1959–60 Oberliga

The 1959–60 Oberliga was the fifteenth season of the Oberliga, the first tier of the football league system in West Germany. 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 1960 German football championship which was won by Hamburger SV. It was Hamburg's fourth national championship and its first since 1928.

For other uses, see 1959–60 Oberliga (disambiguation).
Oberliga
Season1959–60
ChampionsHamburger SV
Tasmania 1900 Berlin
1. FC Köln
FK Pirmasens
Karlsruher SC
RelegatedPhönix Lübeck
Eintracht Osnabrück
Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin
SV Norden-Nordwest
Union 06 Berlin
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Schwarz-Weiß Essen
VfR Kaiserslautern
FV Speyer
Viktoria Aschaffenburg
Stuttgarter Kickers
German championsHamburger SV
3rd German title
Top goalscorerUwe Seeler
(36 goals)

The 1960 German championship saw an attendance record for the Oberliga era with 87,739 seeing Tasmania 1900 Berlin hosting 1. FC Köln.

A similar-named league, the DDR-Oberliga, existed in East Germany, set at the first tier of the East German football league system. The 1960 DDR-Oberliga was won by ASK Vorwärts Berlin.

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