1958–59 Oberliga
# 1958–59 Oberliga

The 1958–59 Oberliga was the fourteenth season of the Oberliga, the first tier of the football league system in West Germany. The league operated in five regional divisions, Berlin, North, South, Southwest and West. The five league champions and the runners-up from the west, south, southwest and north then entered the 1959 German football championship which was won by Eintracht Frankfurt. It was Frankfurt's sole national championship win. The 1959 final was one of only two post Second World War finals to go into extra time, the other having been in 1949.

A similar-named league, the DDR-Oberliga, existed in East Germany, set at the first tier of the East German football league system. The 1959 DDR-Oberliga was won by SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt.

## Oberliga Nord

The 1958–59 season saw two new clubs in the league, ASV Bergedorf 85 and VfV Hildesheim, both promoted from the Amateurliga. The league's top scorer was Uwe Seeler of Hamburger SV with 29 goals, the highest total for any scorer in the five Oberligas in 1958–59.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hamburger SV | 30 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 98 | 29 | +69 | 52 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | Werder Bremen | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 89 | 57 | +32 | 42 | Qualification to German championship |
| 3 | VfR Neumünster | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 36 | |
| 4 | VfL Osnabrück | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 35 | |
| 5 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 64 | 55 | +9 | 33 | |
| 6 | Hannover 96 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 32 | |
| 7 | FC St.Pauli | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 32 | |
| 8 | FC Altona 93 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 31 | |
| 9 | TuS Bremerhaven 93 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 54 | 66 | −12 | 28 | |
| 10 | Holstein Kiel | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 27 | |
| 11 | ASV Bergedorf 85 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 27 | |
| 12 | Concordia Hamburg | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 53 | 66 | −13 | 25 | |
| 13 | VfV Hildesheim | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 24 | |
| 14 | Phönix Lübeck | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 22 | |
| 15 | Eintracht Nordhorn (R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 72 | −38 | 18 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 16 | VfL Wolfsburg (R) | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 31 | 56 | −25 | 16 | Relegation to Amateurliga |

## Oberliga Berlin

The 1958–59 season saw two new clubs in the league, BFC Südring and Rapide Wedding, both promoted from the Amateurliga Berlin. The league's top scorer was Reinhard Knöfel of Spandauer SV with 23 goals.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tasmania 1900 Berlin | 33 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 71 | 34 | +37 | 48 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | Spandauer SV | 33 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 82 | 50 | +32 | 47 | |
| 3 | Hertha BSC Berlin | 33 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 81 | 56 | +25 | 43 | |
| 4 | Viktoria 89 Berlin | 33 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 45 | +16 | 40 | |
| 5 | Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin | 33 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 35 | |
| 6 | Hertha Zehlendorf | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 33 | |
| 7 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 33 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 67 | 62 | +5 | 33 | |
| 8 | Berliner SV 92 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 29 | |
| 9 | Union 06 Berlin | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 60 | 68 | −8 | 28 | |
| 10 | Wacker 04 Berlin | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 62 | 80 | −18 | 28 | |
| 11 | BFC Südring (R) | 33 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 73 | −41 | 17 | Relegation to Amateurliga Berlin |
| 12 | Rapide Wedding (R) | 33 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 43 | 81 | −38 | 15 | Relegation to Amateurliga Berlin |

## Oberliga West

The 1958–59 season saw two new clubs in the league, STV Horst-Emscher and Borussia München-Gladbach, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga West. The league's top scorer was Gerhard Clement of Westfalia Herne with 28 goals.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Westfalia Herne | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 60 | 23 | +37 | 45 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | 1. FC Köln | 30 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 60 | 35 | +25 | 39 | Qualification to German championship |
| 3 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 89 | 56 | +33 | 39 | |
| 4 | VfL Bochum | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 61 | 43 | +18 | 36 | |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 35 | |
| 6 | Rot-Weiß Essen | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 32 | |
| 7 | Preußen Münster | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 50 | 51 | −1 | 32 | |
| 8 | Meidericher SV | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 30 | |
| 9 | Duisburger SV | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 28 | |
| 10 | Alemannia Aachen | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 28 | |
| 11 | FC Schalke 04 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 27 | |
| 12 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 48 | 65 | −17 | 27 | |
| 13 | Borussia München-Gladbach | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 25 | |
| 14 | Viktoria Köln | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 57 | 83 | −26 | 23 | |
| 15 | SV Sodingen (R) | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 21 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga West |
| 16 | STV Horst-Emscher (R) | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 32 | 90 | −58 | 13 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga West |

