The 1963

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was the culmination of the

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season in the

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in 1962–63.

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were crowned champions for the third time after a group stage and a final, having previously won the championship in 1956 and 1957.(West) Germany -List of champions
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, where ''Borussia'' lost to

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in the semi-finals. Runners-up

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made its third appearance in the national title game, having won the previous years championship and lost in 1960. The format used to determine the German champion was similar to the one used in the 1962 season. Nine clubs qualified for the tournament, with the runners-up of ''South'' and ''North'' having to play a qualifying match. The remaining eight clubs then played a home-and-away round in two groups of four, with the two group winners entering the final. In the previous year, a single round had been played in the group stages because of the

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, where Germany participated in, to reduce the schedule. The 1963 edition marked the last year, where the German championship was decided in a final. From 1963 onwards, the championship would go to the new

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champion.

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified through the

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season:

Competition

Qualifying round

Group 1

Group 2

Final

References

Sources

* ''kicker Allmanach 1990'', by

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, p. 165,177 - German championship 1963

External links

German Championship 1962-63
at Weltfussball.de

at RSSSF.com
German championship 1963
at Fussballdaten.de {{1962–63 in European football (UEFA)

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