Football league 1961/62

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Oberliga 1961/62
master Hamburger SV (north)
1. FC Nürnberg (south)
Borussia Neunkirchen (southwest)
1. FC Cologne (west)
SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin (Berlin)
Championship finals Hamburger SV (North)
1. FC Nürnberg, Eintracht Frankfurt (South)
Borussia Neunkirchen, FK Pirmasens (Southwest)
1. FC Cologne (West)
SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin (Berlin)
Qualifying round
championship finals		 Werder Bremen (North)
FC Schalke 04 (West)
← Oberliga 1960/61
^ German championship 1961/62

The football league season 1961/62 was the penultimate season of the league. Like the years before, this was played in five seasons.

North

Course of the lap

Hamburger SV wins the championship again with 22: 0 opening points, but loses playmaker Klaus Stürmer to FC Zurich . VfV Hildesheim - with the dangerous indoor trio Dieter Thun , Heiner Klose, Manfred Hufgard - creates 29: 1 points in the Friedrich-Ebert-Stadion at home - including the 3-0 win in front of 26,000 spectators on November 5, 1961 against HSV - and surprisingly ranks third behind vice Werder Bremen. Hannover 96, on the other hand, can only defeat Eintracht Nordhorn in their home games and are in 13th place. The promoted Bremer SV - with Arthur Dobat - and Eintracht Nordhorn - Otto Geisert scored 20 of the 42 Nordhorn goals - are making their way back to the amateur camp.

The list of goalscorers is led by Uwe Seeler (28), ahead of Gerd Koll and Peter Osterhoff with 27 goals each. He is followed Jürgen Moll with 26 and Dieter Meyer with 24 goals.

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Points
 1. Hamburger SV (M)  30th  24  2  4th 100: 340 50:10
 2. Werder Bremen  30th  18th  8th  4th 087:330 44:16
 3. VfV Hildesheim  30th  20th  2  8th 077:400 42:18
 4th FC St. Pauli  30th  17th  6th  7th 072:510 40:20
 5. Holstein Kiel  30th  17th  3  10 084:520 37:23
 6th Eintracht Braunschweig  30th  13  10  7th 067:550 36:24
 7th VfL Osnabrück  30th  12  6th  12 040:520 30:30
 8th. VfR Neumünster  30th  12  3  15th 048:560 27:33
 9. ASV Bergedorf 85  30th  10  7th  13 045:550 27:33
10. VfB Oldenburg  30th  11  3  16 042:590 25:35
11. Altona 93  30th  10  4th  16 047:790 24:36
12. SC Concordia Hamburg  30th  8th  7th  15th 047:500 23:37
13. Hannover 96  30th  6th  11  13 047:600 23:37
14th Bremerhaven 93  30th  8th  7th  15th 035:650 23:37
15th Bremen SV (N)  30th  6th  6th  18th 040:840 18:42
16. Eintracht Nordhorn (N)  30th  4th  3  23 042:950 11:49
Participation in the final round of the German championship 1961/62
Participation in the qualification for the final round of the German championship 1961/62
Relegation to the 1st amateur league in 1961/62
(M) Northern league champions 1960/61
(N) Promoted from the 1st amateur league in 1960/61

Promotion round to Oberliga Nord

Group A

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. SV Arminia Hanover  6th  6th  0  0 020: 400 5.00 12: 00
 2. TSV Uetersen  6th  3  2  1 008:130 0.62 08: 40
 3. Heider SV  6th  2  0  4th 012: 800 1.50 04: 80
 4th SSV Delmenhorst  6th  0  1  5 005:200 0.25 01:11

Group B

The amateurs of Werder Bremen became champions in Bremen. Since the team was not eligible, SV Hemelingen, second in the table, moved up.

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. VfB Lübeck  6th  3  2  1 015: 700 2.14 08: 40
 2. Leu Braunschweig  6th  2  4th  0 011: 900 1.22 08: 40
 3. SC Victoria Hamburg  6th  1  4th  1 013:120 1.08 06: 60
 4th SV Hemelingen  6th  0  2  4th 006:170 0.35 02:10

The equal points teams from Lübeck and Braunschweig determined in a decider who was promoted from Group B. The game took place on June 16, 1962 in Hamburg's Millerntor Stadium .

Result
VfB Lübeck 4: 3 Leu Braunschweig
  • Promoted to Oberliga Nord 1961/62

    • west

    Course of the lap

    From the start, the season was dominated by the duel between Schalke - Willi Schulz , Willi Koslowski , Hans Nowak , Bernhard Klodt - and Cologne - Karl-Heinz Schnellinger , Fritz Pott , Leo Wilden , Karl-Heinz Thielen , Hans Schäfer - even if Newcomers SW Essen ( Heinz Steinmann , Horst Trimhold , Theo Klöckner , Manfred Rummel ), RW Oberhausen ( Helmut Traska , Jürgen Sundermann , Hans Siemensmeyer , Karl-Heinz Feldkamp ) and Münster ( Klaus Bockisch , Herbert Eiteljörge , Hermann Lulka , Manfred Pohlschmidt ) themselves could raise legitimate hopes for second place at times. The relegation battle was also decided early, because after the first half series, old champions Duisburger SV ( Manfred Wacker , Wilfried Kohlars ) were seven points behind and SV Sodingen ( Werner Moldovan , Hans Lipka ) six points.

