German football championship 1958/59

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German soccer champions 1959 were Eintracht Frankfurt . Eintracht won the title with a 5-3 win in extra time against Kickers Offenbach . The cup winner was Black and White Essen .

Final round of the German football championship in 1959
master Eintracht Frankfurt
European Cup of
National Champions		 Eintracht Frankfurt
Cup winners Black and white food
Teams 8 (9 with qualifying rounds)
Games 25th
Gates 113  (ø 4.52 per game)
Top scorer Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany Eckehard Feigenspan (12 goals)
← German football championship 1957/58

Participants in the qualifying round

Werder Bremen → Second in the Oberliga Nord 1958/59
Borussia Neunkirchen → Second in the Oberliga Südwest 1958/59

Participants in the final round

Hamburger SV → Champion of the Oberliga Nord 1958/59
Westfalia Herne → Champion of the Oberliga West 1958/59
1. FC Cologne → Second in the Oberliga West 1958/59
FK Pirmasens → Champion of the Oberliga Südwest 1958/59
Eintracht Frankfurt → Champion of the Oberliga Süd 1958/59
Kickers Offenbach → Second in the Oberliga Süd 1958/59
SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin → Champion of the contract league Berlin 1958/59
Werder Bremen → Winner of the qualifying round

Qualifying round

date Result
Sun, May 3rd Werder Bremen 6: 3 (3: 0) Borussia Neunkirchen
thus Werder Bremen qualified for the finals

Group 1

date Result
Sat, May 16 FK Pirmasens 4: 0 (1: 0) 1. FC Cologne
Sat, May 16 Werder Bremen 2: 7 (1: 3) Eintracht Frankfurt
Sat, May 23 Eintracht Frankfurt 3: 2 (1: 1) FK Pirmasens
Sat, May 23 1. FC Cologne 2: 2 (1: 0) Werder Bremen
Sat, May 30th FK Pirmasens 4: 1 (3: 0) Werder Bremen
Sat, May 30th Eintracht Frankfurt 2: 1 (2: 0) 1. FC Cologne
Sun 07.06. 1. FC Cologne 2: 4 (1: 2) Eintracht Frankfurt
Sun 07.06. Werder Bremen 5: 2 (1: 1) FK Pirmasens
Sat, June 13 FK Pirmasens 2: 6 (0: 4) Eintracht Frankfurt
Sat, June 13 Werder Bremen 0: 2 (0: 0) 1. FC Cologne
Sat, June 20 Eintracht Frankfurt 4: 2 (2: 2) Werder Bremen
Sat, June 20 1. FC Cologne 3: 2 (2: 1) FK Pirmasens

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. Eintracht Frankfurt  6th  6th  0  0 026:110 2.36 12: 00
 2. 1. FC Cologne  6th  2  1  3 010:140 0.71 05: 70
 3. FK Pirmasens  6th  2  0  4th 016:180 0.89 04: 80
 4th Werder Bremen  6th  1  1  4th 012:210 0.57 03: 90
Qualification for the final of the German championship 1958/59

Group 2

date Result
Sat, May 16 Westfalia Herne 1: 0 (1: 0) Tasmania 1900 Berlin
Sat, May 16 Kickers Offenbach 3: 2 (0: 2) Hamburger SV
Sat, May 23 Hamburger SV 4: 2 (2: 0) Westfalia Herne
Sat, May 23 Tasmania 1900 Berlin 2: 2 (0: 2) Kickers Offenbach
Sat, May 30th Tasmania 1900 Berlin 0: 2 (0: 0) Hamburger SV
Sat, May 30th Westfalia Herne 1: 4 (0: 1) Kickers Offenbach
Sun 07.06. Hamburger SV 3: 0 (0: 0) Tasmania 1900 Berlin
Sun 07.06. Kickers Offenbach 2: 1 (0: 0) Westfalia Herne
Sat, June 13 Westfalia Herne 3: 1 (1: 1) Hamburger SV
Sat, June 13 Kickers Offenbach 3: 2 (0: 1) Tasmania 1900 Berlin
Sat, June 20 Hamburger SV 1: 0 (0: 0) Kickers Offenbach
Sat, June 20 Tasmania 1900 Berlin 2: 0 (0: 0) Westfalia Herne

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. Kickers Offenbach  6th  4th  1  1 014: 900 1.56 09: 30
 2. Hamburger SV  6th  4th  0  2 013: 800 1.63 08: 40
 3. Westfalia Herne  6th  2  0  4th 008:130 0.62 04: 80
 4th SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin  6th  1  1  4th 006:110 0.55 03: 90
Qualification for the final of the German championship 1958/59

Endgame

pairing Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt - Kickers OffenbachKickers Offenbach
Result 5: 3 n.V. (2: 2, 2: 2)
date June 28, 1959
Stadion Olympic Stadium , Berlin
spectator 75,000 spectators
referee Erich Asmussen ( Flensburg )
Gates 1: 0 István Sztani (1st)
1: 1 Engelbert Kraus (8th)
2: 1 Eckehard Feigenspan (14th)
2: 2 Helmut Preisendörfer (23rd)
3: 2 Eckehard Feigenspan (92nd)
4: 2 István Sztani (108.)
4: 3 Siegfried Gast (110.)
5: 3 Eckehard Feigenspan (119.)
Eintracht Frankfurt Egon Loy ; Hans-Walter Eigenbrodt , Hermann Höfer ; Dieter Stinka , Friedel Lutz , Hans Weilbächer ; Richard Kreß , István Sztani , Eckehard Feigenspan , Dieter Lindner , Alfred Pfaff
Trainer: Paul Oßwald
Kickers Offenbach Walter Zimmermann ; Karl Waldmann , Alfred Schultheis ; Willi Keim , Heinz Lichtl , Ernst Wade ; Engelbert Kraus , Hermann Nuber , Siegfried Gast , Gerhard Kaufhold , Helmut Preisendörfer
Trainer: Bogdan Cuvaj