| Season | 1963–64 |
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| Champions | 1. FC Köln 1st Bundesliga title 2nd German title |
| Relegated | Preußen Münster 1. FC Saarbrücken |
| European Cup | 1. FC Köln |
| Cup Winners' Cup | 1860 Munich |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 857 (3.57 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Uwe Seeler (30) |
| Biggest home win | 1860 Munich 9–2 Hamburg E. Frankfurt 7–0 W. Bremen |
| Biggest away win | Nuremberg 0–5 Kaiserslautern |
| Highest scoring | B. Dortmund 9–3 Kaiserslautern |
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The 1963–64 Fußball-Bundesliga season was the inaugural season for a single division highest tier of football in West Germany. It began on 24 August 1963 and ended on 9 May 1964.[1] The first goal was scored by Friedhelm Konietzka for Borussia Dortmund in their game against Werder Bremen.[2] The championship was won by 1. FC Köln, Preußen Münster and 1. FC Saarbrücken were the first teams to be demoted.
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Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal average. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the two teams with the least points were relegated to their respective Regionalliga divisions.
Sixteen teams were chosen from all Oberliga teams on both competitive and infrastructural aspects. The West and South divisions supplied five teams each, three clubs came from the North, while the Southwest provided two participants. The final member was chosen from the Oberliga Berlin.
The inaugural members were not determined without some controversies. Particularly Alemannia Aachen and Kickers Offenbach cried foul over their non-consideration. Both teams had a superior competitive record over their division rivals during the past twelve seasons, but were eventually denied a Bundesliga spot because of short-term failure.
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GAvg |
Pts |
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| 1 | 1. FC Köln (C) | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 78 | 40 | 1.95 | 45 | 1964–65 European Cup Preliminary round |
| 2 | Meidericher SV | 30 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 60 | 36 | 1.667 | 39 | |
| 3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 65 | 41 | 1.585 | 39 | |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 73 | 57 | 1.281 | 33 | |
| 5 | VfB Stuttgart | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 48 | 40 | 1.2 | 33 | |
| 6 | Hamburger SV | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 69 | 60 | 1.15 | 32 | |
| 7 | 1860 Munich | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 66 | 50 | 1.32 | 31 | 1964–65 European Cup Winners' Cup First round |
| 8 | Schalke 04 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 51 | 53 | 0.962 | 29 | |
| 9 | 1. FC Nuremberg | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 56 | 0.804 | 29 | |
| 10 | Werder Bremen | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 62 | 0.855 | 28 | |
| 11 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 0.735 | 28 | |
| 12 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 69 | 0.696 | 26 | |
| 13 | Karlsruher SC | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 55 | 0.764 | 24 | |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 45 | 65 | 0.692 | 24 | |
| 15 | Preußen Münster (R) | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 52 | 0.654 | 23 | Regionalliga |
| 16 | 1. FC Saarbrücken (R) | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 44 | 72 | 0.611 | 17 |
Source: www.dfb.de (German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
| Home \ Away1 | BSC | BRS | BRE | DOR | FRA | HAM | KAI | KAR | KÖL | MSV | M60 | MÜN | NUR | SBR | S04 | STU |
| Hertha BSC | 1–2 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | |
| Werder Bremen | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Borussia Dortmund | 7–2 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 9–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 7–1 | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 4–0 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | |
| Hamburger SV | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 7–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–3 | |
| Karlsruher SC | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
| 1. FC Köln | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Meidericher SV | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 1860 Munich | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 9–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 7–1 | 7–1 | 1–1 | |
| Preußen Münster | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | |
| 1. FC Nuremberg | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Schalke 04 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
Source: www.dfb.de (German)
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
| 1. FC Köln |
| Goalkeepers: Fritz Ewert (26); Anton Schumacher (4). Defenders: Leo Wilden (29 / 1); Anton Regh (29); Fritz Pott (27 / 1); Matthias Hemmersbach (17). Manager: Georg Knöpfle. On the roster but have not played in a league game: Fritz Breuer; Jürgen Rumor; Georg Stollenwerk. |
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