1951–52 Oberliga
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The 1951–52 Oberliga was the seventh season of the Oberliga, the first tier of the football league system in West Germany and the Saar Protectorate. The league operated in five regional divisions, Berlin, North, South, Southwest and West. The five league champions and the runners-up from the south, north and west then entered the 1952 German football championship which was won by VfB Stuttgart. It was VfB Stuttgart's second national championship, having previously won it in 1950.[2][3]
The 1951–52 season saw the return of the clubs from the Saar Protectorate to the West German league system which had left in 1948, 1. FC Saarbrücken and Borussia Neunkirchen rejoining the Oberliga Südwest. Eventually, on 1 January 1957, the Saar Protectorate would officially join West Germany, ending the post-Second World War political separation of the territory from the other parts of Germany.[4][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 1951–52 DDR-Oberliga was won by Turbine Halle.[6]
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Oberliga Nord
The 1951–52 season saw two new clubs in the league, Victoria Hamburg and Lüneburger SK, both promoted from the Amateurliga. The league's top scorer was Ernst-Otto Meyer of VfL Osnabrück with 29 goals, the highest total for the five Oberligas in 1951–52.[1] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Oberliga Berlin
The 1951–52 season saw two new clubs in the league, BFC Nordstern and VfL Nord Berlin, both promoted from the Amateurliga Berlin. The league's top scorer was Horst Schmutzler of Tennis Borussia Berlin with 25 goals.[1] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Oberliga West
The 1951–52 season saw three new clubs in the league, Meidericher SV, Bayer Leverkusen and Schwarz-Weiß Essen, all promoted from the 2. Oberliga West. The league's top scorer was Karl Hetzel of Meidericher SV with 25 goals.[1] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Oberliga Südwest
The 1951–52 season saw four new clubs in the league, VfR Frankenthal and SpVgg Weisenau promoted from the Amateurliga, while 1. FC Saarbrücken and Borussia Neunkirchen joined from the Ehrenliga Saarland. The league's top scorer was Gerhard Siedl of Borussia Neunkirchen with 27 goals.[1] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Oberliga Süd
The 1951–52 season saw two new clubs in the league, Viktoria Aschaffenburg and Stuttgarter Kickers, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga Süd. The league's top scorers were Max Morlock (1. FC Nürnberg) and Helmut Preisendörfer (Kickers Offenbach) with 26 goals each.[1] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
German championship
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The 1952 German football championship was contested by the eight qualified Oberliga teams and won by VfB Stuttgart, defeating 1. FC Saarbrücken in the final. The eight clubs played a home-and-away round of matches in two groups of four. The two group winners then advanced to the final.[7]
Group 1
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Group 2
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Final
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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VfB Stuttgart | 3–2 | 1. FC Saarbrücken |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Fußball-Torjägerstatistik Deutschland (German) Goal scorer statistics Germany, author: Walter Grüber, published: 2011, accessed: 21 December 2015
- ↑ (West) Germany -List of champions rsssf.com, accessed: 21 December 2015
- ↑ VfB Stuttgart » Steckbrief (German) Weltfussball.de – VfB Stuttgart honours, accessed: 21 December 2015
- ↑ World Cup 2010 special: part two – Have any player-managers ever appeared at a World Cup The Guardian, published: 2 June 2010, accessed: 19 December 2015
- ↑ Germany - Oberliga Südwest 1945-63 rsssf.com, accessed: 19 December 2015
- ↑ East Germany 1946-1990 rsssf.com, accessed: 15 December 2015
- ↑ Das Finale der Deutschen Meisterschaft 1951/1952 (German) Fussballdaten.de, accessed: 21 December 2015
Sources
- 30 Jahre Bundesliga (German) 30th anniversary special, publisher: kicker Sportmagazin, published: 1993
- kicker-Almanach 1990 (German) Yearbook of German football, publisher: kicker Sportmagazin, published: 1989, ISBN 3-7679-0297-4
- DSFS Liga-Chronik seit 1945 (German) publisher: DSFS, published: 2005
- 100 Jahre Süddeutscher Fußball-Verband (German) 100 Years of the Southern German Football Federation, publisher: SFV, published: 1997
External links
- The Oberligas on Fussballdaten.de (German)