1949–50 Oberliga

For other uses, see 1949–50 Oberliga (disambiguation).
Oberliga
Season1949–50
ChampionsHamburger SV
Tennis Borussia Berlin
Borussia Dortmund
1. FC Kaiserslautern
SpVgg Fürth
RelegatedVfB Lübeck
Harburger TB
VfL Nord Berlin
Rhenania Würselen
TSG Vohwinkel
Arminia Bielefeld
FV Duisburg 08
SpVgg Weisenau
BSC Oppau
FSV Kürenz
VfR Kirn
Jahn Regensburg
Stuttgarter Kickers
German championsVfB Stuttgart
1st German title
Top goalscorerWerner Baßler, Ottmar Walter
(45 goals)[1]
Map of the five German Oberligas 1950 to 1963

The 1949–50 Oberliga was the fifth season of the Oberliga, the first tier of the football league system in West Germany. The league operated in six regional divisions, Berlin, North, South, Southwest (north and south) and West. The five league champions and runners-up as well as the third and fourth placed teams in the West and South and the third placed team in the Southwest and North entered the 1950 German football championship which was won by VfB Stuttgart. It was VfB Stuttgart's first-ever national championship.[2][3]

The 1949–50 season was the last with clubs from East Berlin in the Oberliga, with VfB Pankow and Union Oberschöneweide leaving the league at the end of the season, thereby ending unified German league football for the next four decades. Union Oberschöneweide was replaced by the West Berlin club Union 06 Berlin, formed by former Oberschöneweide players who had moved to the West.[4]

For the Oberliga Südwest, covering the whole of the French occupation zone in Germany, it was the last season of the league being divided into two regional divisions, north and south. The clubs from the southern division re-joined the Southern German Football Association at the end of seasons with two clubs entering the Oberliga Süd for the following season, three clubs the 2. Oberliga Süd and the rest being relegated to the Amateurligas.[5]

A similar-named league, the DDR-Oberliga, existed in East Germany, set at the first tier of the East German football league system. The 1949–50 DDR-Oberliga, the inaugural season of the league, was won by ZSG Horch Zwickau.[6]

Oberliga Nord

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The 1949–50 season saw three new clubs promoted to the league, Hannover 96, Harburger TB and VfB Oldenburg, while Holstein Kiel was re-admitted after initially having been forcibly relegated during the previous season. The league's top scorer was Adolf Vetter of VfL Osnabrück with 28 goals, the third consecutive time he finished as top scorer.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hamburger SV 30 21 6 3 101 39 +62 48 Qualification to German championship
2 FC St. Pauli 30 17 5 8 62 42 +20 39
3 VfL Osnabrück 30 17 4 9 70 53 +17 38
4 Werder Bremen 30 16 4 10 78 44 +34 36
5 Eintracht Braunschweig 30 14 8 8 54 48 +6 36
6 Concordia Hamburg 30 15 6 9 72 65 +7 36
7 Hannover 96 30 13 5 12 58 61 −3 31
8 Eimsbütteler TV 30 13 4 13 58 50 +8 30
9 VfB Oldenburg 30 13 4 13 56 62 −6 30
10 TuS Bremerhaven 93 30 13 4 13 57 65 −8 30
11 Holstein Kiel 30 12 4 14 51 49 +2 28
12 Arminia Hannover 30 11 5 14 38 44 −6 27
13 Göttingen 05 30 8 6 16 45 66 −21 22
14 Bremer SV 30 9 3 18 50 71 −21 21
15 VfB Lübeck (R) 30 8 4 18 40 65 −25 20 Relegation to Amateurliga
16 Harburger TB (R) 30 3 2 25 37 103 −66 8
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated

Oberliga Berlin

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The 1949–50 season saw three new clubs promoted to the league, Hertha BSC Berlin, VfB Britz and Tasmania 1900 Berlin. The league's top scorer was Heinz Rogge of Union Oberschöneweide with 29 goals.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Tennis Borussia Berlin 22 17 1 4 60 26 +34 35 Qualification to German championship
2 Union Oberschöneweide 22 15 2 5 69 31 +38 32 Qualification to German championship & Withdrawn to DDR-Oberliga
3 Berliner SV 92 22 14 4 4 68 33 +35 32
4 Alemannia 90 Berlin 22 13 4 5 59 36 +23 30
5 Wacker 04 Berlin 22 9 4 9 46 32 +14 22
6 BFC Südring 22 8 5 9 37 42 −5 21
7 Tasmania 1900 Berlin 22 7 6 9 34 45 −11 20
8 VfB Pankow 22 8 2 12 31 51 −20 18 Withdrawn to DDR-Oberliga
9 Viktoria 89 Berlin 22 5 7 10 42 55 −13 17
10 Hertha BSC Berlin 22 5 6 11 32 44 −12 16
11 VfB Britz 22 4 6 12 30 58 −28 14
12 VfL Nord Berlin (R) 22 2 3 17 26 82 −56 7 Relegation to Amateurliga
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated

