German football championship 1954/55

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German soccer champion in 1955 was Rot-Weiss Essen . The red-whites won the title by beating 1. FC Kaiserslautern 4: 3. The cup winner was the Karlsruher SC .

Final round of the 1955 German soccer championship
master Red and white food
European Cup of
National Champions		 Red and white food
Cup winners Karlsruher SC
Teams 8 (11 with qualifying rounds)
Games 29
Gates 90  (ø 3.1 per game)
Top scorer Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany Franz Islacker (10 goals)
← German football championship 1953/54

Attendees

Participants in the 1st qualifying round

Bremerhaven 93 → Second in the Oberliga Nord 1954/55
SV Sodingen → Second in the Oberliga West 1954/55
VfR Wormatia Worms → Second in the Oberliga Südwest 1954/55
SSV Reutlingen 05 → Second in the Oberliga Süd 1954/55

Participants in the 2nd qualifying round

VfR Wormatia Worms → Loser in the 1st qualifying round
SSV Reutlingen 05 → Loser in the 1st qualifying round

Participants in the final round

Hamburger SV → Champion of the Oberliga Nord 1954/55
Red and white food → Champion of the Oberliga West 1954/55
1. FC Kaiserslautern → Champion of the Oberliga Südwest 1954/55
Kickers Offenbach → Champion of the Oberliga Süd 1954/55
BFC Victoria 1889 → Champion of the contract league Berlin 1954/55
Bremerhaven 93 → Winner of the 1st qualifying round
SV Sodingen → Winner of the 1st qualifying round
VfR Wormatia Worms → Winner of the 2nd qualifying round

Qualifying round

1st qualifying round

date Result
Wed, May 4th SV Sodingen 3: 0 (2: 0) SSV Reutlingen 05
Wed, May 4th Bremerhaven 93 3: 3 a.d. VfR Wormatia Worms
so the SV Sodingen was qualified as the sixth team for the finals

Replay

date Result
Thursday, May 5th Bremerhaven 93 3: 2 (0: 0) VfR Wormatia Worms
Bremerhaven 93 was the seventh team to qualify for the finals

2nd qualifying round

date Result
Sun, May 8th VfR Wormatia Worms 2: 1 (1: 0) SSV Reutlingen
thus the VfR Wormatia Worms was qualified as the eighth team for the finals

Preliminary round

Group 1

date Result
Sun 15.05. BFC Victoria 1889 1: 2 (0: 1) 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Sun 15.05. Hamburger SV 1: 0 (0: 0) SV Sodingen
Thursday, May 19 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2: 2 (2: 0) Hamburger SV
Thursday, May 19 SV Sodingen 5: 1 (1: 0) BFC Victoria 1889
Sun 22.05. Hamburger SV 1: 0 (0: 0) BFC Victoria 1889
Sun 22.05. SV Sodingen 2: 2 (1: 1) 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Mon 30.05. 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2: 2 (1: 2) SV Sodingen
Mon 30.05. BFC Victoria 1889 0: 2 (0: 1) Hamburger SV
Sun 05.06. Hamburger SV 1: 2 (1: 1) 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Sun 05.06. BFC Victoria 1889 2: 3 (0: 2) SV Sodingen
Sa 11.06. SV Sodingen 1: 1 (0: 1) Hamburger SV
Sa 11.06. 1. FC Kaiserslautern 10: 0 (2: 0) BFC Victoria 1889

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. 1. FC Kaiserslautern  6th  3  3  0 020: 800 2.50 09: 30
 2. Hamburger SV  6th  3  2  1 008: 500 1.60 08: 40
 3. SV Sodingen  6th  2  3  1 013: 900 1.44 07: 50
 4th BFC Victoria 1889  6th  0  0  6th 004:230 0.17 00:12
Qualification for the final of the German championship 1954/55

Group 2

date Result
Sun 15.05. VfR Wormatia Worms 1: 0 (1: 0) Kickers Offenbach
Sun 15.05. Red and white food 4: 0 (2: 0) Bremerhaven 93
Thursday, May 19 Kickers Offenbach 1: 3 (0: 0) Red and white food
Thursday, May 19 SV Bremerhaven 1893 1: 0 (0: 0) VfR Wormatia Worms
Sun 22.05. SV Bremerhaven 1893 2: 0 (1: 0) Kickers Offenbach
Sun 22.05. Red and white food 1: 1 (0: 1) VfR Wormatia Worms
Mon 30.05. VfR Wormatia Worms 1: 3 (1: 2) Red and white food
Mon 30.05. Kickers Offenbach 4: 0 (2: 0) SV Bremerhaven 1893
Sun 05.06. Red and white food 4: 1 (1: 0) Kickers Offenbach
Sun 05.06. VfR Wormatia Worms 1: 1 (0: 1) SV Bremerhaven 1893
Sun 12.06. SV Bremerhaven 1893 1: 1 (0: 0) Red and white food
Sun 12.06. Kickers Offenbach 5: 2 (3: 1) VfR Wormatia Worms

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. Red and white food  6th  4th  2  0 016: 500 3.20 10: 20
 2. SV Bremerhaven 1893  6th  2  2  2 005:100 0.50 06: 60
 3. Kickers Offenbach  6th  2  0  4th 011:120 0.92 04: 80
 4th VfR Wormatia Worms  6th  1  2  3 006:110 0.55 04: 80
Qualification for the final of the German championship 1954/55

Endgame

pairing Red and white food Rot-Weiss Essen - 1. FC Kaiserslautern1. FC Kaiserslautern
Result 4: 3 (3: 1)
date June 26, 1955
Stadion Lower Saxony Stadium , Hanover
spectator 76,000
referee Albert Meißner ( Nuremberg )
Gates 0: 1 Willi Wenzel (11th)
1: 1 Franz Islacker (18th)
2: 1 Johannes Röhrig (27th)
3: 1 Franz Islacker (43rd)
3: 2 Willi Wenzel (56th)
3: 3 Werner Baßler (72nd, penalty)
4: 3 Franz Islacker (85th)
Red and white food Fritz Herkenrath ; Joachim Jänisch , Willi Köchling ; Paul Jahnel , Heinz Wewers , Willi Grewer ; Helmut Rahn , Franz Islacker , August Gottschalk , Johannes Röhrig , Bernhard Termath
Trainer: Fritz Szepan
1. FC Kaiserslautern Willi Hölz ; Werner Baßler , Werner Kohlmeyer ; Werner Mangold , Werner Liebrich , Otto Render ; Erwin Scheffler , Fritz Walter , Horst Eckel , Willi Wenzel , Karl Wanger
Trainer: Richard Schneider

Trivia

  • In the final of the German Football Championship, Franz Islacker suffered an injury to his knee in the 70th minute of the game, as no substitutions were allowed at that time, "Penny" Islacker only hobbled across the pitch, but scored the winning goal in the 85th minute 4: 3

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Penny's left miracle knee in bronze for Rot-Weiss Essen .