1911 German football championship

1911 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Replica of the Viktoria trophy
Tournament details
CountryGermany
Dates7 May – 4 June
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsViktoria 89 Berlin
2nd German title
Runner-upVfB Leipzig
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored23 (3.83 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Willi Worpitzky (4 goals)
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1912 →

The 1911 German football championship, the 9th edition of the competition, was won by Viktoria 89 Berlin, defeating VfB Leipzig 3–1 in the final.[1]

For Viktoria it was the second national championship, having previously won the 1908 edition. Together with two losing finals in 1907 and 1909 it marked the end of the club's most successful era and also equaled VfB Leipzigs record of two championships won. Leipzig, champions in 1903 and 1906 would twice more appear in the final, winning in 1913 and losing in 1914.[2][3][4]

Viktoria's Willy Worpitzky was the top scorer of the 1911 championship with four goals.[5]

Eight clubs qualified for the competition played in knock-out format, the champions of each of the eight regional football championships. It was the last season where two rival football associations from Berlin send their champions to the German championship, with the two merging at the end of the season.[1]

Qualified teams

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The teams qualified through the regional championships:[1]

Club Qualified as
Lituania Tilsit Baltic champions
Askania Forst South Eastern German champions
Viktoria 89 Berlin Berlin champions (Verband Berliner Ballspielvereine)
Tasmania Rixdorf March football champions (Märkischer Fußball-Bund)
VfB Leipzig Central German champions
Holstein Kiel Northern German champions
Duisburger SpV Western German champions
Karlsruher FV Southern German champions

Competition

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Quarter-finals

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The quarter-finals, played on 7 May 1911:[6]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Holstein Kiel 3–1 Duisburger SpV
Karlsruher FV 4–0 Tasmania Rixdorf
VfB Leipzig 3–2 Askania Forst
Viktoria 89 Berlin Lituania Tilsit
  • Game not played, awarded to Viktoria 89 Berlin.

Semi-finals

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The semi-finals, played on 21 May 1911:[6]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
VfB Leipzig 2–0 Karlsruher FV
Viktoria 89 Berlin 4–0 Holstein Kiel

Final

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Viktoria 89 Berlin3 – 1VfB Leipzig
Worpitzky 42', 88'
Kugler 52'
Report Riso 82'
Sportplatz an der Hygieneaustellung, Dresden
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Schröder
VIKTORIA BERLIN
  German Empire Reinhold Welkisch
  German Empire Helmut Röpnack
  German Empire Paul Fischer
  German Empire Willi Knesebeck
  German Empire Paul Hunder
  German Empire Albert Graßmann
  German Empire Otto Dumke
  German Empire Willy Worpitzky
  German Empire Paul Kugler
  German Empire Robert Krüger
  German Empire Hermann Gasse
Manager:
VFB LEIPZIG
  German Empire Johannes Schneider
  German Empire Heinrich Riso
  German Empire Lothar Rubin
  German Empire Curt Hesse
  German Empire Curt Fischer
  German Empire Hans Dolge
  German Empire Willy Völker
  German Empire Karl Uhle
  German Empire Camillo Ugi
  German Empire Adalbert Friedrich
  German Empire Emil Feiler
Manager:

References

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  1. ^ a b c "German championship 1911". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  2. ^ "(West) Germany -List of champions". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  3. ^ "1. FC Lok Leipzig » Steckbrief" [1. FC Lok Leipzig honours]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  4. ^ "FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin » Steckbrief" [FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin honours]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Deutsche Meisterschaft » Torschützenkönige" [German championship: Top goal scorer]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Deutsche Meisterschaft 1910/1911 » Spielplan" [German championship 1910–11]. 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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