Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft | |||
Country | Germany | ||
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Dates | 8 May – 12 June 1959 | ||
Championship venue | Städtisches Stadion, Nuremberg | ||
Teams | 16 | ||
Champions | Bayern Munich | ||
Runners-up | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
Championship match score | Bayern 2–0 Frankfurt | ||
Matches played | 15 | ||
Goals scored | 72 (4.8 per match) | ||
Attendance | 292,000 (19,467 per match) | ||
Top goal scorer(s) | Karl Ehmer (7 goals) |
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The 1932 German football championship, the 25th edition of the competition, ended with the first national title for FC Bayern Munich. The title was won with a 2–0 over Eintracht Frankfurt. It was a replay of the Southern German championship final, in which Eintracht had defeated Bayern 2–0 on 24 April 1932.
For both clubs it was their first appearance in the German final. While Bayern, the winner, never appeared in another one, Eintracht made up for the 1932 loss by winning the 1959 final.
To qualify for the national championship, a team needed to win or finish runners-up in one of the seven regional championships. On top of those 14 clubs, the two strongest regions, West and South were allowed to send a third team each. In the West, this was the local cup winner while in the South, the third placed team of the championship received this place.
The teams qualified through the regional championships:
The top scorer of the competition: