1907 German football championship

The 1907 German football championship was the fifth season in which teams competed for the national championship title. Six teams qualified to reach the final stages of the competition, and the winners were Freiburger FC, defeating Viktoria 89 Berlin 3–1 in the final.[1]

1907 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Replica of the Viktoria trophy
CountryGermany
Dates21 April – 19 May
Teams6
ChampionsFreiburger FC
1st German title
Runners-upViktoria 89 Berlin
Matches played5
Goals scored26 (5.2 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Philipp Burkart
Helmut Röpnack
(4 goals each)
← 1906
1908 →

For Freiburger FC it was the sole appearance in the German championship final. Viktoria 89 Berlin made its first of four final appearances in 1907, going on to win the 1908 and 1911 championships as well as losing the 1909 final in between.[2][3][4]

Viktoria's Helmut Röpnack and Freiburg's Phillip Burkart were the top scorers of the 1907 championship with four goals each.[5]

Six clubs qualified for the competition played in knock-out format, the champions of each of the six regional football championships.[1]

Qualified teams

The teams qualified through the regional championships:[1]

Qualified teamQualified from
Schlesien BreslauSouth Eastern German champions
Viktoria 89 BerlinVBB champions
VfB LeipzigCentral German champions
FC Victoria HamburgNorthern German champions
Düsseldorfer FC 99Western German champions
Freiburger FCSouthern German champions

Competition

Quarter-finals

The preliminary round, played on 21 April 1907:[6]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Viktoria 89 Berlin 2–1 Schlesien Breslau
SC Victoria Hamburg 8–1 Düsseldorfer FC 99

Semi-finals
SC Victoria Hamburg1 – 4Viktoria 89 Berlin
Klinkrad  40' Dumke  10'
Röpnack  19', 65'
Reinke  90'
HFC 1888-Platz, Hamburg
Referee: Hinze
Freiburger FC3 – 2VfB Leipzig
Burkart
Mayer 		Steinbeck
Richter
Club-Stadion an der Ziegelgasse, Nuremberg
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Müller

Final
Freiburger FC3 – 1Viktoria 89 Berlin
Glaser  30' (pen.)
Burkart  57', 80'		 Report Röpnack  43' (pen.)
Stadion am Kanal, Frankenthal
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Eikhof
FREIBURGER FC
  Paul Gilly-Goldberger
  August Falschlunger
  L. C. de Villiers
  Max Mayer
  Felix Hunn
  Josef Glaser
  Fritz Bodenweber
  Henri Sydler
  Hofherr
  Max Haase
  Philipp Burkart
Manager:
VIKTORIA BERLIN
  Paul Scranowitz
  Helmut Röpnack
  Willi Hahn
  Paul Fischer
  Willi Knesebeck
  Paul Hunder
  Adolf Deni
  Emil Reinke
  Paul Kralle
  Otto Dumke
  Reinhold Bock
Manager:

References
  1. "German championship 1907". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  2. "(West) Germany -List of champions". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. "Freiburger FC Steckbrief" [Freiburger FC 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 1906/1907 » Spielplan" [German championship 1906–07]. 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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