1925 German football championship

1925 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Replica of the Viktoria trophy
Country Germany
Dates 3 May – 7 June
Teams 16
Champions 1. FC Nürnberg
4th German title
Runners-up FSV Frankfurt
Matches played 15
Goals scored 51 (3.4 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Georg Hochgesang
Willi Kirsei
Josef Lüke
Heinrich Träg
Arthur Warnecke
(3 goals each)
← 1924
1926 →

The 1925 German football championship, the 18th edition of the competition, was won by 1. FC Nürnberg, defeating FSV Frankfurt 1–0 after extra time in the final.[1]

For 1. FC Nürnberg it was the fourth 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 FSV Frankfurt it was the clubs sole German championship final appearance.[2][3][4]

Five players were the joint top scorers of the 1925 championship with three goals each, Arthur Warnecke, Georg Hochgesang, Heinrich Träg, Josef Lüke and Willi Kirsei.[5]

Sixteen club qualified for the knock-out competition, nine more than in previous seasons, two from each of the regional federations plus an additional third club from the South and West. In all cases the regional champions and runners-up qualified. In the West and South the third spot went to the third placed team of the championship.[1]

Qualified teams

The teams qualified through the regional championships:[1]

ClubQualified as
VfB KönigsbergBaltic champions
Titania StettinBaltic runners-up
Viktoria ForstSouth Eastern German champions
Breslauer SC 08South Eastern German runners-up
Hertha BSCBrandenburg champion
BFC Alemannia 90Brandenburg runners-up
VfB LeipzigCentral German champions
SV JenaCentral German runners-up
Hamburger SVNorthern German champions
Altonaer FC 93Northern German runners-up
Duisburger SpVWestern German champions
Schwarz-Weiß EssenWestern German runners-up
TuRU DüsseldorfWestern German third placed team
VfR MannheimSouthern German champions
1. FC NürnbergSouthern German runners-up
FSV FrankfurtSouthern German additional qualifier

Competition

Round of 16

The round of 16, played on 3 May 1925:[6]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
BFC Alemannia 90 1–2 Duisburger SpV
1. FC Nürnberg 2–0 FV Jena
Hamburger SV 1–2 aet FSV Frankfurt
Titania Stettin 2–4 Altonaer FC 93
TuRU Düsseldorf 4–1 VfR Mannheim
VfB Königsberg 2–3 aet Hertha BSC
VfB Leipzig 1–2 SC Breslau 08
Viktoria Forst 1–2 Schwarz-Weiß Essen

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals, played on 17 May 1925:[6]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Altonaer FC 93 0–2 Duisburger SpV
SC Breslau 08 1–4 1. FC Nürnberg
Schwarz-Weiß Essen 1–3 FSV Frankfurt
Hertha BSC 4–1 TuRU Düsseldorf

Semi-finals

The semi-finals, played on 24 May 1925:[6]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Duisburger SpV 0–3 1. FC Nürnberg
FSV Frankfurt 1–0 aet Hertha BSC

Final

FSV Frankfurt 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) 1. FC Nürnberg
Report Wieder  108'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Guyenz
FSV FRANKFURT
' Germany Jean Koch
' Germany Adolf Reitz
' Germany Bebe Heinig
' Germany Georg Völler
' Germany August Henß
' Germany Otto Waldschmidt
' Germany Reinhold Strehlke
' Germany Arno Strehlke
' Switzerland Robert Pache
' Germany Johannes Klumpp
' Germany Ludwig Gattermann
Manager:
1. FC Nürnberg
' Germany Heinrich Stuhlfauth
' Germany Luitpold Popp
' Germany Anton Kugler
' 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:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "German championship 1925". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "(West) Germany -List of champions". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "FSV Frankfurt » Steckbrief" [FSV Frankfurt 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 3 "Deutsche Meisterschaft 1924/1925 » Spielplan" [German championship 1924–25]. 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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