The 1953 German football championship was the culmination of the football season in the West Germany in 1952–53. 1. FC Kaiserslautern were crowned champions for the second time after a group stage and a final, having previously won the championship in 1951.(West) Germany -List of champions rsssf.org, accessed: 21 December 20151. FC Kaiserslautern » Steckbrief Weltfussball.de – 1. FC Kaiserslautern honours, accessed: 21 December 2015
Qualified teams The teams qualified through the 1952–53 Oberliga season: Club Qualified from Hamburger SV Oberliga Nord champions Holstein Kiel Oberliga Nord runners-up Borussia Dortmund Oberliga West champions 1. FC Köln Oberliga West runners-up SC Union 06 Berlin Oberliga Berlin champions 1. FC Kaiserslautern Oberliga Südwest champions Eintracht Frankfurt Oberliga Süd champions VfB Stuttgart Oberliga Süd runners-up
Competition
Group 1
Group 2
Final
KAISERSLAUTERN: GK Willi HölzDF Werner Liebrich DF Werner KohlmeyerMF Fritz Walter (c)MF Otto RenderMF Ernst LiebrichMF Horst EckelFW Ottmar Walter FW Erwin SchefflerFW Willi WenzelFW Karl WangerManager: Richard SchneiderSTUTTGART: GK Karl BögeleinDF Richard SteimleDF Erich RetterDF Werner Liebschwager MF Robert Schlienz (c)MF Leo KronenbitterFW Roland WehrleFW Erwin WaldnerFW Pit KriegerFW Rolf BlessingFW Otto BaitingerManager: Georg Wurzer
References
External links 1952-53 at Weltfussball.de Germany - Championship 1953 at RSSSF.com German championship 1953 at Fussballdaten.de