| Final | | date | team 1 ____________ | score | team 2 ____________ | HT | | | Sun 24.06.56 | Borussia Dortmund | 4-2 | Karlsruher SC | 2-1 | |
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| Final Ranking | pts | won | drw | lst | gf | ga | g+- | m | | | 1. Karlsruher SC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7: | 5 | +2 | 6 | | | 2. FC Schalke 04 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16: | 12 | +4 | 6 | | | 3. 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16: | 13 | +3 | 6 | | | 4. Hannover 96 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8: | 17 | -9 | 6 | |
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| date | team 1 ____________ | score | team 2 ____________ | HT | | | Sun 13.05.56 | FC Schalke 04 | 3-1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1-0 | | | Sun 20.05.56 | Hannover 96 | 2-5 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0-2 | | | Sun 20.05.56 | FC Schalke 04 | 0-3 | Karlsruher SC | 0-0 | | | Sun 27.05.56 | Karlsruher SC | 0-0 | Hannover 96 | 0-0 | | | Thu 31.05.56 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0-1 | Karlsruher SC | 0-1 | | | Sun 03.06.56 | Hannover 96 | 2-0 | Karlsruher SC | 1-0 | | | Sun 03.06.56 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 4-4 | FC Schalke 04 | 0-2 | | | Wed 06.06.56 | Hannover 96 | 0-4 | FC Schalke 04 | 0-1 | | | Sun 10.06.56 | FC Schalke 04 | 3-1 | Hannover 96 | 2-0 | | | Sun 10.06.56 | Karlsruher SC | 0-1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0-1 | | | Sun 17.06.56 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 5-3 | Hannover 96 | 3-1 | | | Sun 17.06.56 | Karlsruher SC | 3-2 | FC Schalke 04 | 2-2 | |
| Final Ranking | pts | won | drw | lst | gf | ga | g+- | m | | | 1. Borussia Dortmund | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19: | 4 | +15 | 6 | | | 2. Hamburger SV | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14: | 10 | +4 | 6 | | | 3. VfB Stuttgart | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9: | 14 | -5 | 6 | | | 4. FC Viktoria 1889 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7: | 21 | -14 | 6 | |
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| date | team 1 ____________ | score | team 2 ____________ | HT | | | Sun 13.05.56 | Hamburger SV | 0-0 | VfB Stuttgart | 0-0 | | | Sun 20.05.56 | Hamburger SV | 5-1 | FC Viktoria 1889 | 1-1 | | | Sun 20.05.56 | VfB Stuttgart | 0-2 | Borussia Dortmund | 0-1 | | | Sun 27.05.56 | Borussia Dortmund | 1-1 | FC Viktoria 1889 | 0-1 | | | Wed 30.05.56 | Borussia Dortmund | 5-0 | Hamburger SV | 2-0 | | | Wed 30.05.56 | FC Viktoria 1889 | 3-3 | VfB Stuttgart | 0-0 | | | Sun 03.06.56 | VfB Stuttgart | 2-4 | Hamburger SV | 0-1 | | | Sun 03.06.56 | FC Viktoria 1889 | 0-6 | Borussia Dortmund | 0-4 | | | Sun 10.06.56 | Hamburger SV | 2-1 | Borussia Dortmund | 2-1 | | | Sun 10.06.56 | VfB Stuttgart | 3-1 | FC Viktoria 1889 | 2-0 | | | Sun 17.06.56 | Borussia Dortmund | 4-1 | VfB Stuttgart | 2-0 | | | Sun 17.06.56 | FC Viktoria 1889 | 1-3 | Hamburger SV | 1-1 | |
| date | team 1 ____________ | score | team 2 ____________ | HT | | | Sat 12.05.56 | Hannover 96 | 3-3aet | TuS Neuendorf | 2-1, 3-3 | | | Sun 13.05.56 | Hannover 96 | 3-2 | TuS Neuendorf | 0-0 | |
| date | team 1 ____________ | score | team 2 ____________ | HT | | | Sat 05.05.56 | FC Schalke 04 | 2-1aet | Hannover 96 | 0-0, 1-1 | | | Sat 05.05.56 | VfB Stuttgart | 8-0 | TuS Neuendorf | 1-0 | |
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| Overall Ranking | pts | won | drw | lst | gf | ga | g+- | m | | | 1. Borussia Dortmund | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 23: | 6 | +17 | 7 | | | 2. Karlsruher SC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9: | 9 | 0 | 7 | | | eliminated in Groups Round. | | 1. FC Schalke 04 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18: | 13 | +5 | 7 | | | 2. VfB Stuttgart | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17: | 14 | +3 | 7 | | | 3. Hannover 96 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15: | 24 | -9 | 9 | | | 5. 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16: | 13 | +3 | 6 | | | 8. Hamburger SV | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14: | 10 | +4 | 6 | | | 9. FC Viktoria 1889 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7: | 21 | -14 | 6 | | | eliminated in Round 1 | | 9. TuS Neuendorf | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5: | 14 | -9 | 3 | |
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