1926 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Replica of the Viktoria trophy
Tournament details
CountryGermany
Dates16 May – 13 June
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsSpVgg Fürth
2nd German title
Runner-upHertha BSC
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored73 (4.87 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Otto Harder (6 goals)

The 1926 German football championship, the 19th edition of the competition, was won by SpVgg Fürth, defeating Hertha BSC 4–1 in the final.[1]

For SpVgg Fürth it was the second national championship after winning the 1914 edition and it won a third and last one in 1929, also against Hertha BSC. For Hertha it marked the club's first final appearance and it played in six consecutive ones, losing the first four and winning the final two in 1930 and 1931.[2][3][4]

Hamburger SV's Tull Harder was the top scorer of the 1926 championship with six goals, having previously done so in 1922 and 1923 and, again, in 1928.[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 and South the third spot went to the third placed team of the championship.[1]

The eventual champions, SpVgg Fürth, failed to qualify for the Southern German championship through the Bezirksliga Bayern, coming only third behind league champions FC Bayern Munich runners-up 1. FC Nürnberg, when only the champions advanced. Instead, Fürth won the Southern German Cup and qualified through this route for the Southern German finals where it than finished runners-up.[6]

Qualified teams

The teams qualified through the regional championships:[1]

ClubQualified as
VfB KönigsbergBaltic champions
Stettiner SCBaltic runners-up
Breslauer SC 08South Eastern German champions
Viktoria ForstSouth Eastern German runners-up
Hertha BSCBrandenburg champion
Norden-Nordwest BerlinBrandenburg runners-up
Dresdner SCCentral German champions
Fortuna LeipzigCentral German runners-up
Holstein KielNorthern German champions
Hamburger SVNorthern German runners-up
VfR KölnWestern German champions
BV AltenessenWestern German runners-up
Duisburger SpVWestern German third placed team
FC Bayern MunichSouthern German champions
SpVgg FürthSouthern German runners-up
FSV FrankfurtSouthern German additional qualifier

Competition

Round of 16

The round of 16, played on 16 May 1926:[7]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Fortuna Leipzig 2–0 FC Bayern Munich
FSV Frankfurt 2–1 BV Altenessen
Duisburger SpV 1–3 Hamburger SV
Hertha BSC 4–0 VfB Königsberg
Holstein Kiel 8–2 SC Stettin
VfR Köln 1–2 Norden-Nordwest Berlin
SC Breslau 08 1–0 Dresdner SC
SpVgg Fürth 5–0 Viktoria Forst

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals, played on 30 May 1926:[7]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Hamburger SV 6–2 Fortuna Leipzig
Hertha BSC 8–2 FSV Frankfurt
Norden-Nordwest Berlin 0–4 Holstein Kiel
SpVgg Fürth 4–0 SC Breslau 08

Semi-finals

The semi-finals, played on 6 June 1926:[7]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Hertha BSC 4–2 Hamburger SV
SpVgg Fürth 3–1 Holstein Kiel

Final

SpVgg Fürth4 1Hertha BSC
Seiderer 27'
Auer 35'
Leuschner 38' (o.g.)
Ascherl 68'
Report Ruch 9'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Spranger
SPVGG FÜRTH
 Germany Gustav Hörgreen
 Germany Hans Hagen
 Germany Ludwig Leinberger
 Germany Urbel Krauß
 Germany Georg Kießling
 Germany Willy Ascherl
 Germany Konrad Kleinlein
 Germany Josef Müller
 Germany Andreas Franz
 Germany Karl Auer
 Germany Lony Seiderer
Manager:
England William Townley
HERTHA BSC
 Germany Alfred Götze
 Germany Max Fischer
 Germany Emil Domscheidt
 Germany Otto Leuschner
 Germany Willi Völker
 Germany Karl Tewes
 Germany Hanne Sobek
 Germany Willi Kirsei
 Germany Erich Gülle
 Germany Hans Grenzel
 Germany Hans Ruch
Manager:
Austria Alexander Popovich

References

  1. 1 2 3 "German championship 1926". 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. "SpVgg Greuther Fürth » Steckbrief" [SpVgg Greuther Fürth 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. Hyll, page 82
  7. 1 2 3 "Deutsche Meisterschaft 1925/1926 » Spielplan" [German championship 1925–26]. 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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