The remaining eight clubs then played a home-and-away round in two groups of four, with the two group winners entering the final. In the previous year, a single round had been played in the group stages because of the 1962 FIFA World Cup, where Germany participated in, to reduce the schedule.
The remaining eight clubs played a home-and-away round in two groups of four, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the final. The previous year, a single round was played in the group stages due to the 1962 FIFA World Cup, which Germany participated in, to reduce the schedule.