1913 German football championship

The 1913 German football championship, the 11th edition of the competition, was won by VfB Leipzig, defeating Duisburger SV 3–1 in the final.[1]

1913 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Replica of the Viktoria trophy
CountryGermany
Dates13 April – 11 May
Teams7
ChampionsVfB Leipzig
3rd German title
Runners-upDuisburger SV
Matches played6
Goals scored26 (4.33 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Paul Pömpner (5 goals)
← 1912
1914 →

VfB Leipzig won its third national championship, having previously taken out the title in 1903 and 1906 as well as making a losing appearance in the 1911 final. Leipzig became the first club to win three German championships and would make another appearance in the final in 1914, the last in the club's history. For Duisburger SV it was the sole appearance in the championship final.[2][3]

Leipzig's Paul Pömpner was the top scorer of the 1913 championship, with five goals.[4]

Nominally eight clubs qualified for the competition played in knock-out format, the champions of each of the seven regional football championships as well as the defending German champions. The Northern German championship however was determined after the German championship had started and its winner, Eintracht Braunschweig, was unable to participate.[1]

Qualified teams

The teams qualified through the regional championships:[1]

ClubQualified as
Prussia KönigsbergBaltic champions
Askania ForstSouth Eastern German champions
Viktoria 89 BerlinBrandenburg champion
VfB LeipzigCentral German champions
Duisburger SVWestern German champions
Stuttgarter KickersSouthern German champions
Holstein KielHolders

Competition

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals, played on 13 and 20 April 1913:[5]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Duisburger SV 2–1 Stuttgarter Kickers
VfB Leipzig 5–0 Askania Forst
Viktoria 89 Berlin 6–1 Prussia Königsberg

Semi-finals

The semi-finals, played on 27 April 1913:[5]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Duisburger SpV 2–1 Holstein Kiel
VfB Leipzig 3–1 Viktoria 89 Berlin

Final
VfB Leipzig3 – 1Duisburger SV
Pendorf  9'
Pömpner  15'
Büscher  60' (o.g.)		 Report Fischer  75'
MTV 1879-Platz, Munich
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Knab
VFB LEIPZIG
  Johannes Schneider
  Alfred Herrmann
  Eduard Pendorf
  Paul Michel
  Curt Hesse
  Willy Völker
  Johannes Völckers
  Georg Richter
  Paul Pömpner
  Adalbert Friedrich
  Hans Dolge
Manager:
DUISBURGER SV
  Otto Bruckschen
  Adam Schäfer
  Hermann Klinkers
  Willi Schütten
  Heinz Ludewig
  Kornelius Büscher
  Hermann Steinhauer
  Sebastian Quatram
  Walter Fischer
  Heinrich Fischer
  Anton Bongartz
Manager:

References
  1. "German championship 1913". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  2. "(West) Germany -List of champions". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  3. "1. FC Lok Leipzig » Steckbrief" [1. FC Lok Leipzig honours]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  4. "Deutsche Meisterschaft » Torschützenkönige" [German championship: Top goal scorer]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  5. "Deutsche Meisterschaft 1912/1913 » Spielplan" [German championship 1912–13]. 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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