Disbanding of The 2nd Oberliga
In 1963, the league was disbanded in favor of the new Regionalliga. The first eight teams from this season went to the Regionalliga West. The clubs placed from ninth to sixteenth were relegated to the Verbandsligas.
- VfB Bottrop
- Duisburg 48/99
- SpVgg Herten
- STV Horst-Emscher
- Sportfreunde Siegen
- Rot-Weiß Essen
- Arminia Bielefeld
- Duisburger SV
The following teams were relegated to the Amateurligas:
- To the Verbandsliga Niederrhein: SV Neukirchen, FV Duisburg 08
- To the Verbandsliga Mittelrhein: Bonner FV
- To the Verbandsliga Westfalen-Nordost: Eintracht Gelsenkirchen, Sportfreunde Gladbeck
- To the Verbandsliga Westfalen-Südwest: SC Dortmund 95, SV Sodingen, VfL Bochum
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