<page_title> List of German football champions </page_title> <section_title> German football championships from post-war to the Bundesliga (1946–63) </section_title> <table> <cell> 1949 <col_header> Season </col_header> </cell> <cell> Borussia Dortmund <col_header> Runners-up </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1956 <col_header> Season </col_header> </cell> <cell> Borussia Dortmund <col_header> Champions </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1957 <col_header> Season </col_header> </cell> <cell> Borussia Dortmund <col_header> Champions </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1961 <col_header> Season </col_header> </cell> <cell> Borussia Dortmund <col_header> Runners-up </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1963 <col_header> Season </col_header> </cell> <cell> Borussia Dortmund <col_header> Champions </col_header> </cell> </table>
Borussia Dortmund was a German Championship Winners in 1956, 1957 and 1963 and Runners-up in 1949 and 1961.