1904 German football championship

The 1904 German football championship was the second competition to determine the national champion of Germany.

1904 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Replica of the Viktoria trophy
CountryGermany
Dates24 April – 29 May
Teams8
ChampionsNo champion declared
Matches played6
Goals scored36 (6 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Unknown[note 1]
← 1903
1905 →

The competition was not fully played, however, as the German Football Association (DFB) aborted it due to a protest by Karlsruher FV. Karlsruhe had protested the fact that matches had not been played on neutral ground as was stipulated by the rules. The DFB had already ignored this rule for financial reasons in the previous year, but this time Karlsruhe argued that some of their players could not travel to the match in Berlin and this had caused Karlsruhe's defeat. As a result, the championship was annulled.[1]

As in the previous season, all champions of local and regional associations were allowed to enter the competition, but clubs from outside Germany were excluded. Eight clubs eventually entered the competition, two more than in the year before.

Qualified teams

The qualified teams:

Qualified teamQualified from
Britannia BerlinVBB champions
VfB LeipzigCentral German champions and defending champions
Viktoria 96 MagdeburgMagdeburg champions
Germania HamburgHAFB champions
ARBV HannoverHanover champions
Casseler FVKassel champions
Duisburger SpVWestern German champions
Karlsruher FVSouthern German champions

Competition

Quarter-finals
24 April 1904 (1904-04-24) QuarterfinalBritannia Berlin6 – 1Karlsruher FVBerlin[2]
R. Müller  6' (pen.)
Jakob  39'
Häfner  49' (o.g.)
E. Müller  57'
Perry  60'
Damaschke  68'		 Faber  30' (o.g.) Referee: Behr
8 May 1904 (1904-05-08) QuarterfinalDuisburger SpV5 – 3FV KasselDuisburg[2]
Referee: Roth
24 April 1904 (1904-04-24) QuarterfinalGermania Hamburg11 – 0Hannover 96Hamburg[2]
Referee: Hiller
24 April 1904 (1904-04-24) QuarterfinalVfB Leipzig1 – 0Viktoria 96 MagdeburgLeipzig[2]
Stollberg  65' (o.g.) Referee: Neumann

Semi-finals
8 May 1904 (1904-05-08) SemifinalGermania Hamburg1 – 3Britannia BerlinHamburg[2]
Willis  65' Schmidt  9'
Müller  13'
Perry  40'		 Referee: Matthes
12 May 1904 (1904-05-12) SemifinalVfB Leipzig3 – 2 (a.e.t.)Duisburger SpVLeipzig[2]
Oppermann  52'
Stanischewski  85'
Schneider  132'		 Fischer  25'
Van der Weppen  78'		 Referee: Neumann

Final
Main article: 1904 German football championship Final
VfB LeipzigMatch cancelledBritannia Berlin
Report

Notes
  1. Scorers are known for only 17 of the 36 goals. The scorers in the Duisburger SpV v Casseler FV and Germania Hamburg v ARBV Hannover matches are not known. Erich Müller and Ernst Perry are the top known goalscorers, with 2 goals each.

References
  1. Ernst Otto Bräunche, Volker Steck (2006). Sport in Karlsruhe von den Anfängen bis heute. Karlsruhe: Info-Verl. p. 178. ISBN 3-88190-440-9.
  2. Dinant Abbink (17 January 2008). "Germany - Championships 1902-1945". rsssf.com. rec.sport.soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
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