1924 German football championship

1924 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Replica of the Viktoria trophy
Tournament details
CountryGermany
Dates11 May – 9 June
Teams7
Final positions
Champions1. FC Nürnberg
3rd German title
Runner-upHamburger SV
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored24 (4 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Luitpold Popp
Erich Roßburg
(3 goals each)
← 1923
1925 →

The 1924 German football championship, the 17th edition of the competition, was won by 1. FC Nürnberg, defeating Hamburger SV 2–0 in the final.[1]

For 1. FC Nürnberg it was the third national championship. It was part of Nuremberg's most successful era where the club won five titles in eight seasons from 1920 to 1927, missing out on a sixth one in the inconclusive 1922 championship. For Hamburger SV, the defending champions, it was the third final appearance in three season, having faced Nuremberg once before in the 1922 final. Hamburg's next final appearance would come in 1928 when it defeated Hertha BSC.[2][3][4]

SpVgg Leipzig's Erich Roßburg and 1. FC Nürnberg's Luitpold Popp were the top scorers of the 1924 championship with three goals each.[5]

Seven club qualified for the knock-out competition, the champions of each of the seven regional football championships. It was the last edition with seven clubs as, from 1925 onwards, sixteen clubs would play in the competition.[1]

Qualified teams

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The teams qualified through the regional championships:[1]

Club Qualified as
VfB Königsberg Baltic champions
Sportfreunde Breslau South Eastern German champions
BFC Alemannia 90 Brandenburg champion
SpVgg Leipzig Central German champions
Hamburger SV Northern German champions
Duisburger SpV Western German champions
1. FC Nürnberg Southern German champions

Competition

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Quarter-finals

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The quarter-finals, played on 11 May 1924:[6]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
BFC Alemannia 90 1–6 1. FC Nürnberg
Sportfreunde Breslau 0–3 Hamburger SV
SpVgg Leipzig 6–1 VfB Königsberg

Semi-finals

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The semi-finals, played on 29 May 1924:[6]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
1. FC Nürnberg 3–1 Duisburger SpV
Hamburger SV 1–0 SpVgg Leipzig

Final

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1. FC Nürnberg2 – 0Hamburger SV
Hochgesang 30'
Strobel 87'		 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Seiler
1. FC Nürnberg
  Germany Heinrich Stuhlfauth
  Germany Anton Kugler
  Switzerland Gustav Bark
  Germany Hans Schmidt
  Germany Carl Riegel
  Germany Hans Kalb
  Germany Georg Hochgesang
  Germany Ludwig Wieder
  Germany Heinrich Träg
  Germany Hans Sutor
  Germany Wolfgang Strobel
Manager:
HAMBURGER SV
  Germany Hans Martens
  Germany Walter Risse
  Germany Albert Beier
  Germany Hans Krohn
  Germany Hans Lang
  Germany Walter Kolzen
  Norway Asbjørn Halvorsen
  Germany Karl Schneider
  Germany Hugo Fick
  Germany Hans Rave
  Germany Otto Harder
Manager:
Germany Rudi Agte

References

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  1. ^ a b c "German championship 1924". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  2. ^ "(West) Germany -List of champions". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Hamburger SV » Steckbrief" [Hamburger SV honours]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  4. ^ "1. FC Nürnberg » Steckbrief" [1. FC Nürnberg 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. ^ a b "Deutsche Meisterschaft 1923/1924 » Spielplan" [German championship 1923–24]. 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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