Football league 1956/57
| Oberliga 1956/57 | |
| ← Oberliga 1955/56 | |
| ^ German championship 1956/57 |
The football major league season 1956/57 was played in five seasons.
North
Closing table
| space | society | Games | S. | U | N | Gates | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hamburger SV (M) | 30th | 16 | 9 | 5 | 86:34 | 41:19 |
| 2. | Holstein Kiel | 30th | 15th | 9 | 6th | 46:38 | 39:21 |
| 3. | Hannover 96 | 30th | 15th | 7th | 8th | 58:34 | 37:23 |
| 4th | FC St. Pauli | 30th | 13 | 7th | 10 | 40:52 | 33:27 |
| 5. | Werder Bremen | 30th | 14th | 3 | 13 | 65:53 | 31:29 |
| 6th | VfL Osnabrück | 30th | 12 | 7th | 11 | 37:40 | 31:29 |
| 7th | Eintracht Braunschweig | 30th | 11 | 8th | 11 | 61:51 | 30:30 |
| 8th. | VfR Neumünster | 30th | 11 | 8th | 11 | 35:50 | 30:30 |
| 9. | Bremerhaven 93 | 30th | 12 | 5 | 13 | 42:49 | 29:31 |
| 10. | 1. SC Göttingen 05 | 30th | 13 | 3 | 14th | 51:61 | 29:31 |
| 11. | Altona 93 | 30th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 51:51 | 28:32 |
| 12. | SC Concordia Hamburg (N) | 30th | 11 | 6th | 13 | 36:38 | 28:32 |
| 13. | Eintracht Nordhorn | 30th | 8th | 10 | 12 | 37:48 | 26:34 |
| 14th | VfL Wolfsburg | 30th | 10 | 6th | 14th | 51:71 | 26:34 |
| 15th | SV Arminia Hanover | 30th | 9 | 5 | 16 | 39:48 | 23:37 |
| 16. | Heider SV (N) | 30th | 6th | 7th | 17th | 28:45 | 19:41 |
| Participation in the final round of the German championship 1956/57 | |
| Participation in the qualification for the final round of the German championship 1956/57 | |
| Relegation to the 1st amateur league in 1957/58 | |
| (M) | North league champions 1955/56 |
|---|---|
| (N) | Promoted from the 1st amateur league 1955/56 |
Promotion round to Oberliga Nord
- Lower Saxony qualification
The two runners-up of the Lower Saxony amateur league determined the third Lower Saxony participant in the promotion round. The game took place on April 22, 1957 in Verden .
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Oldenburg | 2: 4 | VfB Peine |
- Group A
| space | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | VfB Lübeck | 6th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8: 4 | 7: 5 |
| 2. | VfB Peine | 6th | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7: 4 | 6: 6 |
| 3. | SC Sperber Hamburg | 6th | 2 | 2 | 4th | 7: 7 | 6: 6 |
| 4th | SV Union Salzgitter | 6th | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6:13 | 5: 7 |
- Group B
The Bremen champions were the amateurs of Werder Bremen . Since these were not allowed to take part in the promotion round, the runner-up Bremer SV moved up.
