1950–51 Oberliga
# 1950–51 Oberliga

The 1950–51 Oberliga was the sixth 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 south, north and west then entered the 1951 German football championship which was won by 1. FC Kaiserslautern. It was 1. FC Kaiserslautern's first-ever national championship.

The 1950–51 season was the first without clubs from East Berlin in the Oberliga, with VfB Pankow and Union Oberschöneweide having left the league, the latter to be replaced by the West Berlin club Union 06 Berlin, formed by former Oberschöneweide players who had moved to the West. It was also the last without the clubs from the Saar Protectorate, which had left the West German league system in 1948, but returned in 1951–52, with 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.

A similar-named league, the DDR-Oberliga, existed in East Germany, set at the first tier of the East German football league system. The 1950–51 DDR-Oberliga was won by BSG Chemie Leipzig.

## Oberliga Nord

The 1950–51 season saw three new clubs in the league, FC Altona 93, Itzehoer SV and Eintracht Osnabrück, all promoted from the Amateurliga. The league's top scorer was Herbert Wojtkowiak of Hamburger SV with 40 goals, the highest total for the five Oberligas in 1950–51 and throughout the 16-year history of the Oberliga Nord.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hamburger SV | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 113 | 54 | +59 | 49 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | FC St. Pauli | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 84 | 41 | +43 | 46 | Qualification to German championship |
| 3 | Holstein Kiel | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 63 | 59 | +4 | 40 | |
| 4 | VfL Osnabrück | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 84 | 54 | +30 | 39 | |
| 5 | Eimsbütteler TV | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 37 | |
| 6 | Werder Bremen | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 79 | 59 | +20 | 36 | |
| 7 | Bremer SV | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 34 | |
| 8 | TuS Bremerhaven 93 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 66 | 61 | +5 | 32 | |
| 9 | Göttingen 05 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 66 | 75 | −9 | 31 | |
| 10 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 30 | |
| 11 | Hannover 96 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 60 | 66 | −6 | 29 | |
| 12 | Concordia Hamburg | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 28 | |
| 13 | Arminia Hannover | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 63 | 69 | −6 | 27 | |
| 14 | Eintracht Osnabrück | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 57 | 75 | −18 | 26 | |
| 15 | FC Altona 93 (R) | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 55 | 79 | −24 | 26 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 16 | VfB Oldenburg (R) | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 53 | 69 | −16 | 25 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 17 | Itzehoer SV (R) | 32 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 42 | 118 | −76 | 9 | Relegation to Amateurliga |

## Oberliga Berlin

The 1950–51 season saw four new clubs in the league, Union 06 Berlin, Minerva 93 Berlin, SC Westend 01 and Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin, all promoted from the Amateurliga Berlin. The league's top scorer was Paul Salisch of SC Union 06 Berlin with 29 goals.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 84 | 23 | +61 | 44 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | Union 06 Berlin | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 63 | 23 | +40 | 39 | |
| 3 | Hertha BSC Berlin | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 63 | 32 | +31 | 32 | |
| 4 | Berliner SV 92 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 28 | |
| 5 | Alemannia 90 Berlin | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 27 | |
| 6 | Spandauer SV | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 27 | |
| 7 | Viktoria 89 Berlin | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 26 | |
| 8 | Tasmania 1900 Berlin | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 24 | |
| 9 | Minerva 93 Berlin | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 56 | −24 | 24 | |
| 10 | SC Westend 01 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 21 | |
| 11 | Wacker 04 Berlin | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 20 | |
| 12 | Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 20 | |
| 13 | VfB Britz (R) | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 31 | 56 | −25 | 16 | Relegation to Amateurliga Berlin |
| 14 | BFC Südring (R) | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 70 | −33 | 16 | Relegation to Amateurliga Berlin |

## Oberliga West

The 1950–51 season saw four new clubs in the league, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Sportfreunde Katernberg, Rheydter SV and Borussia München-Gladbach, all promoted from the 2. Oberliga West. The league's top scorer was Hans Kleina of FC Schalke 04 with 25 goals.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | FC Schalke 04 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 69 | 36 | +33 | 42 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | Preußen Münster | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 41 | Qualification to German championship |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 39 | |
| 4 | 1. FC Köln | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 60 | 31 | +29 | 38 | |
| 5 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 31 | |
| 6 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 30 | |
| 7 | Sportfreunde Hamborn | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 30 | |
| 8 | Preußen Dellbrück | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 28 | |
| 9 | Rheydter SV | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 28 | |
| 10 | STV Horst-Emscher | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 27 | |
| 11 | SpVgg Erkenschwick | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 27 | |
| 12 | Sportfreunde Katernberg | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 55 | 64 | −9 | 26 | |
| 13 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (R) | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 26 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga West |
| 14 | Borussia München-Gladbach (R) | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 72 | −25 | 25 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga West |
| 15 | Alemannia Aachen | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 56 | 66 | −10 | 24 | |
| 16 | Duisburger SV (R) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 59 | −32 | 18 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga West |

