1907 German football championship

1907 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
	Replica of the Viktoria trophy
Tournament details
Country	Germany
Dates	21 April – 19 May
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Freiburger FC; 1st German title
Runner-up	Viktoria 89 Berlin
Tournament statistics
Matches played	5
Goals scored	26 (5.2 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Philipp Burkart; Helmut Röpnack; (4 goals each)
	← 1906 1908 →

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

9 May 1907

SC Victoria Hamburg	1 – 4	Viktoria 89 Berlin
Klinkrad 40'		Dumke 10' Röpnack 19', 65' Reinke 90'

HFC 1888-Platz, Hamburg

Referee: Hinze

12 May 1907

Freiburger FC	3 – 2	VfB Leipzig
Burkart Mayer		Steinbeck Richter

Club-Stadion an der Ziegelgasse, Nuremberg

Attendance: 1,100

Referee: Müller

Final

19 May 1907

Freiburger FC	3 – 1	Viktoria 89 Berlin
Glaser 30' (pen.) Burkart 57', 80'	Report	Röpnack 43' (pen.)

Stadion am Kanal, Frankenthal

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Eikhof


FREIBURGER FC
		Paul Gilly-Goldberger
		August Falschlunger
		L. C. de Villiers
		Max Mayer
		Felix Hunn
		Josef Glaser
		Fritz Bodenweber
		Henri Sydler
		Hofherr
		Max Haase
		Philipp Burkart
Manager:


VIKTORIA BERLIN
		Paul Scranowitz
		Helmut Röpnack
		Willi Hahn
		Paul Fischer
		Willi Knesebeck
		Paul Hunder
		Adolf Deni
		Emil Reinke
		Paul Kralle
		Otto Dumke
		Reinhold Bock
Manager:

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "German championship 1907". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
^ "(West) Germany -List of champions". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
^ "Freiburger FC Steckbrief" [Freiburger FC honours]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 11 January 2016.
^ "FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin » Steckbrief" [FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin honours]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 11 January 2016.
^ "Deutsche Meisterschaft » Torschützenkönige" [German championship: Top goal scorer]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 10 January 2016.
^ "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

External links

German Championship 1906–07 at weltfussball.de (in German)
German Championship 1907 at RSSSF

[Rsssf-1] "German championship 1907". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.

[List-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.

[Welt-6] "Deutsche Meisterschaft 1906/1907 » Spielplan" [German championship 1906–07]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 12 January 2016.

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Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Replica of the Viktoria trophy
Tournament details
Country	Germany
Dates	21 April – 19 May
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Freiburger FC 1st German title
Runner-up	Viktoria 89 Berlin
Tournament statistics
Matches played	5
Goals scored	26 (5.2 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Philipp Burkart Helmut Röpnack (4 goals each)
← 1906 1908 →