1951 German football championship

1951 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Tournament details
CountryWest Germany
Dates6 May – 30 June
Teams8
Final positions
Champions1. FC Kaiserslautern
1st German title
Runners-upPreußen Münster
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored99 (3.96 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Werner Baßler
Horst Eckel
Adolf Kallenborn
Konrad Winterstein
(6 goals each)

The 1951 German football championship was the culmination of the football season in the West Germany in 1950–51. 1. FC Kaiserslautern were crowned champions for the first time after a group stage and a final.