1913 German football championship

1913 German championship

Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Replica of the Viktoria trophy
Tournament details
Country	Germany
Dates	13 April – 11 May
Teams	7
Final positions
Champions	VfB Leipzig 3rd German title
Runner-up	Duisburger SV
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	26 (4.33 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Paul Pömpner (5 goals)

The 1913 German football championship, the 11th edition of the competition, was won by VfB Leipzig, defeating Duisburger SV 3–1 in the final.^[1]

VfB Leipzig won its third national championship, having previously taken out the title in 1903 and 1906 as well as making a losing appearance in the 1911 final. Leipzig became the first club to win three German championships and would make another appearance in the final in 1914, the last in the club's history. For Duisburger SV it was the sole appearance in the championship final.^[2][3]

Leipzig's Paul Pömpner was the top scorer of the 1913 championship, with five goals.^[4]

Nominally eight clubs qualified for the competition played in knock-out format, the champions of each of the seven regional football championships as well as the defending German champions. The Northern German championship however was determined after the German championship had started and its winner, Eintracht Braunschweig, was unable to participate.^[1]

Qualified teams

The teams qualified through the regional championships:^[1]

Club	Qualified as
Prussia Königsberg	Baltic champions
Askania Forst	South Eastern German champions
Viktoria 89 Berlin	Brandenburg champion
VfB Leipzig	Central German champions
Duisburger SV	Western German champions
Stuttgarter Kickers	Southern German champions
Holstein Kiel	Holders

Competition

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals, played on 13 and 20 April 1913:^[5]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Duisburger SV	2–1	Stuttgarter Kickers
VfB Leipzig	5–0	Askania Forst
Viktoria 89 Berlin	6–1	Prussia Königsberg

• Holstein Kiel received a bye in the quarter-finals.

Semi-finals

The semi-finals, played on 27 April 1913:^[5]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Duisburger SpV	2–1	Holstein Kiel
VfB Leipzig	3–1	Viktoria 89 Berlin

Final

11 May 1913

VfB Leipzig	3 – 1	Duisburger SV
Pendorf 9' Pömpner 15' Büscher 60' (o.g.)	Report	Fischer 75'

MTV 1879-Platz, Munich

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Knab

VFB LEIPZIG   Johannes Schneider   Alfred Herrmann   Eduard Pendorf   Paul Michel   Curt Hesse   Willy Völker   Johannes Völckers   Georg Richter   Paul Pömpner   Adalbert Friedrich   Hans Dolge Manager:

DUISBURGER SV   Otto Bruckschen   Adam Schäfer   Hermann Klinkers   Willi Schütten   Heinz Ludewig   Kornelius Büscher   Hermann Steinhauer   Sebastian Quatram   Walter Fischer   Heinrich Fischer   Anton Bongartz Manager:

References

1. "German championship 1913". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
2. "(West) Germany -List of champions". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
3. "1. FC Lok Leipzig » Steckbrief" [1. FC Lok Leipzig honours]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2016.
4. "Deutsche Meisterschaft » Torschützenkönige" [German championship: Top goal scorer]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2016.
5. "Deutsche Meisterschaft 1912/1913 » Spielplan" [German championship 1912–13]. 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 1912–13 at weltfussball.de (in German)
• German Championship 1913 at RSSSF