1924 German football championship

1924 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Replica of the Viktoria trophy
Country Germany
Dates 11 May – 9 June
Teams 7
Champions 1. FC Nürnberg
3rd German title
Runners-up Hamburger SV
Matches played 6
Goals scored 24 (4 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Luitpold Popp
Erich Roßburg
(3 goals each)
← 1923
1925 →

The 1924 German football championship, the 17th edition of the competition, was won by 1. FC Nürnberg, defeating Hamburger SV 2–0 in the final.[1]

For 1. FC Nürnberg it was the third national championship. It was part of Nuremberg's most successful era where the club won five titles in eight seasons from 1920 to 1927, missing out on a sixth one in the inconclusive 1922 championship. For Hamburger SV, the defending champions, it was the third final appearance in three season, having faced Nuremberg once before in the 1922 final. Hamburg's next final appearance would come in 1928 when it defeated Hertha BSC.[2][3][4]

SpVgg Leipzig's Erich Roßburg and 1. FC Nürnberg's Luitpold Popp were the top scorers of the 1924 championship with three goals each.[5]

Seven club qualified for the knock-out competition, the champions of each of the seven regional football championships. It was the last edition with seven clubs as, from 1925 onwards, sixteen clubs would play in the competition.[1]

Qualified teams

The teams qualified through the regional championships:[1]

ClubQualified as
VfB KönigsbergBaltic champions
Sportfreunde BreslauSouth Eastern German champions
BFC Alemannia 90Brandenburg champion
SpVgg LeipzigCentral German champions
Hamburger SVNorthern German champions
Duisburger SpVWestern German champions
1. FC NürnbergSouthern German champions

Competition

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals, played on 11 May 1924:[6]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
BFC Alemannia 90 1–6 1. FC Nürnberg
Sportfreunde Breslau 0–3 Hamburger SV
SpVgg Leipzig 6–1 VfB Königsberg

Semi-finals

The semi-finals, played on 29 May 1924:[6]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
1. FC Nürnberg 3–1 Duisburger SpV
Hamburger SV 1–0 SpVgg Leipzig

Final

1. FC Nürnberg 2 – 0 Hamburger SV
Hochgesang  30'
Strobel  87'		 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Seiler
1. FC Nürnberg
' Germany Heinrich Stuhlfauth
' Germany Anton Kugler
' Switzerland Gustav Bark
' Germany Hans Schmidt
' Germany Carl Riegel
' Germany Hans Kalb
' Germany Georg Hochgesang
' Germany Ludwig Wieder
' Germany Heinrich Träg
' Germany Hans Sutor
' Germany Wolfgang Strobel
Manager:
HAMBURGER SV
' Germany Hans Martens
' Germany Walter Risse
' Germany Albert Beier
' Germany Hans Krohn
' Germany Hans Lang
' Germany Walter Kolzen
' Norway Asbjørn Halvorsen
' Germany Karl Schneider
' Germany Hugo Fick
' Germany Hans Rave
' Germany Otto Harder
Manager:
Germany Rudi Agte

References

  1. 1 2 3 "German championship 1924". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "(West) Germany -List of champions". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Hamburger SV » Steckbrief" [Hamburger SV honours]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "1. FC Nürnberg » Steckbrief" [1. FC Nürnberg honours]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Deutsche Meisterschaft » Torschützenkönige" [German championship: Top goal scorer]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Deutsche Meisterschaft 1923/1924 » Spielplan" [German championship 1923–24]. 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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