1960 German football championship
The 56th German football championship was the culmination of the football season in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1959-60. Hamburger SV were crowned champions for the third time after a group stage and a final, having previously won the title in 1923 and 1928. It was the clubs third appearance in the final in four years, having lost the 1957 and 1958 final.
On the strength of this title, the club participated in the 1960-61 European Cup, where HSV lost to FC Barcelona in the semi-finals.
Runners-up 1. FC Köln made its first appearance in the national title game.
The format used to determine the German champion was the same as the one used in the 1959 season. Nine clubs qualified for the tournament, with the runners-up of West and South having to play a qualification match. The remaining eight clubs then played a home-and-away round in two groups of four, with the two group winners entering the final.
Qualified teams
Competition
Qualifying round
Group 1
Matches
Group phase - Group 1
| Match |
Final result |
| Borussia Neunkirchen |
- |
Hamburger SV |
0:4 |
| Karlsruher SC |
- |
Westfalia Herne |
5:4 |
| Hamburger SV |
- |
Karlsruher SC |
3:3 |
| Westfalia Herne |
- |
Borussia Neunkirchen |
2:1 |
| Karlsruher SC |
- |
Borussia Neunkirchen |
2:4 |
| Westfalia Herne |
- |
Hamburger SV |
3:4 |
| Hamburger SV |
- |
Westfalia Herne |
2:1 |
| Borussia Neunkirchen |
- |
Karlsruher SC |
2:2 |
| Karlsruher SC |
- |
Hamburger SV |
4:3 |
| Borussia Neunkirchen |
- |
Westfalia Herne |
2:1 |
| Hamburger SV |
- |
Borussia Neunkirchen |
6:0 |
| Westfalia Herne |
- |
Karlsruher SC |
2:2 |
Table
Group 2
Matches
Group phase - Group 2
| Match |
Final result |
| Werder Bremen |
- |
1. FC Köln |
1:2 |
| FK Pirmasens |
- |
Tasmania 1900 Berlin |
1:2 |
| Tasmania 1900 Berlin |
- |
Werder Bremen |
2:1 |
| 1. FC Köln |
- |
FK Pirmasens |
4:0 |
| Tasmania 1900 Berlin |
- |
1. FC Köln |
1:2 |
| FK Pirmasens |
- |
Werder Bremen |
4:6 |
| 1. FC Köln |
- |
Tasmania 1900 Berlin |
3:0 |
| Werder Bremen |
- |
FK Pirmasens |
3:1 |
| FK Pirmasens |
- |
1. FC Köln |
1:1 |
| Werder Bremen |
- |
Tasmania 1900 Berlin |
2:1 |
| 1. FC Köln |
- |
Werder Bremen |
2:5 |
| Tasmania 1900 Berlin |
- |
FK Pirmasens |
5:2 |
Table
Final
| Date |
Match |
Result |
Stadium |
Attendance |
| 25 June 1960 |
Hamburger SV |
– |
1. FC Köln |
3–2 (0–0) |
Frankfurt, Waldstadion |
71,000 |
Teams
Sources
References
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Albania · Austria · Belgium · Bulgaria · Cyprus · Czechoslovakia · Denmark · England · Faroe Islands '59 '60 · Finland '59 '60 · France · East Germany · West Germany · Greece · Hungary · Iceland '59 '60 · Israel · Italy · Liechtenstein · Luxembourg · Malta · Netherlands · Northern Ireland · Norway '59 '60 · Poland · Portugal · Republic of Ireland · Romania · San Marino · Scotland · Soviet Union · Spain · Sweden '59 '60 · Switzerland · Turkey · Wales · Yugoslavia |
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Albania · Austria · Belgium · Bulgaria · Cyprus · Czechoslovakia · Denmark · England · Faroe Islands '60 '61 · Finland '60 '61 · France · East Germany · West Germany · Greece · Hungary · Iceland '60 '61 · Israel · Italy · Liechtenstein · Luxembourg · Malta · Netherlands · Northern Ireland · Norway '60 '61 · Poland · Portugal · Republic of Ireland · Romania · San Marino · Scotland · Soviet Union · Spain · Sweden '60 '61 · Switzerland · Turkey · Wales · Yugoslavia |
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