## Oberliga Südwest

The 1958–59 season saw two new clubs in the league, Sportfreunde Saarbrücken and SpVgg Weisenau, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga Südwest. The league's top scorers were Rudolf Bast (FV Speyer) and Helmut Kapitulski (FK Pirmasens) with 25 goals each.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | FK Pirmasens | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 95 | 32 | +63 | 52 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | Borussia Neunkirchen | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 95 | 35 | +60 | 48 | Qualification to German championship |
| 3 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 99 | 44 | +55 | 44 | |
| 4 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 85 | 55 | +30 | 38 | |
| 5 | Phönix Ludwigshafen | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 64 | 38 | +26 | 37 | |
| 6 | Sportfreunde Saarbrücken | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 60 | 63 | −3 | 30 | |
| 7 | VfR Frankenthal | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 29 | |
| 8 | Eintracht Trier | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 28 | |
| 9 | Saar 05 Saarbrücken | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 54 | 82 | −28 | 26 | |
| 10 | Eintracht Kreuznach | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 43 | 75 | −32 | 25 | |
| 11 | FSV Mainz 05 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 55 | 78 | −23 | 24 | |
| 12 | FV Speyer | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 71 | −29 | 23 | |
| 13 | TuRa Ludwigshafen | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 38 | 63 | −25 | 22 | |
| 14 | Wormatia Worms | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 48 | 81 | −33 | 21 | |
| 15 | TuS Neuendorf (R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 56 | 81 | −25 | 18 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga Südwest |
| 16 | SpVgg Weisenau (R) | 30 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 40 | 73 | −33 | 15 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga Südwest |

## Oberliga Süd

The 1958–59 season saw two new clubs in the league, TSG Ulm 1846 and SV Waldhof Mannheim, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga Süd. The league's top scorer was Ernst-Otto Meyer of VfR Mannheim with 27 goals, a record third time finishing as the league's top scorer.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Eintracht Frankfurt (C) | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 71 | 25 | +46 | 49 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | Kickers Offenbach | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 73 | 31 | +42 | 47 | Qualification to German championship |
| 3 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 80 | 38 | +42 | 43 | |
| 4 | Bayern München | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 79 | 49 | +30 | 39 | |
| 5 | VfB Stuttgart | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 30 | |
| 6 | TSV 1860 München | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 61 | 57 | +4 | 30 | |
| 7 | SpVgg Fürth | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 30 | |
| 8 | VfR Mannheim | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 65 | 71 | −6 | 29 | |
| 9 | Karlsruher SC | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 73 | 69 | +4 | 28 | |
| 10 | FC Schweinfurt 05 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 25 | |
| 11 | FSV Frankfurt | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 49 | 69 | −20 | 24 | |
| 12 | SSV Reutlingen | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 71 | −27 | 24 | |
| 13 | TSG Ulm 1846 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 22 | |
| 14 | Viktoria Aschaffenburg | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 43 | 69 | −26 | 22 | |
| 15 | BC Augsburg (R) | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 53 | 85 | −32 | 20 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga Süd |
| 16 | SV Waldhof Mannheim (R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 43 | 84 | −41 | 18 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga Süd |

## German championship

The 1959 German football championship was contested by the nine qualified Oberliga teams and won by Eintracht Frankfurt, defeating Kickers Offenbach in the final. The runners-up of the Oberliga Nord and Südwest played a pre-qualifying match. The remaining eight clubs then played a home-and-away round in two groups of four. The two group winners then advanced to the final.

### Qualifying

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Werder Bremen | 6–3 | Borussia Neunkirchen |

### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Eintracht Frankfurt (Q) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 12 | Qualified to final |
| 2 | 1. FC Köln | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 5 | |
| 3 | FK Pirmasens | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Werder Bremen | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 3 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kickers Offenbach (Q) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 9 | Qualified to final |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 8 | |
| 3 | Westfalia Herne | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 4 | |
| 4 | Tasmania 1900 Berlin | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3 | |

### Final

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 5–3 aet | Kickers Offenbach |
