1908 German football championship

1908 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Replica of the Viktoria trophy
Tournament details
CountryGermany
Dates3 May – 7 June
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsViktoria 89 Berlin
1st German title
Runner-upStuttgarter Kickers
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored34 (4.25 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Willi Worpitzky (6 goals)
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The 1908 German football championship, the sixth edition of the competition, was won by Viktoria 89 Berlin, defeating Stuttgarter Kickers 3–1 in the final.[1]

For Viktoria 89 Berlin it was the first national title, having lost the previous season's final to Freiburger FC. The club would make another losing appearance in the final in the following season before winning its second title in 1911. For the Stuttgarter Kickers it was the club's sole appearance in the championship final.[2][3][4]

Viktoria's Willi Worpitzky was the top scorers of the 1908 championship with six goals.[5]

Eight clubs qualified for the competition played in knock-out format, the champions of each of the seven regional football championships and the defending German champions.[1]

Qualified teams

The teams qualified through the regional championships:[1]

Club Qualified as
VfB Königsberg Baltic champions
VfR Breslau South Eastern German champions
Viktoria 89 Berlin Berlin champions (Verband Berliner Ballspielvereine)
Wacker Leipzig Central German champions
Eintracht Braunschweig Northern German champions
Duisburger SpV Western German champions
Stuttgarter Kickers Southern German champions
Freiburger FC Holder

Competition

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals, played on 3 May 1908, with the replay played on 17 May:[6]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Stuttgarter Kickers 0–11 Freiburger FC
Viktoria 89 Berlin 7–0 VfB Königsberg
Duisburger SpV 1–0 Eintracht Braunschweig
Wacker Leipzig 3–1 VfR Breslau
  • 1 declared void.

Replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Stuttgarter Kickers 5–2 Freiburger FC

Semi-finals

The semi-finals, played on 17 and 24 May 1908:[6]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Stuttgarter Kickers 5–1 Duisburger SpV
Viktoria 89 Berlin 4–0 Wacker Leipzig

Final

Viktoria 89 Berlin3 – 1Stuttgarter Kickers
Worpitzky 6', 84'
Röpnack 89'		 Report Ahorn 86'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Götzel
VIKTORIA BERLIN
  German Empire Paul Scranowitz
  German Empire Helmut Röpnack
  German Empire Willi Hahn
  German Empire Paul Fischer
  German Empire Willi Moeck
  German Empire Willi Knesebeck
  German Empire Paul Hunder
  German Empire Reinhold Bock
  German Empire Otto Pauke
  German Empire Willy Worpitzky
  German Empire Otto Dumke
Manager:
STUTTGARTER KICKERS
  German Empire Richard Rüdinger
  German Empire Eugen Merkle
  German Empire Hermann Bürkle
  German Empire Paul Kühnle
  German Empire Carl Breitmeyer
  German Empire Gustav Unfried
  German Empire Hans Krebs
  German Empire Rudolf Ahorn
  German Empire Schmitt
  German Empire Megner
  German Empire Ingo Hanselmann
Manager:

References

  1. ^ a b c "German championship 1908". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  2. ^ "(West) Germany -List of champions". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Stuttgarter Kickers Steckbrief" [Stuttgarter Kickers honours]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  4. ^ "FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin » Steckbrief" [FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin honours]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Deutsche Meisterschaft » Torschützenkönige" [German championship: Top goal scorer]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Deutsche Meisterschaft 1907/1908 » Spielplan" [German championship 1907–08]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 12 January 2016.

Sources

  • kicker Allmanach 1990, by kicker, page 160 to 178 – German championship
  • Süddeutschlands Fussballgeschichte in Tabellenform 1897-1988 (in German) History of Southern German football in tables, publisher & author: Ludolf Hyll