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The Oberliga West was the highest level of the German football league system in the west of Germany from 1947 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. It covered the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populos state of Germany.
Overview
The league was created in 1947 as the highest level of football in the newly created state of Nordrhein-Westfalen, then part of the British occupation zone. It replaced the various Gauligas, which had existed until 1945 in the region:
The league was, together with the Oberliga Nord, the last of the five Oberligas to be formed, the other four being:
The Oberliga West was formed from thirteen clubs from the Landesligas Niederrhein, Mittelrhein and Westfalen. The Landesligas remained the second tier of football in the West until 1949, when the 2nd Oberliga West was formed.
With the reintroduction of the German championship in 1948, the winner and runners-up of the Oberliga West went on to the finals tournament with the other Oberliga champions. The Oberliga West, together with the Oberliga Süd, were the strongest of the five Oberligas, winning six German titles each in the Oberliga period from 1948 to 1963.
Founding members of the Oberliga West
Disbanding of the Oberliga
With the introduction of the Bundesliga, five teams from the Oberliga West were admitted to the new Bundesliga. The remaining clubs went to the new Regionalliga West, one of five new second divisions.
The teams admitted to the Bundesliga were:
The following teams from the Oberliga went to the new Regionalliga:
Winners and runners-up of the Oberliga West
1948 Borussia Dortmund Spfr. Katernberg
1949 Borussia Dortmund Rot-Weiß Essen
1950 Borussia Dortmund Preußen Dellbrück
1951 FC Schalke 04 Preußen Münster
1952 Rot-Weiß Essen FC Schalke 04
1953 Borussia Dortmund 1. FC Köln
1954 1.FC Köln Rot-Weiß Essen
1955 Rot-Weiß Essen SV Sodingen
1956 Borussia Dortmund FC Schalke 04
1957 Borussia Dortmund Duisburger SV
1958 FC Schalke 04 1. FC Köln
1959 Westfalia Herne 1. FC Köln
1960 1. FC Köln Westfalia Herne
1961 1. FC Köln Borussia Dortmund
1962 1. FC Köln FC Schalke 04
1963 1. FC Köln Borussia Dortmund
Source:"Oberliga West". Das deutsche Fussball-Archiv. Retrieved on 2008-01-09.
Bold denotes team went on to win German championship.
Placings & overall table of the Oberliga West 1947 to 1963
| Club |
48 |
49 |
50 |
51 |
52 |
53 |
54 |
55 |
56 |
57 |
58 |
59 |
60 |
61 |
62 |
63 |
|
Seasons |
Games |
GF |
GA |
Points |
| Borussia Dortmund |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
2 |
|
16 |
506 |
1243 |
738 |
654 |
| 1. FC Köln |
|
|
5 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
14 |
463 |
1097 |
657 |
591 |
| FC Schalke 04 |
6 |
12 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
11 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
|
16 |
495 |
1051 |
753 |
587 |
| Alemannia Aachen |
9 |
8 |
12 |
15 |
3 |
5 |
9 |
11 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
11 |
5 |
|
16 |
469 |
847 |
853 |
484 |
| Rot-Weiß Essen |
|
2 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
15 |
|
|
|
13 |
399 |
802 |
604 |
470 |
| Preußen Münster |
|
4 |
8 |
2 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
9 |
12 |
13 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
9 |
7 |
4 |
|
15 |
451 |
810 |
764 |
466 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf |
7 |
11 |
|
5 |
12 |
9 |
10 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
3 |
15 |
|
9 |
13 |
|
14 |
408 |
763 |
725 |
405 |
| MSV Duisburg |
|
|
|
|
8 |
4 |
11 |
15 |
|
7 |
4 |
8 |
8 |
11 |
5 |
3 |
|
11 |
330 |
546 |
517 |
343 |
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen |
5 |
5 |
11 |
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
12 |
13 |
4 |
3 |
10 |
|
10 |
288 |
439 |
468 |
290 |
| Westfalia Herne |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 |
13 |
11 |
12 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
14 |
|
9 |
280 |
481 |
461 |
284 |
| Duisburger SV |
|
|
10 |
16 |
|
|
|
4 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
9 |
5 |
13 |
16 |
|
|
10 |
303 |
447 |
558 |
276 |
| SV Hamborn 07 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
7 |
16 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
16 |
|
12 |
7 |
12 |
12 |
|
11 |
319 |
439 |
590 |
264 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach |
|
|
|
14 |
|
14 |
12 |
14 |
11 |
16 |
|
13 |
14 |
6 |
13 |
11 |
|
11 |
331 |
503 |
762 |
263 |
| Preussen Dellbrück* |
11 |
|
2 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
13 |
10 |
14 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
268 |
425 |
483 |
255 |
| Schwarz-Weiß Essen |
|
|
|
|
11 |
13 |
6 |
12 |
8 |
15 |
|
|
16 |
|
4 |
7 |
|
9 |
270 |
463 |
471 |
252 |
| SV Sodingen |
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
14 |
2 |
9 |
14 |
13 |
15 |
|
14 |
15 |
|
|
9 |
277 |
404 |
479 |
240 |
| STV Horst-Emscher |
3 |
3 |
4 |
10 |
13 |
12 |
16 |
|
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
230 |
383 |
475 |
202 |
| VfL Bochum |
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
16 |
|
10 |
14 |
4 |
11 |
16 |
|
|
|
7 |
210 |
331 |
374 |
193 |
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
|
|
|
|
6 |
10 |
7 |
3 |
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
|
6 |
180 |
298 |
337 |
175 |
| Viktoria Köln |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
14 |
7 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
|
6 |
180 |
366 |
415 |
166 |
| SpVgg Erkenschwick |
8 |
9 |
7 |
11 |
14 |
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
168 |
267 |
343 |
143 |
| Sportfreunde Katernberg |
2 |
13 |
|
12 |
10 |
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
139 |
251 |
308 |
124 |
| Wuppertaler SV* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
9 |
15 |
|
|
|
|
15 |
|
4 |
120 |
173 |
240 |
100 |
| Rheydter SV |
|
|
|
9 |
15 |
|
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
90 |
150 |
221 |
71 |
| TSV Marl-Hüls |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12 |
14 |
16 |
|
3 |
90 |
130 |
212 |
65 |
| TSG Vohwinkel* |
10 |
7 |
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
78 |
116 |
161 |
63 |
| Rhenania Würselen |
|
10 |
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
54 |
78 |
100 |
47 |
| VfR Köln* |
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
24 |
23 |
43 |
17 |
| Arminia Bielefeld |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
30 |
32 |
72 |
17 |
| FV Duisburg 08 |
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
30 |
29 |
66 |
14 |
| VfL Witten |
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
24 |
30 |
56 |
13 |
Source:"All-time table Oberliga West". Clas Glenning. Retrieved on 2008-01-09.
- Table includes results from the finals rounds of the German championship.
- Preussen Dellbrück merged with SC Rapid Köln in 1957 to form Viktoria Köln. SC Rapid Köln was itself a merger club, incooperating VfR Köln.
- SSV Wuppertal and TSG Vohwinkel merged in 1954 to form Wuppertaler SV.
External links
Das deutsche Fussball Archiv
Oberliga West at Fussballdaten.de
References
"Kicker Almanach" The Football Yearbook on German football from Bundesliga to Oberliga, since 1937, published by the Kicker Sports Magazine
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