1909 German football championship

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]

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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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
    Otto Michaelis
    Robert Neumaier
    Ernst Karth
    Arthur Beier
    Karl Schweinshaut
    Otto Reiser
    Robert Heger
    Karl Wegele
    Emil Oberle
    Wilhelm Noe
    Hermann Leibold
Manager:   Arthur Beier
VIKTORIA BERLIN
    Paul Scranowitz
    Helmut Röpnack
    Willi Hahn
    Paul Fischer
    Willi Moeck
    Willi Knesebeck
    Paul Hunder
    Otto Dumke
    Reinhold Bock
    Willy Worpitzky
    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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