The 1959–60 Hamburger SV season was the 13th consecutive season playing in the Oberliga Nord, the first-tier of football in the region. Hamburg also competed in this season's editions of the German football championship and the 1958–59 DFB-Pokal, which was contested in the late autumn of 1959.
In 1960, HSV became German champions for the first time since 1928, defeating 1. FC Köln 3–2 in the championship final. Seeler, who scored twice in the final, was named the inaugural winner of the West German Footballer of the Year.
Competitions Overall record
Oberliga Nord
League table
German football championship
Results WinDrawLoss
+DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendanceReferee14 May 1960Group stageBorussia NeunkirchenAway0–4Schreier (own goal), Seeler (3)35,000Baumgärtel21 May 1960Group stageKarlsruher SCHome3–3Seeler (2), Neisner70,000Thier28 May 1960Group stageWestfalia HerneAway4–3Dörfel, Dehn, Seeler (2)35,000Sparing4 June 1960Group stageWestfalia HerneHome2–1Seeler (2)71,000Fischer11 June 1960Group stageKarlsruher SCAway3–4Neisner, Dehn, Ruppenstein (own goal)46,000Ommerborn18 June 1960Group stageBorussia NeunkirchenHome6–0Dehn, Dörfel (3), Seeler (2)67,000Tschenscher25 June 1960Final1. FC KölnNeutral3–2Seeler (2), Dörfel71,000Kandlbinder
DFB Pokal
Results WinDrawLoss
+DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendanceReferee12 December 1959Semi-finalsSchwarz-Weiß EssenHome1–2Wulf15,000Sparing
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