Oberliga West

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The 1949–50 season saw four new clubs promoted to the league, 1. FC Köln, Arminia Bielefeld, FV Duisburg 08 and Duisburger SV. The league's top scorer was Alfred Preißler of Borussia Dortmund with 24 goals.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Borussia Dortmund 30 20 3 7 76 36 +40 43 Qualification to German championship
2 Preußen Dellbrück 30 17 5 8 55 41 +14 39
3 Rot-Weiß Essen 30 17 4 9 78 47 +31 38
4 STV Horst-Emscher 30 14 9 7 62 35 +27 37
5 1. FC Köln 30 16 5 9 61 39 +22 37
6 FC Schalke 04 30 17 3 10 65 55 +10 37
7 SpVgg Erkenschwick 30 13 8 9 49 42 +7 34
8 Preußen Münster 30 11 6 13 53 42 +11 28
9 Sportfreunde Hamborn 30 9 10 11 50 55 −5 28
10 Duisburger SV 30 10 7 13 51 65 −14 27
11 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 30 10 7 13 46 60 −14 27
12 Alemannia Aachen 30 9 9 12 37 56 −19 27
13 Rhenania Würselen (R) 30 10 6 14 45 52 −7 26 Relegation to the 2. Oberliga West
14 TSG Vohwinkel (R) 30 7 7 16 42 68 −26 21
15 Arminia Bielefeld (R) 30 5 7 18 32 72 −40 17
16 FV Duisburg 08 (R) 30 6 2 22 29 66 −37 14
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated

Oberliga Südwest

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Northern group

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The 1949–50 season saw four new clubs promoted to the league, VfR Kaiserslautern, ASV Landau, VfR Kirn and FV Engers. The league's top scorers were Werner Baßler and Ottmar Walter of 1. FC Kaiserslautern with 45 goals each, the highest total for the Oberliga's in 1949–50.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 1. FC Kaiserslautern 30 25 4 1 157 24 +133 54 Qualification to German championship
2 Wormatia Worms 30 23 5 2 104 21 +83 51
3 TuS Neuendorf 30 22 2 6 96 36 +60 46 Qualification to German championship play-offs
4 FK Pirmasens 30 21 3 6 68 36 +32 45
5 Phönix Ludwigshafen 30 14 7 9 68 59 +9 35
6 ASV Landau 30 12 7 11 48 62 −14 31
7 VfL Neustadt 30 12 5 13 62 56 +6 29
8 SpVgg Andernach 30 13 3 14 68 62 +6 29
9 VfR Kaiserslautern 30 11 6 13 60 59 +1 28
10 FV Engers 30 12 3 15 62 84 −22 27
11 FSV Mainz 05 30 10 6 14 48 74 −26 26
12 Eintracht Trier 30 7 8 15 45 72 −27 22
13 SpVgg Weisenau (R) 30 4 8 18 50 97 −47 16 Relegation to Amateurliga
14 BSC Oppau (R) 30 4 7 19 32 83 −51 15
15 FSV Kürenz (R) 30 4 5 21 43 108 −65 13
16 VfR Kirn (R) 30 5 3 22 42 120 −78 13
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated

Southern group

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The 1949–50 season saw five new clubs promoted to the league, FV Kuppenheim, FV Lahr, SV Trossingen SV Hechingen and TV Ebingen. The division was disbanded at the end of the season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 SSV Reutlingen 30 22 2 6 74 33 +41 46 Qualification to German championship & Oberliga Süd
2 SV Tübingen (R) 30 19 3 8 67 36 +31 41 Relegation to 2. Oberliga Süd & Qualification German championship play-offs
3 Freiburger FC (R) 29 17 7 5 63 34 +29 41
4 FC Singen 04 30 16 8 6 61 35 +26 40 Qualification to Oberliga Süd
5 VfL Konstanz (R) 30 15 6 9 66 38 +28 36 Relegation to 2. Oberliga Süd
6 FV Kuppenheim (R) 30 15 6 9 66 62 +4 36 Relegation to Amateurliga
7 TV Ebingen (R) 30 14 6 10 46 39 +7 34
8 FC Rastatt 04 (R) 30 13 7 10 59 48 +11 33
9 FC 08 Villingen (R) 30 13 3 14 60 57 +3 29
10 FV Lahr (R) 30 11 5 14 47 55 −8 27
11 FV Offenburg (R) 30 9 9 12 37 54 −17 27
12 SC Freiburg (R) 30 9 6 15 52 63 −11 24
13 VfL Schwenningen (R) 30 8 5 17 53 67 −14 21
14 VfB Friedrichshafen (R) 30 8 5 17 35 64 −29 21
15 SV Trossingen (R) 30 6 6 18 48 63 −15 18
16 SV Hechingen (R) 30 2 2 26 27 113 −86 6
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated

