1909 German football championship

1909 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Replica of the Viktoria trophy
Tournament details
CountryGermany
Dates2–30 May
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsPhönix Karlsruhe
1st German title
Runner-upViktoria 89 Berlin
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored54 (7.71 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Willi Worpitzky (7 goals)
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The 1909 German football championship, the seventh edition of the competition, was won by Phönix Karlsruhe, defeating Viktoria 89 Berlin 4–2 in the final.[1]

For Phönix Karlsruhe it was the club's only appearance in the German championship final. Phönix would later merge with VfB Mühlburg to form Karlsruher SC, with the latter making a losing appearance in the 1956 final. Viktoria 89 Berlin, the defending champions, played its third consecutive final in 1909, having lost in 1907 and won it in 1908. Viktoria would go on to make one more final appearance, winning the competition for a second time in 1911.[2][3][4]

Viktoria's Willy Worpitzky was the top scorer of the 1909 championship with seven goals.[5]

Eight clubs qualified for the competition played in knock-out format, the champions of each of the eight regional football championships, Berlin sending the champions of two rival competitions to the finals.[1]

Qualified teams

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The Phönix Karlsruhe team that won the 1909 final

The teams qualified through the regional championships:[1]

Club Qualified as
VfB Königsberg Baltic champions
Alemannia Cottbus South Eastern German champions
Viktoria 89 Berlin Berlin champions (Verband Berliner Ballspielvereine)
Tasmania Rixdorf March football champions (Märkischer Fußball-Bund)
SC Erfurt Central German champions
Altonaer FC 93 Northern German champions
FC Mönchengladbach Western German champions
Phönix Karlsruhe Southern German champions

Competition

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Quarter-finals

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The quarter-finals, played on 2 and 16 May 1909:[6]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Altonaer FC 93 4–2 Tasmania Berlin
Phönix Karlsruhe 5–0 FC Mönchengladbach
SC Erfurt 4–3 aet Alemannia Cottbus
Viktoria 89 Berlin 12–1 VfB Königsberg

Semi-finals

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The semi-finals, played on 16 and 23 May 1909:[6]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Phönix Karlsruhe 9–1 SC Erfurt
Viktoria 89 Berlin 7–0 Altonaer FC 93

Final

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Phönix Karlsruhe4 – 2Viktoria 89 Berlin
Beier 30'
Noe 34', 65'
Leibold 55'
Report Worpitzky 16'
Röpnack 83'
Platz des SC Schlesien, Breslau
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Hinze
PHÖNIX KARLSRUHE
  German Empire Otto Michaelis
  German Empire Robert Neumaier
  German Empire Ernst Karth
  German Empire Arthur Beier
  German Empire Karl Schweinshaut
  German Empire Otto Reiser
  German Empire Robert Heger
  German Empire Karl Wegele
  German Empire Emil Oberle
  German Empire Wilhelm Noe
  German Empire Hermann Leibold
Manager: German Empire Arthur Beier
VIKTORIA BERLIN
  German Empire Paul Scranowitz
  German Empire Helmut Röpnack
  German Empire Willi Hahn
  German Empire Paul Fischer
  German Empire Willi Moeck
  German Empire Willi Knesebeck
  German Empire Paul Hunder
  German Empire Otto Dumke
  German Empire Reinhold Bock
  German Empire Willy Worpitzky
  German Empire Alfred Gelbhaar
Manager:

References

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  1. ^ a b c "German championship 1909". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  2. ^ "(West) Germany -List of champions". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Karlsruher SC » Steckbrief" [Karlsruher SC 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. ^ a b "Deutsche Meisterschaft 1908/1909 » Spielplan" [German championship 1908–09]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 12 January 2016.

Sources

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  • 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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