1961 German football championship
The 57th German football championship was the culmination of the football season in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1960-61. 1. FC Nuremberg were crowned champions for a record eight time after a group stage and a final, having previously won the title in 1921, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1936 and 1948. It was the clubs first appearance in the final since its 1948 title.
On the strength of this title, the club participated in the 1961-62 European Cup, where 1. FCN lost to S.L. Benfica in the quarter finals.
Runners-up Borussia Dortmund made its fourth appearance in the national title game, having lost the championship in 1949 and won it in 1956 and 1957.
The format used to determine the German champion was the same as the one used in the 1960 season. Nine clubs qualified for the tournament, with the runners-up of Southwest 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
| Date |
Match |
Result |
Stadium |
Attendance |
| 6 May 1961 |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
– |
Borussia Neunkirchen |
5-0 (2–0) |
Ludwigshafen, Südweststadion |
35,000 |
Group 1
Matches
Group phase - Group 1
| Match |
Final result |
| Hamburger SV |
- |
Borussia Dortmund |
2:5 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt |
- |
1. FC Saarbrücken |
1:1 |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken |
- |
Hamburger SV |
2:3 |
| Borussia Dortmund |
- |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
0:1 |
| Hamburger SV |
- |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
2:1 |
| Borussia Dortmund |
- |
1. FC Saarbrücken |
2:2 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt |
- |
Hamburger SV |
4:2 |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken |
- |
Borussia Dortmund |
4:3 |
| Hamburger SV |
- |
1. FC Saarbrücken |
3:0 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt |
- |
Borussia Dortmund |
1:2 |
| Borussia Dortmund |
- |
Hamburger SV |
7:2 |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken |
- |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
2:5 |
Table
Group 2
Matches
Group phase - Group 2
| Match |
Final result |
| 1. FC Köln |
- |
Werder Bremen |
1:1 |
| Hertha BSC Berlin |
- |
1. FC Nuremberg |
0:2 |
| 1. FC Nuremberg |
- |
1. FC Köln |
3:3 |
| Werder Bremen |
- |
Hertha BSC Berlin |
1:0 |
| 1. FC Köln |
- |
Hertha BSC Berlin |
3:4 |
| Werder Bremen |
- |
1. FC Nuremberg |
2:4 |
| Hertha BSC Berlin |
- |
1. FC Köln |
1:2 |
| 1. FC Nuremberg |
- |
Werder Bremen |
4:0 |
| 1. FC Köln |
- |
1. FC Nuremberg |
1:2 |
| Hertha BSC Berlin |
- |
Werder Bremen |
1:3 |
| Werder Bremen |
- |
1. FC Köln |
1:1 |
| 1. FC Nuremberg |
- |
Hertha BSC Berlin |
3:3 |
Table
Final
Teams
Sources
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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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