Final

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The winners of the two regional divisions of the Oberliga Südwest played a final to determine the league champion who was also directly qualified for the German championship:[7]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
1. FC Kaiserslautern 6–1 aet SSV Reutlingen

The runners-up of the two divisions determined the club who would face the loser of the championship final for the second place in the German championship:

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Wormatia Worms 6–0 SV Tübingen
Team 1  Score  Team 2
SSV Reutlingen 4–3 aet Wormatia Worms

The third-placed teams of the two divisions determined the club who would face the loser of the second-place final for the third place in the German championship:

Team 1  Score  Team 2
TuS Neuendorf 4–1 Freiburger FC
Team 1  Score  Team 2
TuS Neuendorf 1–0 Wormatia Worms

Oberliga Süd

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The 1949–50 season saw two new clubs promoted to the league, SpVgg Fürth and Jahn Regensburg. The league's top scorer was Horst Schade of SpVgg Fürth with 21 goals.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 SpVgg Fürth 30 18 7 5 77 39 +38 43 Qualification to German championship
2 VfB Stuttgart (C) 30 15 8 7 50 39 +11 38
3 Kickers Offenbach 30 15 7 8 62 48 +14 37
4 VfR Mannheim 30 14 6 10 57 41 +16 34
5 FSV Frankfurt 30 13 8 9 45 38 +7 34
6 SV Waldhof Mannheim 30 11 11 8 51 53 −2 33
7 VfB Mühlburg 30 11 10 9 44 42 +2 32
8 1. FC Nürnberg 30 12 7 11 52 40 +12 31
9 TSV 1860 München 30 14 3 13 46 42 +4 31
10 BC Augsburg 30 10 6 14 50 74 −24 26
11 Schwaben Augsburg 30 10 6 14 39 60 −21 26
12 FC Schweinfurt 05 30 8 9 13 38 38 0 25
13 Bayern Munich 30 11 3 16 56 70 −14 25
14 Eintracht Frankfurt 30 8 8 14 45 52 −7 24
15 Jahn Regensburg (R) 30 8 6 16 49 66 −17 22 Relegation to the 2. Oberliga Süd
16 Stuttgarter Kickers (R) 30 5 9 16 45 64 −19 19
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

German championship

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Main article: 1950 German football championship

The 1950 German football championship was contested by the eight qualified Oberliga teams and won by VfB Stuttgart, defeating Kickers Offenbach in the final. It was the last edition with sixteen clubs in the championship playing a knock-out format. From 1951 onwards the finals were played with eight clubs and in group stages.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Grüber, Walter (2011). Fußball-Torjägerstatistik Deutschland [Goal scorer statistics Germany] (in German). BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN 9783844862485. Retrieved 13 January 2016 – via google book review.
  2. ^ "VfB Stuttgart » Steckbrief" [VfB Stuttgart honours]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  3. ^ "(West) Germany -List of champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Oberliga Berlin 1946-50". die-fans.de (in German). Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Oberliga Südwest 1949/50". f-archiv.de (in German). Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  6. ^ "East Germany 1946-1990". RSSSF (in German). Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Oberliga Südwest Gruppe Süd 1946–1950" [Oberliga Südwest Group South 1946–1950] (PDF). dsfs.de (in German). DSFS. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Das Finale der Deutschen Meisterschaft 1949/1950" [Final of the German championship 1949–50]. Fussballdaten.de (in German). Retrieved 13 January 2016.

Sources

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  • 30 Jahre Bundesliga (in German) 30th anniversary special, publisher: kicker Sportmagazin, published: 1993
  • kicker-Almanach 1990 (in German) Yearbook of German football, publisher: kicker Sportmagazin, published: 1989, ISBN 3-7679-0297-4
  • DSFS Liga-Chronik seit 1945 (in German) publisher: DSFS, published: 2005
  • 100 Jahre Süddeutscher Fußball-Verband (in German) 100 Years of the Southern German Football Federation, publisher: SFV, published: 1997
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