1913 German football championship

1913 German championship final
Event German football championship
Date 11 May 1913
Venue MTV 1879-Platz, Munich
Referee Robert Knab
Attendance 5,000

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]

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]

Club Qualified as
Prussia Königsberg Baltic champions
Askania Forst South Eastern German champions
Viktoria 89 Berlin Brandenburg champion
VfB Leipzig Central German champions
Eintracht Braunschweig Northern German champions
Duisburger SV Western German champions
Stuttgarter Kickers Southern German champions
Holstein Kiel Holders

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

11 May 1913
VfB Leipzig 3 1 Duisburger SV
Pendorf  9'
Pömpner  15'
Büscher  60' (o.g.)
Report Fischer  75'
MTV 1879-Platz, Munich
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Knab
VFB LEIPZIG
' German Empire Johannes Schneider
' German Empire Alfred Herrmann
' German Empire Eduard Pendorf
' German Empire Paul Michel
' German Empire Curt Hesse
' German Empire Willy Völker
' German Empire Johannes Völckers
' German Empire Georg Richter
' German Empire Paul Pömpner
' German Empire Adalbert Friedrich
' German Empire Hans Dolge
Manager:
DUISBURGER SV
' German Empire Otto Bruckschen
' German Empire Adam Schäfer
' German Empire Hermann Klinkers
' German Empire Willi Schütten
' German Empire Heinz Ludewig
' German Empire Kornelius Büscher
' German Empire Hermann Steinhauer
' German Empire Sebastian Quatram
' German Empire Walter Fischer
' German Empire Heinrich Fischer
' German Empire Anton Bongartz
Manager:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "Deutsche Meisterschaft 1912/1913 » Spielplan" [German championship 1912–13]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 12 January 2016.

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