1934 German football championship

The 1934 German football championship, the 27th edition of the competition, was won by Schalke 04 by defeating 1. FC Nürnberg 2–1 in the final. It was Schalke's first championship, with five more titles to follow until 1942 and a seventh one in 1958. For Nuremberg, with five German championships to its name at the time, it marked the first time it lost a final but the club would go on to win its next title, the 1936 edition, after defeating Schalke in the semi-finals.[1][2][3]

1934 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Replica of the Viktoria trophy
CountryGermany
Dates8 April – 24 June
Teams16
ChampionsSchalke 04
1st German title
Runners-up1. FC Nürnberg
Matches played51
Goals scored219 (4.29 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Otto Siffling (11 goals)
← 1933
1935 →

Schalke won the 1934 championship final late in the game after Nuremberg had gone 1–0 ahead In the 54th minute. Schalke equalised in the 87th and scored the winning goal three minutes later through Ernst Kuzorra.[4]

Waldhof Mannheim's Otto Siffling became the top scorer of the 1934 championship with eleven goals, the first player to score double-digit figures since interception of the competition in 1903.[5]

Under the new Gauliga system, introduced after the Nazis came to power in 1933, the sixteen 1933–34 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 1934 championship final.[6] While the number of teams in the competition, sixteen, had remained the same as in the previous seasons, the modus had changed compare to 1933, when all games were played in the knock-out format and the competition was shorter.[7]

Qualified teams

The teams qualified through the 1933–34 Gauliga season:[6]

ClubQualified from
SV Waldhof MannheimGauliga Baden
1. FC NürnbergGauliga Bayern
Viktoria 89 BerlinGauliga Berlin-Brandenburg
Borussia FuldaGauliga Hessen
Wacker HalleGauliga Mitte
Mülheimer SVGauliga Mittelrhein
VfL 06 BenrathGauliga Niederrhein
SV Werder BremenGauliga Niedersachsen
Eimsbütteler TVGauliga Nordmark
Preußen DanzigGauliga Ostpreußen
Viktoria StolpGauliga Pommern
Dresdner SCGauliga Sachsen
Beuthener SuSV 09Gauliga Schlesien
Kickers OffenbachGauliga Südwest
Schalke 04Gauliga Westfalen
Union BöckingenGauliga Württemberg

Competition

Group 1

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification V89 BEU STO DAN
1 Viktoria Berlin 6 6 0 0 24 9 2.667 12 Advance to semi-finals — 5–2 4–2 5–2
2 Beuthener SuSV 6 3 1 2 12 13 0.923 7 1–4 — 1–1 2–1
3 Viktoria Stolp 6 1 2 3 10 12 0.833 4 2–3 1–2 — 3–1
4 Preußen Danzig 6 0 1 5 6 18 0.333 1 0–3 1–4 1–1 —
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.

Group 2

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification S04 BEN SVW ETV
1 Schalke 04 6 4 0 2 16 7 2.286 8 Advance to semi-finals — 0–1 3–0 4–1
2 VfL Benrath 6 3 1 2 12 11 1.091 7 0–2 — 4–1 4–1
3 Werder Bremen 6 2 1 3 11 17 0.647 5 2–5 2–2 — 4–2
4 Eimsbütteler TV 6 2 0 4 13 17 0.765 4 3–2 5–1 1–2 —
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.

Group 3

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification WMA MUS KOF BOE
1 Waldhof Mannheim 6 3 3 0 19 6 3.167 9 Advance to semi-finals — 6–1 0–0 6–0
2 Mülheimer SV 6 2 2 2 13 18 0.722 6 1–1 — 4–4 2–0
3 Kickers Offenbach 6 1 3 2 14 16 0.875 5 2–2 1–3 — 4–1
4 Union Böckingen 6 2 0 4 15 21 0.714 4 2–4 6–2 6–3 —
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.

Group 4

Group 4 was contested by the champions of the Gauligas Bayern, Hessen, Mitte and Sachsen:[6]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification FCN DRE FUL WHA
1 1. FC Nürnberg 6 4 1 1 10 4 2.500 9 Advance to semi-finals — 1–2 1–1 3–0
2 Dresdner SC 6 4 1 1 16 7 2.286 9 0–1 — 3–1 7–2
3 Borussia Fulda 6 1 2 3 7 10 0.700 4 1–2 0–0 — 3–2
4 Wacker Halle 6 1 0 5 8 20 0.400 2 0–2 2–4 2–1 —
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.

Semi-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
17 June 1934[8]
1. FC Nürnberg 2–1 Viktoria 89 Berlin
Schalke 04 5–2 SV Waldhof Mannheim

Final
Team 1  Score  Team 2
24 June 1934[4]
Schalke 04 2–1 1. FC Nürnberg

References
  1. "(West) Germany -List of champions". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  2. "FC Schalke 04 » Steckbrief" [FC Schalke 04 honours]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  3. "1. FC Nürnberg » Steckbrief" [1. FC Nuremberg honours]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  4. "Deutsche Meisterschaft 1933/1934 » Finale » FC Schalke 04 - 1. FC Nürnberg 2:1" [German championship 1933–34: Final FC Schalke 04 - 1 FC Nuremberg]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  5. "Deutsche Meisterschaft » Torschützenkönige" [German championship: Top goal scorer]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  6. "German championship 1934". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  7. "German championship 1933". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  8. "Deutsche Meisterschaft 1933/1934 » Halbfinale" [German championship 1933–34: Semi-finals]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 2 January 2016.

Sources
  • kicker Allmanach 1990, by kicker, page 164 & 177 - German championship
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