1913_German_football_championship_Final

1913 German football championship

1913 German football championship

Football tournament season

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]

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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]

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Semi-finals

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

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Final

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