* ↑ Alemannia Aachen was not relegated because Borussia München-Gladbach had two points awarded during the season which were however not counted in the table for the purpose of relegation. The two clubs had to play a decider which Aachen won 5–1. Aachen thereby qualified for the play-offs with the 2. Oberliga runners-up, where it succeeded while Rot-Weiß Oberhausen failed and was relegated.

## Oberliga Südwest

The 1950–51 season saw two new clubs in the league, TuRa Ludwigshafen and Eintracht Kreuznach, both promoted from the Amateurliga. The league's top scorer was Ottmar Walter of 1. FC Kaiserslautern with 29 goals.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern (C) | 26 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 95 | 16 | +79 | 46 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | Wormatia Worms | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 70 | 30 | +40 | 39 | |
| 3 | FK Pirmasens | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 68 | 39 | +29 | 37 | |
| 4 | Phönix Ludwigshafen | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 80 | 51 | +29 | 34 | |
| 5 | TuS Neuendorf | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 34 | |
| 6 | Eintracht Trier | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 31 | |
| 7 | FV Engers | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 28 | |
| 8 | VfL Neustadt | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 26 | |
| 9 | VfR Kaiserslautern | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 62 | −22 | 21 | |
| 10 | TuRa Ludwigshafen | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 30 | 59 | −29 | 16 | |
| 11 | Eintracht Kreuznach | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 58 | −25 | 14 | |
| 12 | FSV Mainz 05 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 33 | 75 | −42 | 14 | |
| 13 | ASV Landau (R) | 26 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 28 | 81 | −53 | 13 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga Südwest |
| 14 | SpVgg Andernach (R) | 26 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 35 | 62 | −27 | 11 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga Südwest |

## Oberliga Süd

The 1950–51 season saw four new clubs in the league, VfL Neckarau and SV Darmstadt 98, both promoted from the Landesligas, while SSV Reutlingen and FC Singen 04 moved across from the southern division of the Oberliga Südwest. The league's top scorer was Max Morlock of 1. FC Nürnberg with 28 goals.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 93 | 46 | +47 | 47 | Qualification to German championship |
| 2 | SpVgg Fürth | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 86 | 43 | +43 | 45 | Qualification to German championship |
| 3 | VfB Mühlburg | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 94 | 55 | +39 | 44 | |
| 4 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 82 | 55 | +27 | 43 | |
| 5 | FSV Frankfurt | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 71 | 52 | +19 | 43 | |
| 6 | TSV 1860 München | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 97 | 67 | +30 | 42 | |
| 7 | FC Schweinfurt 05 | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 69 | 57 | +12 | 36 | |
| 8 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 34 | |
| 9 | FC Bayern Munich | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 64 | 53 | +11 | 33 | |
| 10 | Kickers Offenbach | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 69 | 64 | +5 | 32 | |
| 11 | VfL Neckarau | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 74 | 94 | −20 | 32 | |
| 12 | VfR Mannheim | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 31 | |
| 13 | Schwaben Augsburg | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 46 | 67 | −21 | 29 | |
| 14 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 28 | |
| 15 | SV Darmstadt 98 (R) | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 54 | 86 | −32 | 25 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga Süd |
| 16 | BC Augsburg (R) | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 59 | 82 | −23 | 24 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga Süd |
| 17 | FC Singen 04 (R) | 34 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 56 | 112 | −56 | 22 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga Süd |
| 18 | SSV Reutlingen (R) | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 49 | 109 | −60 | 22 | Relegation to 2. Oberliga Süd |

## German championship

The 1951 German football championship was contested by the eight qualified Oberliga teams and won by 1. FC Kaiserslautern, defeating Preußen Münster 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.

### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern (Q) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 9 | Qualified for final |
| 2 | FC Schalke 04 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | |
| 3 | SpVgg Fürth | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | FC St. Pauli | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 4 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Preußen Münster (Q) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 8 | Qualified for final |
| 2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 8 | |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 2 | |

### Final

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2–1 | Preußen Münster |
