Oberliga West 1962/63

In 1962/63 the sixteenth and last championship was played in the Oberliga West, one of the five highest classes in the West German football. 1. FC Köln became champion and vice champion Borussia Dortmund.Both clubs qualified for the finals for the German league title . The final round was restructured and there were two groups of four clubs. Both clubs were group winner and found themselves so in the finals for the national title. Dortmund defeated defending champion Köln 3-1.

After this season, the Oberliga West was lifted like the other four Oberliga and replaced by the Bundesliga . For the first time since the birth of football in Germany there was a competition for the whole country. Just like in the Oberliga Süd, there were five clubs in the Bundesliga. The other Oberliga's delegate were fewer participants. ==[Final  Standings edit ]  ==