played home and away. The two group winners then played the national final.
Qualified teams
Competition
Qualifying Round
First Round
First Round Replay
Second Round
Group 1
Matches
Table
| Team |
GP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
DIF |
PTS |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
20 |
8 |
12 |
9 |
| Hamburger SV |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
| SV Sodingen |
6 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
13 |
9 |
4 |
7 |
| Viktoria 89 Berlin |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
23 |
-19 |
0 |
Group 2
Matches
Table
| Team |
GP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
DIF |
PTS |
| Rot-Weiss Essen |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
16 |
5 |
11 |
10 |
| Bremerhaven 93 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
-5 |
6 |
| Kickers Offenbach |
6 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
11 |
12 |
-1 |
4 |
| VfR Wormatia Worms |
6 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
11 |
-5 |
4 |
Final
26 June 1955
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Rot-Weiss Essen |
4 – 3 |
1. FC Kaiserslautern |
Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover
Attendance: 76,000
Referee: A.Meißner |
Islacker 18' 43' 85'
Röhrig 27' |
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Wenzel 11' 56'
Baßler 72' |
Sources
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| Domestic cups |
Albania · Austria · Belgium · Bulgaria · Cyprus · Czechoslovakia · Denmark · England · Faroe Islands '54 '55 · Finland '54 '55 · France · East Germany · West Germany · Greece · Hungary · Iceland '54 '55 · Israel · Italy · Liechtenstein · Luxembourg · Malta · Netherlands · Northern Ireland · Norway '54 '55 · Poland · Portugal · Republic of Ireland · Romania · San Marino · Scotland · Soviet Union · Spain · Sweden '54 '55 · Switzerland · Turkey · Wales · Yugoslavia |
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| League cups |
England · France · Israel · Northern Ireland · Republic of Ireland · Scotland
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Albania · Austria · Belgium · Bulgaria · Cyprus · Czechoslovakia · Denmark · England · Faroe Islands '55 '56 · Finland '55 '56 · France · East Germany · West Germany · Greece · Hungary · Iceland '55 '56 · Israel · Italy · Liechtenstein · Luxembourg · Malta · Netherlands · Northern Ireland · Norway '55 '56 · Poland · Portugal · Republic of Ireland · Romania · San Marino · Scotland · Soviet Union · Spain · Sweden '55 '56 · Switzerland · Turkey · Wales · Yugoslavia |
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England · France · Israel · Northern Ireland · Republic of Ireland · Scotland
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