The 1963–64 Bundesliga season was the inaugural season[1] for a single division highest tier of football in West Germany. It began on 24 August 1963 and ended on 9 May 1964.[2] The first goal was scored by Friedhelm Konietzka for Borussia Dortmund in their game against Werder Bremen.[3] The championship was won by 1. FC Köln. The first teams to be relegated were Preußen Münster and 1. FC Saarbrücken.
| Season | 1963–64 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 August 1963 – 9 May 1964 |
| Champions | 1. FC Köln 1st Bundesliga title 2nd German title |
| Relegated | Preußen Münster 1. FC Saarbrücken |
| European Cup | 1. FC Köln |
| Cup Winners' Cup | 1860 Munich |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 857 (3.57 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Uwe Seeler (30) |
| Biggest home win | 1860 Munich 9–2 Hamburg E. Frankfurt 7–0 W. Bremen |
| Biggest away win | Nürnberg 0–5 Kaiserslautern |
| Highest scoring | B. Dortmund 9–3 Kaiserslautern |
1964–65 → | |
Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal average. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the two teams with the fewest points were relegated to their respective Regionalliga divisions.
Sixteen teams were chosen from all Oberliga teams on both competitive and infrastructural aspects. The West and South divisions supplied five teams each, three clubs came from the North, while the Southwest provided two participants. The final member was chosen from the Oberliga Berlin.
The selection of teams for the inaugural Bundesliga season was controversial. Alemannia Aachen and Kickers Offenbach believed that they should have been chosen, due to their superior record over division rivals over the previous twelve seasons. They were not selected due to their relatively poorer performance in the seasons immediately preceding the start of the Bundesliga.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. FC Köln (C) | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 78 | 40 | 1.950 | 45 | Qualification to European Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Meidericher SV | 30 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 60 | 36 | 1.667 | 39 | |
| 3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 65 | 41 | 1.585 | 39 | Qualification to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 73 | 57 | 1.281 | 33 | |
| 5 | VfB Stuttgart | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 48 | 40 | 1.200 | 33 | |
| 6 | Hamburger SV | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 69 | 60 | 1.150 | 32 | |
| 7 | 1860 Munich | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 66 | 50 | 1.320 | 31 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 8 | Schalke 04 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 51 | 53 | 0.962 | 29 | |
| 9 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 56 | 0.804 | 29 | |
| 10 | Werder Bremen | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 62 | 0.855 | 28 | |
| 11 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 0.735 | 28 | |
| 12 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 69 | 0.696 | 26 | |
| 13 | Karlsruher SC | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 55 | 0.764 | 24 | |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 45 | 65 | 0.692 | 24 | Qualification to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 15 | Preußen Münster (R) | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 52 | 0.654 | 23 | Relegation to Regionalliga |
| 16 | 1. FC Saarbrücken (R) | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 44 | 72 | 0.611 | 17 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
| Home \ Away | BSC | EBS | SVW | BVB | SGE | HSV | FCK | KSC | KOE | MSV | M60 | PRM | FCN | FCS | S04 | VFB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertha BSC | — | 1–2 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 |
| Werder Bremen | 2–2 | 2–3 | — | 3–2 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 7–2 | 3–0 | 4–3 | — | 3–0 | 5–2 | 9–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 7–1 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 4–0 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 |
| Hamburger SV | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1[a] | 3–0 | — | 7–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–3 |
| Karlsruher SC | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 5–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| 1. FC Köln | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 4–0 | — | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Meidericher SV | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 1860 Munich | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 9–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | 5–0 | 7–1 | 7–1 | 1–1 |
| Preußen Münster | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–5 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Schalke 04 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — |
- 30 goals
- 20 goals
- 19 goals
- 18 goals
- 16 goals
- 15 goals
Christian Müller (1. FC Köln)- Dieter Höller (VfB Stuttgart)
- Gert Dörfel (Hamburger SV)
| 1. FC Köln |
|---|
| Goalkeepers: Fritz Ewert (26); Anton Schumacher (4). Defenders: Leo Wilden (29 / 1); Anton Regh (29); Fritz Pott (27 / 1); Wolfgang Weber (27 / 1); Matthias Hemmersbach (17). Manager: Georg Knöpfle. On the roster but have not played in a league game: Fritz Breuer; Jürgen Rumor; Georg Stollenwerk. |
VfB Stuttgart drew the highest average home attendance in the 1963-64 edition of the Bundesliga.
| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance[6] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VfB Stuttgart | 15 | 40,133 |
| 2 | Hertha BSC | 15 | 35,487 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 15 | 34,600 |
| 4 | 1860 München | 15 | 32,267 |
| 5 | 1. FC Köln | 15 | 31,904 |
| 6 | Karlsruher SC | 15 | 31,667 |
| 7 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 15 | 28,600 |
| 8 | Meidericher SV | 15 | 28,400 |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 15 | 26,300 |
| 10 | FC Schalke 04 | 15 | 23,933 |
| 11 | Borussia Dortmund | 15 | 23,133 |
| 12 | Preußen Münster | 15 | 22,267 |
| 13 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 15 | 22,133 |
| 14 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 15 | 21,467 |
| 15 | Werder Bremen | 15 | 20,733 |
| 16 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 15 | 18,067 |
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