    The list of goalscorers was headed by Manfred Rummel with 26 goals ahead of Karl-Heinz Thielen with 25 goals. Jürgen Schütz and Willi Bergstein followed with 20 goals each .

    Closing table

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Points
     1. 1. FC Cologne (M)  30th  20th  4th  6th 089:400 44:16
     2. FC Schalke 04  30th  18th  7th  5 068:400 43:17
     3. Rot-Weiß Oberhausen  30th  16  8th  6th 053:370 40:20
     4th Black and white food (N)  30th  13  12  5 064:390 38:22
     5. Meidericher SV  30th  13  9  8th 050:370 35:25
     6th Westfalia Herne  30th  14th  6th  10 058:450 34:26
     7th Prussia Munster  30th  11  12  7th 060:470 34:26
     8th. Borussia Dortmund  30th  12  8th  10 067:510 32:28
     9. Fortuna Dusseldorf (N)  30th  13  6th  11 057:500 32:28
    10. SC Viktoria Cologne  30th  13  3  14th 062:720 29:31
    11. Alemannia Aachen  30th  8th  11  11 050:560 27:33
    12. Sportfreunde Hamborn 07  30th  8th  6th  16 038:680 22:38
    13. Borussia Monchengladbach  30th  9  3  18th 042:570 21:39
    14th TSV Marl-Hüls  30th  7th  7th  16 052:820 21:39
    15th SV Sodingen  30th  5  8th  17th 031:570 18:42
    16. Duisburg SpV  30th  3  4th  23 028:910 10:50
    Participation in the final round of the German championship 1961/62
    Participation in the qualification for the final round of the German championship 1961/62
    Relegation to the 2nd Oberliga West 1962/63
    (M) West league champions 1960/61
    (N) Promoted from the 2nd Oberliga West 1960/61

    southwest

    Course of the lap

    With the outstanding goalscorer Rudi Dörrenbächer - with 37 goals he led the list of goalscorers in the southwest - and the goal difference of 102-29, Borussia Neunkirchen won the championship for the first time ahead of FK Pirmasens and 1. FC Saarbrücken. With the 29 goals conceded, the master also provided the best defense under Alfred Preissler's coaching . The relegation of the two promoted Oppau and VfR Kaiserslautern was perceived as sensational. For this, Phönix Ludwigshafen and Eintracht Trier, two long-time league clubs, had to leave the class.

    After Dörrenbächer, Reinhold Straus followed with 27, Rolf Fritzsche (24), Klaus Matischak (23) and Heinz Vollmar with 20 goals.

    Closing table

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Points
     1. Borussia Neunkirchen  30th  21st  6th  3 102: 290 48:12
     2. FK Pirmasens  30th  20th  5  5 104: 330 45:15
     3. 1. FC Saarbrücken (M)  30th  18th  6th  6th 079:440 42:18
     4th 1. FC Kaiserslautern  30th  16  8th  6th 066:370 40:20
     5. Wormatia worms  30th  14th  9  7th 066:400 37:23
     6th TuRa Ludwigshafen  30th  11  12  7th 062:540 34:26
     7th Ludwigshafener SC  30th  10  8th  12 038:480 28:32
     8th. Spfr. Saarbrücken  30th  11  4th  15th 052:750 26:34
     9. SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken  30th  10  5  15th 042:560 25:35
    10. 1. FSV Mainz 05  30th  10  5  15th 047:690 25:35
    11. BSC Oppau (N)  30th  8th  9  13 042:700 25:35
    12. TuS Neuendorf  30th  9  6th  15th 053:600 24:36
    13. Eintracht Bad Kreuznach  30th  7th  10  13 033:590 24:36
    14th VfR Kaiserslautern (N)  30th  10  3  17th 035:630 23:37
    15th Eintracht Trier  30th  7th  5  18th 028:780 19:41
    16. SV Phoenix Ludwigshafen  30th  4th  7th  19th 028:620 15:45
    Participation in the final round of the German championship 1961/62
    Relegation to the 2nd Oberliga Südwest 1962/63
    (M) Southwest league champions 1960/61
    (N) Promoted from the 2nd Oberliga Südwest 1960/61

    south

    Course of the lap

    The German champions of the previous year, 1. FC Nürnberg with coach Herbert Widmayer , prevailed again in the south and won the championship with the better goal quotient before Eintracht Frankfurt tied on points. On the last day of the match Frankfurt - coach Paul Oßwald - won 2-1 goals against the Franks, but it was only enough for the runner-up. The "Club" also represented German football in the European Champions' Cup this year . He prevailed against Drumcondra Dublin and Fenerbahce Istanbul and failed after a 3-1 home win at defending champions Benfica Lisbon with a 6-0 defeat - goalscorers were José Águas , Mário Coluna , Eusébio (2) and José Augusto (2) - in Lisbon. In the relegation battle, the two promoted Augsburgers BC and Swabia held their own, while FSV Frankfurt and SV 07 Waldhof had to make their way to the 2nd League South.