| space | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Phoenix Lübeck | 6th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9: 6 | 8: 4 |
| 2. | VfB Oldenburg | 6th | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11: 7 | 6: 6 |
| 3. | Bremen SV | 6th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9:10 | 6: 6 |
| 4th | TSV Uetersen | 6th | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6:10 | 4: 8 |
| Promoted to Oberliga Nord 1957/58 |
west
| space | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Borussia Dortmund (M) | 30th | 17th | 7th | 6th | 73: 33 | 41:19 |
| 2. | Duisburg SpV | 30th | 16 | 7th | 7th | 56: 39 | 39:21 |
| 3. | 1. FC Cologne | 30th | 14th | 11 | 5 | 67: 50 | 39:21 |
| 4th | FC Schalke 04 | 30th | 15th | 6th | 9 | 76: 49 | 36:24 |
| 5. | Alemannia Aachen | 30th | 13 | 8th | 9 | 65: 54 | 34:26 |
| 6th | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 30th | 15th | 3 | 12 | 65: 53 | 33:27 |
| 7th | Meidericher SV (N) | 30th | 11 | 10 | 9 | 62: 42 | 32:28 |
| 8th. | Red and white food | 30th | 12 | 8th | 10 | 57: 51 | 32:28 |
| 9. | Wuppertal SV | 30th | 13 | 4th | 13 | 41: 52 | 30:30 |
| 10. | VfL Bochum (N) | 30th | 9 | 11 | 10 | 54: 54 | 29:31 |
| 11. | Westfalia Herne | 30th | 9 | 9 | 12 | 33: 38 | 27:33 |
| 12. | SV Sodingen | 30th | 8th | 10 | 12 | 41: 44 | 26:34 |
| 13. | Prussia Dellbrück * | 30th | 10 | 5 | 15th | 46: 62 | 25:35 |
| 14th | Prussia Munster | 30th | 11 | 3 | 16 | 48: 70 | 25:35 |
| 15th | Black and white food | 30th | 8th | 6th | 16 | 43: 63 | 22:38 |
| 16. | Borussia M.-Gladbach | 30th | 3 | 4th | 23 | 39: 112 | 10:50 |
| * Prussia Dellbrück and SC Rapid Köln merged in 1957 to form SC Viktoria Köln | |||||||
| Participation in the final round of the German championship 1956/57 | |
| Relegation to the 2nd Oberliga West | |
| (M) | West league champions 1955/56 |
|---|---|
| (N) | Promoted from the 2nd Oberliga West 1955/56 |
southwest
| space | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern (M) | 30th | 23 | 3 | 4th | 129: 40 | 49:11 |
| 2. | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 30th | 19th | 3 | 8th | 91: 41 | 41:19 |
| 3. | VfR Frankenthal | 30th | 16 | 7th | 7th | 59: 38 | 39:21 |
| 4th | SV Phoenix Ludwigshafen | 30th | 16 | 2 | 12 | 60: 45 | 34:26 |
| 5. | Borussia Neunkirchen | 30th | 13 | 7th | 10 | 52: 56 | 33:27 |
| 6th | TuS Neuendorf | 30th | 12 | 8th | 10 | 67: 60 | 32:28 |
| 7th | SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken | 30th | 12 | 6th | 12 | 61: 60 | 30:30 |
| 8th. | FK Pirmasens | 30th | 12 | 6th | 12 | 57: 58 | 30:30 |
| 9. | Wormatia worms | 30th | 11 | 7th | 12 | 63: 47 | 29:31 |
| 10. | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 30th | 11 | 6th | 13 | 38: 59 | 28:32 |
| 11. | Eintracht Bad Kreuznach | 30th | 10 | 7th | 13 | 44: 54 | 27:33 |
| 12. | Eintracht Trier | 30th | 10 | 6th | 14th | 41: 56 | 26:34 |
| 13. | VfR Kaiserslautern | 30th | 7th | 11 | 12 | 37: 51 | 25:35 |
| 14th | FV Speyer (N) | 30th | 10 | 3 | 17th | 54: 69 | 23:37 |
| 15th | Spvgg Andernach | 30th | 7th | 4th | 19th | 42: 98 | 18:42 |
