1927 German football championship

The 1927 German football championship, the 20th edition of the competition, was won by 1. FC Nürnberg, defeating Hertha BSC 2–0 in the final.[1]

1927 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Replica of the Viktoria trophy
CountryGermany
Dates8 May – 12 June
Teams16
Champions1. FC Nürnberg
5th German title
Runners-upHertha BSC
Matches played15
Goals scored75 (5 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Andreas Franz (6 goals)
← 1926
1928 →

For 1. FC Nürnberg it was the fifth national championship. It brought to an end Nuremberg's most successful era where the club won five titles in eight seasons, missing out on a sixth one in the inconclusive 1922 championship. Nuremberg would have to wait nine seasons, until 1936, to win its sixth of eight titles in the German championship era from 1903 to 1963. For Hertha BSC it marked the second consecutive final loss, a series the club would extend to four in the following seasons. Hertha would than go on to win back-to-back championships in 1930 and 1931 for a record six consecutive final appearances.[2][3][4]

SpVgg Fürth's Andreas Franz was the top scorer of the 1927 championship with six goals.[5]

Sixteen club qualified for the knock-out competition, 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 the third spot went to the third placed team of the championship while, in the South, the third spot was determined in a separate qualifying competition for runners-up and third placed teams.[1]

Qualified teams

The teams qualified through the regional championships:[1]

ClubQualified as
Titania StettinBaltic champions
VfB KönigsbergBaltic runners-up
Sportfreunde BreslauSouth Eastern German champions
FV Breslau 06South Eastern German runners-up
Hertha BSCBrandenburg champion
BSC Kickers 1900Brandenburg runners-up
VfB LeipzigCentral German champions
Chemnitzer BCCentral German runners-up
Holstein KielNorthern German champions
Hamburger SVNorthern German runners-up
Duisburger SpVWestern German champions
Schalke 04Western German runners-up
Fortuna DüsseldorfWestern German third placed team
1. FC NürnbergSouthern German champions
SpVgg FürthSouthern German runners-up
TSV 1860 MünchenSouthern German additional qualifier

Competition

Round of 16

The round of 16, played on 8 May 1927:[6]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
1. FC Nürnberg 5–1 Chemnitzer BC
Schalke 04 1–3 TSV 1860 München
Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–4 Hamburger SV
Holstein Kiel 9–1 Titania Stettin
BSC Kickers 1900 Berlin 5–4 aet Duisburger SpV
Sportfreunde Breslau 1–3 SpVgg Fürth
VfB Königsberg 1–2 Hertha BSC
VfB Leipzig 3–0 FV Breslau 06

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals, played on 22 May 1927:[6]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Hamburger SV 1–2 1. FC Nürnberg
Hertha BSC 4–2 Holstein Kiel
SpVgg Fürth 9–0 BSC Kickers 1900 Berlin
TSV 1860 München 3–0 VfB Leipzig

Semi-finals

The semi-finals, played on 29 May 1927:[6]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
1. FC Nürnberg 4–1 TSV 1860 München
Hertha BSC 2–1 SpVgg Fürth

Final

The final, played on 12 June 1927:[6]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
1. FC Nürnberg 2–0 Hertha BSC

References
  1. "German championship 1927". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  2. "(West) Germany -List of champions". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  3. "Hertha BSC » Steckbrief" [Hertha BSC 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. "Deutsche Meisterschaft 1926/1927 » Spielplan" [German championship 1926–27]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2016.

Sources
  • kicker Allmanach 1990, by kicker, page 160 to 178 – German championship
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