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)
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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 team Qualified from
Schlesien Breslau South Eastern German champions
Viktoria 89 Berlin VBB champions
VfB Leipzig Central German champions
FC Victoria Hamburg Northern German champions
Düsseldorfer FC 99 Western German champions
Freiburger FC Southern 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. ^ a b c "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

External links

German football championship
1906–07 in European football
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