| 16. | Spfr. Saarbrücken (N) | 30th | 6th | 4th | 20th | 44: 107 | 16:44 |
| Participation in the final round of the German championship 1956/57 | |
| Relegation to the 2nd Oberliga Südwest 1957/58 | |
| (M) | Southwest league champions 1955/56 |
|---|---|
| (N) | Promoted from the 2nd Oberliga Südwest 1955/56 |
south
| space | society | Games | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1. FC Nuremberg | 30th | 21st | 5 | 4th | 76:33 | 2.30 | 47:13 |
| 2. | Kickers Offenbach | 30th | 17th | 9 | 4th | 81:35 | 2.31 | 43:17 |
| 3. | Karlsruher SC (M) | 30th | 18th | 5 | 7th | 74:41 | 1.80 | 41:19 |
| 4th | VfB Stuttgart | 30th | 17th | 5 | 8th | 69:44 | 1.57 | 39:21 |
| 5. | Eintracht Frankfurt | 30th | 15th | 5 | 10 | 60:42 | 1.43 | 35:25 |
| 6th | SpVgg Fürth | 30th | 12 | 5 | 13 | 61:57 | 1.07 | 29:31 |
| 7th | VfR Mannheim | 30th | 12 | 5 | 13 | 51:54 | 0.94 | 29:31 |
| 8th. | Viktoria Aschaffenburg | 30th | 11 | 5 | 14th | 44:54 | 0.81 | 27:33 |
| 9. | SSV Jahn Regensburg | 30th | 11 | 5 | 14th | 46:73 | 0.63 | 27:33 |
| 10. | FC Bayern Munich (N) | 30th | 12 | 2 | 16 | 52:62 | 0.84 | 26:34 |
| 11. | FSV Frankfurt | 30th | 9 | 8th | 13 | 41:60 | 0.68 | 26:34 |
| 12. | 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 | 30th | 9 | 6th | 15th | 41:68 | 0.60 | 24:36 |
| 13. | BC Augsburg | 30th | 8th | 7th | 15th | 49:66 | 0.74 | 23:37 |
| 14th | Stuttgart Kickers | 30th | 9 | 4th | 17th | 46:50 | 0.92 | 22:38 |
| 15th | TSV Schwaben Augsburg | 30th | 9 | 4th | 17th | 35:64 | 0.55 | 22:38 |
| 16. | Freiburg FC (N) | 30th | 6th | 8th | 16 | 43:66 | 0.65 | 20:40 |
| Participation in the final round of the German championship 1956/57 | |
| Participation in the qualification for the final round of the German championship 1956/57 | |
| Relegation to the 2nd Oberliga Süd 1957/58 | |
| (M) | South league champions 1955/56 |
|---|---|
| (N) | Promoted from the 2nd Oberliga Süd 1955/56 |
Contract League Berlin
| space | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hertha BSC | 22nd | 13 | 7th | 2 | 61:32 | 33:11 |
| 2. | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 22nd | 14th | 3 | 5 | 51:31 | 31:13 |
| 3. | SC Union 06 Berlin | 22nd | 12 | 3 | 7th | 46:36 | 27:17 |
| 4th | Viktoria 89 Berlin (M) | 22nd | 10 | 6th | 6th | 42:36 | 26:18 |
| 5. | Blue-White 90 Berlin | 22nd | 9 | 7th | 6th | 42:35 | 25:19 |
| 6th | SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin | 22nd | 10 | 5 | 7th | 36:30 | 25:19 |
| 7th | Spandauer SV | 22nd | 10 | 3 | 9 | 50:36 | 23:21 |
| 8th. | Berliner SV 92 | 22nd | 10 | 3 | 9 | 42:36 | 23:21 |
| 9. | Hertha Zehlendorf | 22nd | 6th | 5 | 11 | 32:39 | 17:27 |
| 10. | Minerva 93 Berlin | 22nd | 6th | 5 | 11 | 29:47 | 17:27 |
| 11. | BFC Südring (N) | 22nd | 2 | 7th | 13 | 26:49 | 11:33 |
| 12. | Rapide Wedding (N) | 22nd | 2 | 2 | 18th | 17:67 | 6:38 |
| Participation in the final round of the German championship 1956/57 | |
| Relegation to the 1st amateur league in 1957/58 | |
| (M) | Contract league champions Berlin 1955/56 |
|---|---|
| (N) | Promoted from the 1st amateur league 1955/56 |