The 1953–54 season was the 44th season of competitive football in Germany.
National teams
West Germany national football team
1954 FIFA World Cup qualification
Group 1
1954 FIFA World Cup
Final
GK 1 Toni TurekRB 7 Josef PosipalCB 10Werner LiebrichLB 3 Werner KohlmeyerHB 6 Horst EckelHB 8 Karl MaiIR 13Max MorlockIL 16Fritz Walter (c)OR 12Helmut RahnCF 15Ottmar WalterOL 20Hans SchäferManager:Sepp Herberger GK 1 Gyula GrosicsRB 2 Jenő BuzánszkyCB 3 Gyula LórántLB 4 Mihály LantosHB 5 József BozsikHB 6 József ZakariásRW 11Zoltán CziborAM 9 Nándor HidegkutiLW 20Mihály TóthCF 8 Sándor KocsisCF 10Ferenc Puskás (c)Manager:Gusztáv Sebes
Assistant referees: Vincenzo Orlandini Sandy Griffiths
Friendly matches
League season
Oberliga Nord The 1953–54 season saw two new clubs in the league, Eintracht Braunschweig and Victoria Hamburg, both promoted from the Amateurliga.
Oberliga Berlin The 1953–54 season saw two new clubs in the league, Kickers 1900 Berlin and Hertha Zehlendorf, both promoted from the Amateurliga Berlin.
Oberliga West The 1953–54 season saw two new clubs in the league, Rheydter SV and VfL Bochum, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga West.
Oberliga Südwest The 1953–54 season saw two new clubs in the league, ASV Landau and VfR Frankenthal, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga Südwest.
Oberliga Süd The 1953–54 season saw two new clubs in the league, Jahn Regensburg and KSV Hessen Kassel, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga Süd.
German championship
The 1954 German football championship was contested by the six qualified Oberliga teams and won by Hannover 96, defeating 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the final. The six clubs played single round of matches at neutral grounds in two groups of three. The two group winners then advanced to the final.Das Finale der Deutschen Meisterschaft 1953/1954 Fussballdaten.de, accessed: 21 December 2015
Group 1
Group 2
Final
HANNOVER: GK Hans KrämerDF Hannes KirkDF Helmut GeruschkeDF Heinz BotheMF Werner MüllerMF Rolf GehrckeFW Klemens ZielinskiFW Heinz WewetzerFW Hannes TkotzFW Rolf PaetzFW Helmut KruhlManager: Helmut KronsbeinKAISERSLAUTERN: GK Willi HölzDF Werner LiebrichDF Werner KohlmeyerDF Werner BaßlerMF Fritz WalterMF Otto RenderMF Horst EckelFW Willi WenzelFW Karl WangerFW Ottmar WalterFW Erwin SchefflerManager: Richard Schneider
DFB–Pokal
The 1953–54 DFB-Pokal consisted eight teams competing in three rounds of a knockout tournament. VfB Stuttgart became champions by defeating 1. FC Köln 1–0 in the final.
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