    Lothar Schämer (26) won the top scorer's crown with one goal ahead of Rudolf Brunnenmeier . It was followed by Rainer Ohlhauser (23) and Siegfried Gast with 21 goals.

    Closing table

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
     1. 1. FC Nürnberg (M)  30th  20th  3  7th 070:300 2.33 43:17
     2. Eintracht Frankfurt  30th  19th  5  6th 081:370 2.19 43:17
     3. FC Bayern Munich  30th  17th  6th  7th 067:550 1.22 40:20
     4th Kickers Offenbach  30th  16  5  9 065:500 1.30 37:23
     5. VfB Stuttgart  30th  13  8th  9 066:530 1.25 34:26
     6th FC Bayern Hof  30th  12  8th  10 055:560 0.98 32:28
     7th TSV 1860 Munich  30th  11  8th  11 064:570 1.12 30:30
     8th. SSV Reutlingen 05  30th  12  5  13 057:510 1.12 29:31
     9. Karlsruher SC  30th  8th  12  10 047:440 1.07 28:32
    10. VfR Mannheim  30th  9  10  11 047:590 0.80 28:32
    11. BC Augsburg (N)  30th  9  8th  13 055:630 0.87 26:34
    12. SpVgg Fürth  30th  6th  12  12 031:390 0.79 24:36
    13. TSV Schwaben Augsburg (N)  30th  10  3  17th 043:780 0.55 23:37
    14th 1. FC Schweinfurt 05  30th  9  4th  17th 039:630 0.62 22:38
    15th FSV Frankfurt  30th  7th  7th  16 035:650 0.54 21:39
    16. SV 07 Waldhof  30th  6th  8th  16 039:610 0.64 20:40
    Participation in the final round of the German championship 1961/62
    Relegation to the 2nd Oberliga Süd 1962/63
    (M) South league champions 1960/61
    (N) Promoted from the 2nd Oberliga Süd 1960/61

    Contract League Berlin

    Course of the lap

    In Berlin, the round was played in a 10-player league in three rounds of nine games each. On the first game day, August 13, 1961, Tasmania opened 1900 with a 2-0 away win at Union 06, while Hertha BSC and Tennis Borussia each only managed a goalless draw at Wacker 04 and BFC Südring. Tasmania and Hertha parted 0-0 on September 23 in the first encounter in front of 25,000 spectators. On matchday 15, Tas won the top game with 1-0 goals and finally decided the championship with a 2-1 win on March 10, 1962 in front of 20,000 spectators against Hertha BSC. The first round defeat conceded Tasmania on the 17th match day at Spandauer SV, the second defeat on March 31, 1962, the champions caught in the meaningless catch-up game against BFC Südring.

    The main eleven of Tasmania 1900 included:

    Hans-Joachim Posinski (goalkeeper), Hans-Jürgen Bäsler , Horst Talaszus , Hans-Günter Becker , Eckhardt Peschke , Wolfgang Neumann , Peter Engler , Wolfgang Rosenfeldt , Helmut Fiebach .

    For the runner-up Hertha BSC played:

    Wolfgang Tillich (goalkeeper), Hans-Günter Schimmöller , Rudolf Zeiser , Günter Schüler , Helmut Faeder , Klaus Heuer , Lutz Steinert , Hans-Joachim Altendorff .

    At Tennis Borussia, Hans Eder and Wolfgang Seeger (he took the top scorer's crown with 18 goals) stood out, at Spandau the veteran Reinhard Knöfel still worked and at Zehlendorf the talented striker Michael Krampitz drew attention with 14 goals.

    Closing table

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Points
     1. SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin  27  19th  6th  2 072:190 44:10
     2. Hertha BSC (M)  27  19th  5  3 073:320 43:11
     3. Tennis Borussia Berlin  27  12  8th  7th 054:350 32:22
     4th Spandauer SV  27  11  4th  12 050:560 26:28
     5. Berliner SV 92  27  10  5  12 043:470 25:29
     6th BFC Südring  27  10  5  12 036:480 25:29
     7th Hertha Zehlendorf  27  8th  6th  13 045:510 22:32
     8th. Wacker 04 Berlin  27  7th  8th  12 038:570 22:32
     9. Viktoria 89 Berlin  27  8th  5  14th 043:590 21:33
    10. SC Union 06 Berlin (N)  27  3  4th  20th 024:740 10:44
    Participation in the final round of the German championship 1961/62
    Relegation to the 1st amateur league in 1962/63
    (M) Contract league champions Berlin 1960/61
    (N) Promoted from the 1st amateur league in 1960/61