1956 German Championship Final vs Karlsruher SC

4-2 over Karlsruher SC: the first national title.

Borussia Dortmund became German champions for the first time in 1956, beating Karlsruher SC 4-2 in the final of the 1955-56 West German championship. It was their second final, after losing the 1949 final to VfR Mannheim 3-2 after extra time.

Quick Facts

Season: 1955-56
Score: Borussia Dortmund 4-2 Karlsruher SC
Title: 1st national championship

Reader's Guide

The title put Dortmund into the 1956-57 European Cup, where Manchester United knocked them out 3-2 on aggregate in the quarter-finals. A year later Dortmund beat Hamburger SV 4-1 to win the title again.

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