1954–55 Oberliga

The 1954–55 Oberliga was the tenth season of the Oberliga, the first tier of the football league system in West Germany and the Saar Protectorate. The league operated in five regional divisions, Berlin, North, South, Southwest and West. The five league champions and the runners-up from the west, south, southwest and north then entered the 1955 German football championship which was won by Rot-Weiss Essen. It was Essen's sole national championship while, for losing finalist 1. FC Kaiserslautern, it was the fourth final it played in five seasons.

For other uses, see 1954–55 Oberliga (disambiguation).
Oberliga
Season1954–55
ChampionsHamburger SV
Viktoria 89 Berlin
Rot-Weiss Essen
1. FC Kaiserslautern
Kickers Offenbach
RelegatedBremer SV
Harburger TB
BFC Südring
BFC Nordstern
Meidericher SV
VfL Bochum
FV Speyer
Sportfreunde Saarbrücken
KSV Hessen Kassel
FC Bayern Munich
German championsRot-Weiss Essen
1st German title
European CupRot-Weiss Essen
1. FC Saarbrücken
Top goalscorerErnst-Otto Meyer
(36 goals)

On the strength of this title Rot-Weiss Essen and 1. FC Saarbrücken, the best-placed Oberliga team from the Saar Protectorate, participated in the first edition of the European Cup, going out to Hibernian F.C. in the first round, as did Saarbrücken against AC Milan.

A similar-named league, the DDR-Oberliga, existed in East Germany, set at the first tier of the East German football league system. The 1954–55 DDR-Oberliga was won by SC Turbine Erfurt.

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