1903_German_football_championship

1903 German football championship

1903 German football championship

Football tournament season

The 1903 German football championship was the first tournament sanctioned by the German Football Association (DFB) to crown a national champion. At the time, the newly founded DFB only had about 150 member clubs in 30 mostly local associations. Every champion of these associations was eligible for play in the championship. Additionally, associations from outside Germany were allowed to take part, such as the Prague association that sent her champion to Germany.[1]

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Although thirty teams would have been eligible, only six eventually entered the competition.

VfB Leipzig became the first club to be awarded the Viktoria, the trophy for the German champions from 1903 to 1944. The trophy later disappeared during the final stages of the Second World War, did not resurface until after the German reunification and was put on display at the DFB headquarters in Frankfurt until 2015, when it was moved to the new Deutsches Fußballmuseum in Dortmund.[2]

Qualified teams

The qualified teams:

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Competition

Quarter-finals

3 May 1903 (1903-05-03) Quarter-final Altonaer FC von 1893 8–1 SV Victoria 96 Magdeburg Altona[3]
Bradanovic
Ploetz
Herder
Walter
 ? 		Adam Stadium: Exerzierwiese[3]
Attendance: 200[3]
Referee: Carl Perls[3]
10 May 1903 (1903-05-10) Quarter-final Britannia Berlin 1–3 VfB Leipzig Berlin[4]
Müller 88' Stanischewski 40', 47'
Riso 63'		 Stadium: Sportpark Friedenau[4]
Referee: Franz Behr[4]
17 May 1903 (1903-05-17) Semi-final DFC Prag not played Karlsruher FV Munich[5]

The German Football Association had scheduled the match to be played in Munich, but Prag lodged an official complaint as they would receive greater revenue if the match was played in Prague, while Karlsruhe protested against travelling Prague. Due to time constraints, the match was scratched and both teams entered the semifinals.[5]

Semi-finals

17 May 1903 (1903-05-17) Semi-final DFC Prag walkover Karlsruher FV Leipzig[6]
Attendance: 200[6]
Referee: Carl Perls[6]

The match had been scheduled to be held in Leipzig, but Karlsruhe received a telegram, supposedly sent by the German Football Association, informing them that the match had been postponed. The team never went to Leipzig, and was subsequently disqualified.[7]

17 May 1903 (1903-05-17) Semi-final VfB Leipzig 6–3 Altonaer FC von 1893 Leipzig[8]
Stanischewski
Blüher
Riso 		Walter
Herder
Bradanovic 		Stadium: VfB-Platz Probstheida[8]
Referee: Georg Demmler[8]

Final

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Exerzierweide, Altona
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Franz Behr (Altona)

References

  1. [1]
    "Deutsche Meisterschaft 1902/1903 .:. Finale". weltfussball.de. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  2. [2]
    POKALE AUF REISEN: VIKTORIA UND CO. WANDERN INS FUSSBALLMUSEUM (in German) DFB website, accessed: 27 December 2015
  3. [3]
    "Deutsche Meisterschaft 1902/1903 .:. Viertelfinale". weltfussball.de. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
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    "Deutsche Meisterschaft 1902/1903 .:. Viertelfinale". weltfussball.de. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
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    "Deutsche Meisterschaft 1902/1903 .:. Viertelfinale". weltfussball.de. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
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    "Deutsche Meisterschaft 1902/1903 .:. Habfinale". weltfussball.de. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
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    "Vereinschronik". Karlsruher FV.de (in German). Karlsruher FV e.V. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  8. [8]
    "Deutsche Meisterschaft 1902/1903 .:. Halbfinale". weltfussball.de. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
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