1907 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Replica of the Viktoria trophy
Tournament details
CountryGermany
Dates21 April – 19 May
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsFreiburger FC
1st German title
Runner-upViktoria 89 Berlin
Tournament statistics
Matches played5
Goals scored26 (5.2 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Philipp Burkart
Helmut Röpnack
(4 goals each)

The 1907 German football championship was the fifth season in which teams competed for the national championship title. Six teams qualified to reach the final stages of the competition, and the winners were Freiburger FC, defeating Viktoria 89 Berlin 3–1 in the final.[1]

For Freiburger FC it was the sole appearance in the German championship final. Viktoria 89 Berlin made its first of four final appearances in 1907, going on to win the 1908 and 1911 championships as well as losing the 1909 final in between.[2][3][4]

Viktoria's Helmut Röpnack and Freiburg's Phillip Burkart were the top scorers of the 1907 championship with four goals each.[5]

Six clubs qualified for the competition played in knock-out format, the champions of each of the six regional football championships.[1]

Qualified teams

The teams qualified through the regional championships:[1]

Qualified teamQualified from
Schlesien BreslauSouth Eastern German champions
Viktoria 89 BerlinVBB champions
VfB LeipzigCentral German champions
FC Victoria HamburgNorthern German champions
Düsseldorfer FC 99Western German champions
Freiburger FCSouthern German champions

Competition

Quarter-finals

The preliminary round, played on 21 April 1907:[6]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Viktoria 89 Berlin 2–1 Schlesien Breslau
SC Victoria Hamburg 8–1 Düsseldorfer FC 99

Semi-finals

SC Victoria Hamburg1 – 4Viktoria 89 Berlin
Klinkrad 40' Dumke 10'
Röpnack 19', 65'
Reinke 90'
HFC 1888-Platz, Hamburg
Referee: Hinze
Freiburger FC3 – 2VfB Leipzig
Burkart
Mayer 		Steinbeck
Richter
Club-Stadion an der Ziegelgasse, Nuremberg
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Müller

Final

Freiburger FC3 – 1Viktoria 89 Berlin
Glaser 30' (pen.)
Burkart 57', 80'		 Report Röpnack 43' (pen.)
Stadion am Kanal, Frankenthal
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Eikhof
FREIBURGER FC
 Hungary Paul Gilly-Goldberger
 German Empire August Falschlunger
 German Empire L. C. de Villiers
 German Empire Max Mayer
 German Empire Felix Hunn
 German Empire Josef Glaser
 German Empire Fritz Bodenweber
 Switzerland Henri Sydler
 German Empire Hofherr
 German Empire Max Haase
 German Empire Philipp Burkart
Manager:
VIKTORIA BERLIN
 German Empire Paul Scranowitz
 German Empire Helmut Röpnack
 German Empire Willi Hahn
 German Empire Paul Fischer
 German Empire Willi Knesebeck
 German Empire Paul Hunder
 German Empire Adolf Deni
 German Empire Emil Reinke
 German Empire Paul Kralle
 German Empire Otto Dumke
 German Empire Reinhold Bock
Manager:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "German championship 1907". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "(West) Germany -List of champions". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Freiburger FC Steckbrief" [Freiburger FC honours]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin » Steckbrief" [FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin honours]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Deutsche Meisterschaft » Torschützenkönige" [German championship: Top goal scorer]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Deutsche Meisterschaft 1906/1907 » Spielplan" [German championship 1906–07]. 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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