1959 German football championship final

The 1959 German football championship Final decided the winner of the 1959 German football championship, the 49th edition of the German football championship, a knockout football cup competition contested by the regional league winners to determine the national champions.

1959 German championship Final

Endspiel um die Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Match programme cover
Event	1959 German football championship
Eintracht Frankfurt Kickers Offenbach 5 3
After extra time
Date	28 June 1959 (1959-06-28)
Venue	Olympiastadion, Berlin
Referee	Erich Asmussen (Flensburg)
Attendance	75,000

The match was played on 28 June 1959 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Eintracht Frankfurt won the match 5–3 after extra time against Kickers Offenbach for their 1st German title. With the win, Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the 1959–60 European Cup, where they went on to reach the final.

Route to the final

The German football championship was a nine team single-elimination knockout cup competition, featuring the champions and runners-up of the Oberliga Nord, West, Oberliga Südwest, and Oberliga Süd, and the champions of the Oberliga Berlin. The competition started with a qualification round between two teams in order to enter the group stage. During the group phase, four teams played each other in a home and away format, with the group winners advancing to the final.

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Eintracht Frankfurt				Round	Kickers Offenbach
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
Werder Bremen	7–2 (A)			Matchday 1	Hamburger SV	3–2 (H)
FK Pirmasens	3–2 (H)			Matchday 2	Tasmania 1900 Berlin	2–2 (A)
1. FC Köln	2–1 (H)			Matchday 3	Westfalia Herne	4–1 (A)
1. FC Köln	4–2 (A)			Matchday 4	Westfalia Herne	2–1 (H)
FK Pirmasens	6–2 (A)			Matchday 5	Tasmania 1900 Berlin	3–2 (H)
Werder Bremen	4–2 (H)			Matchday 6	Hamburger SV	0–1 (A)
Group 1 winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Eintracht Frankfurt 6 12 2 1. FC Köln 6 5 3 FK Pirmasens 6 4 4 Werder Bremen 6 3 Source: RSSSF				Final standings	Group 2 winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Kickers Offenbach 6 9 2 Hamburger SV 6 8 3 Westfalia Herne 6 4 4 Tasmania Berlin 6 3 Source: RSSSF

Match

Details

28 June 1959 (1959-06-28)

15:00 CET

Eintracht Frankfurt	5–3 (a.e.t.)	Kickers Offenbach
Sztáni 1', 108' Feigenspan 14', 92' (pen.), 119'	Report	Kraus 8' Preisendörfer 23' Gast 110'

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Attendance: 75,000

Referee: Erich Asmussen (Flensburg)

Eintracht Frankfurt

Kickers Offenbach

GK 1 Egon Loy RB 5 Hans-Walter Eigenbrodt LB 4 Hermann Höfer RH 7 Dieter Stinka CH 3 Friedel Lutz LH 2 Hans Weilbächer OR 11 Richard Kress IR 6 István Sztáni CF 9 Eckehard Feigenspan IL 8 Dieter Lindner OL 10 Alfred Pfaff Manager: Paul Oßwald

GK 1 Walter Zimmermann RB 2 Karl Waldmann LB 3 Alfred Schultheis RH 10 Willi Keim CH 6 Heinz Lichtl LH 5 Ernst Wade OR 9 Berti Kraus IR 4 Hermann Nuber CF 11 Siegfried Gast IL 7 Gerhard Kaufhold OL 8 Helmut Preisendörfer Manager: Bogdan Cuvaj

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Replay if scores still level. No substitutions.