1936 German football championship

1936 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Replica of the Viktoria trophy
Tournament details
CountryGermany
Dates5 April – 21 June
Teams16
Final positions
Champions1. FC Nürnberg
6th German title
Runner-upFortuna Düsseldorf
Third placeSchalke 04
Fourth placeVorwärts-Rasensport Gleiwitz
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored211 (4.06 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Erwin Helmchen (10 goals)
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The 1936 German football championship, the 29th edition of the competition, was won by 1. FC Nürnberg by defeating Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–1 after extra time in the final. It was Nuremberg's sixth championship and its first since 1927. Fortuna Düsseldorf made its second final appearance, having previously won the competition in 1933 but, after 1936, the team would never appear in the final again. Nuremberg had eliminated the champions of the previous two seasons, Schalke 04 in the semi-finals, making 1936 the only final from 1933 to 1942 not to include the club. Schalke however would return to its winning ways the following season when it defeated Nuremberg in the 1937 final.[1][2][3]

PSV Chemnitz's Erwin Helmchen was the top scorer of the 1936 championship with ten goals.[4]

It was the last German championship final in Berlin to be played at a venue other than the Olympiastadion, the latter having been built for the 1936 Summer Olympics and being used for all finals from 1937 to 1944 and six more after the Second World War.[5]

The sixteen 1935–36 Gauliga champions competed in a group stage of four groups of four teams each, with the group winners advancing to the semi-finals. The two semi-final winners then contested the 1936 championship final. The 1936 season saw the introduction of a game for third place, played between the two losing semi-finalists.[6]

Qualified teams

The teams qualified through the 1935–36 Gauliga season:[6]

Club Qualified from
SV Waldhof Mannheim Gauliga Baden
1. FC Nürnberg Gauliga Bayern
Hertha BSC Gauliga Berlin-Brandenburg
FC Hanau 93 Gauliga Hessen
SV Jena Gauliga Mitte
CfR Köln Gauliga Mittelrhein
Fortuna Düsseldorf Gauliga Niederrhein
SV Werder Bremen Gauliga Niedersachsen
Eimsbütteler TV Gauliga Nordmark
Hindenburg Allenstein Gauliga Ostpreußen
Viktoria Stolp Gauliga Pommern
PSV Chemnitz Gauliga Sachsen
Vorwärts-Rasensport Gleiwitz Gauliga Schlesien
Wormatia Worms Gauliga Südwest
Schalke 04 Gauliga Westfalen
Stuttgarter Kickers Gauliga Württemberg

Competition

Group 1

Group 1 was contested by the champions of the Gauligas Brandenburg, Ostpreußen, Sachsen and Westfalen:[6]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification S04 PSV BSV HIA
1 Schalke 04 6 5 0 1 22 7 3.143 10 Advance to semi-finals — 2–3 4–0 7–0
2 PSV Chemnitz 6 5 0 1 19 9 2.111 10 1–2 — 4–1 4–1
3 Berliner SV 6 2 0 4 10 17 0.588 4 2–3 1–4 — 3–1
4 Hindenburg Allenstein 6 0 0 6 6 24 0.250 0 1–4 2–3 1–3 —
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.

Group 2

Group 2 was contested by the champions of the Gauligas Nordmark, Niedersachsen, Pommern and Schlesien:[6]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification VRG SVW ETV STO
1 Vorwärts-Rasensport Gleiwitz 6 5 0 1 21 9 2.333 10 Advance to semi-finals — 5–2 4–1 5–0
2 Werder Bremen 6 4 0 2 22 11 2.000 8 2–4 — 2–0 6–0
3 Eimsbütteler TV 6 2 0 4 7 14 0.500 4 3–0 1–6 — 2–1
4 Viktoria Stolp 6 1 0 5 4 20 0.200 2 1–3 1–4 1–0 —
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.

Group 3

Group 3 was contested by the champions of the Gauligas Bayern, Mitte, Südwest and Württemberg:[6]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification FCN W08 SVJ SKI
1 1. FC Nürnberg 6 5 1 0 19 4 4.750 11 Advance to semi-finals — 2–1 3–0 2–0
2 Wormatia Worms 6 2 1 3 15 13 1.154 5 2–2 — 3–1 6–2
3 1. SV Jena 6 2 0 4 7 13 0.538 4 1–5 3–1 — 2–0
4 Stuttgarter Kickers 6 2 0 4 6 17 0.353 4 0–5 3–2 1–0 —
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.

Group 4

Group 4 was contested by the champions of the Gauligas Baden, Hessen, Mittelrhein and Niederrhein:[6]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification F95 H93 WMA CFR
1 Fortuna Düsseldorf 6 5 0 1 16 7 2.286 10 Advance to semi-finals — 3–1 3–1 3–0
2 FC Hanau 93 6 2 1 3 9 6 1.500 5 5–1 — 0–0 3–0
3 Waldhof Mannheim 6 2 1 3 6 10 0.600 5 0–4 1–0 — 2–0
4 Kölner CfR 6 2 0 4 4 12 0.333 4 0–2 1–0 3–2 —
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
7 June 1936[7]
Fortuna Düsseldorf 3–1 Vorwärts-Rasensport Gleiwitz
1. FC Nürnberg 2–0 Schalke 04

Third place play-off

Team 1  Score  Team 2
20 June 1936[8]
Schalke 04 8–1 Vorwärts-Rasensport Gleiwitz

Final

Team 1  Score  Team 2
21 June 1936[9]
1. FC Nürnberg 2–1 aet Fortuna Düsseldorf

References

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  2. ^ "1. FC Nürnberg » Steckbrief" [1. FC Nürnberg honours]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Fortuna Düsseldorf » Steckbrief" [Fortuna Düsseldorf honours]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Deutsche Meisterschaft » Torschützenkönige" [German championship: Top goal scorer]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Olympiastadion, Berlin (Deutschland) » Historische Spiele" [Olympic Stadium Berlin, historic games]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 31 December 2015.
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  8. ^ "Deutsche Meisterschaft 1935/1936 » 3. Platz » FC Schalke 04 - Vorwärts Gleiwitz 8:1" [German championship 1935–36: Third place FC Schalke 04-Vorwärts-Rasensport Gleiwitz]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Deutsche Meisterschaft 1935/1936 » Finale » 1. FC Nürnberg - Düsseldorfer FK Fortuna 1911 2:1" [German championship 1935–36: Final 1. FC Nürnberg-Fortuna Düsseldorf]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2016.

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