1908 German football championship

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]

1908 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Replica of the Viktoria trophy
CountryGermany
Dates3 May – 7 June
Teams8
ChampionsViktoria 89 Berlin
1st German title
Runners-upStuttgarter Kickers
Matches played8
Goals scored34 (4.25 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Willi Worpitzky (6 goals)
← 1907
1909 →

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]

ClubQualified as
VfB KönigsbergBaltic champions
VfR BreslauSouth Eastern German champions
Viktoria 89 BerlinBerlin champions (Verband Berliner Ballspielvereine)
Wacker LeipzigCentral German champions
Eintracht BraunschweigNorthern German champions
Duisburger SpVWestern German champions
Stuttgarter KickersSouthern German champions
Freiburger FCHolder

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'
Germania-Platz Tempelhof, Berlin
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. "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. "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
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