Saarland national football team
The Saarland football team was the team of the Saarland Football Association ( SFB) in the years 1950 to 1956, as the then autonomous Saarland at this time was an independent member of the world football governing body FIFA. Comparable was the Saarland NOK, which reached a participation in Olympic 1952.
During this period the team wore from 19 internationals. Among other things, the Saarland met in qualifying for the World Cup 1954 on the German national team. The first game was lost in Stuttgart 0-3, in the second leg they lost in Ludwig Park Stadium in Saarbrücken with 1:3, but in the group could claim second ahead of Norway, thanks to an away win in Oslo.
Of his 19 international matches Saarland won six, three draws while ten games lost. The highlight of the pre-season of the reigning world champions Uruguay can apply just before the World Cup on June 5, 1954, which was won by the defending champion in Saarbrücken 7:1. Two years later Saarland for the crew of the new world champion were eligible to play, as the 1956 SFV again was able to join the DFB.
History
On July 25, 1948, the Saarland Football Association ( SFV) was founded in Sulzbach. The first president was Willy Koch. From the season 1948/49, took the Saarland football clubs, due to the foreign policy situation, no longer in the German championship game operation part, but played in the French leagues. The first FC Saarbrücken played 1948/49, out of competition in the French second division and finished the season as the unofficial first table, but it had no rise authorization (for more details, refer to the history of Ligue 1).
On 17 July 1949, a request for accession of the SFV has been rejected for the French Football Federation with 609 votes against 299 votes in favor and 55 abstentions.
Hermann Neuberger was on May 14, 1950 New President of the SFV. The SFV was then on 12 June of the same year FIFA member, before the DFB, which was only resumed in the fall.
1951 reached the German Football Association and the Saarland Football Association at the FIFA authorization to return the 1.FC Saarbrücken and Borussia Neunkirchen in the German football league southwest. A year later the 1.FC Saarbrücken reached the final of the German Cup.
The Saarland participated in the qualification for the World Cup 1954. There, they met in the qualifying group to the Federal Republic of Germany and Norway and finished thanks to an away win in Oslo ahead of Norway in second place.
In 1956, the SFV was after the resumption of the German Football Association for Regional Association of Saarland Football Association.
World Championships
The only tournament in which the Saarland participated, was to qualify for the World Cup 1954., Where the team won in a three - group after Germany took second place ahead of Norway, which was not enough to participate.
- See also: 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification
Qualifying began with a bang: In Oslo, the Saarland was after a good quarter of an hour back with 0:2 and played almost exclusively down to ten men ( the only allowed substitution had the then coach Helmut Schön make an injury after just five minutes and in the 10. minute Theo Puff broke his fibula, but remained on the lawn ). Especially France Senior Kurt Clemens rolled down the play of his team but tirelessly, and at the end had turned the game and won 3-2, he and his comrades.
Coach
- Auguste Jordan (1950-1952)
- Helmut Schön (1952-1956)
Player
In the 19 games the team total of 42 players were used. For a complete list of all the players can be found at List of Saarland national football team.
Most games
Internationals
( Always results from Saarland view)