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1907 German football championship

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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]

1907 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Replica of the Viktoria trophy
Tournament details
CountryGermany
Dates21 April – 19 May
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsFreiburger FC
1st German title
Runner-upViktoria 89 Berlin
Tournament statistics
Matches played5
Goals scored26 (5.2 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Philipp Burkart
Helmut Röpnack
(4 goals each)
← 1906
1908 →

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

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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

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Quarter-finals

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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

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SC Victoria Hamburg1 – 4Viktoria 89 Berlin
Klinkrad   40' Dumke   10'
Röpnack   19', 65'
Reinke   90'
HFC 1888-Platz, Hamburg
Referee: Hinze
Freiburger FC3 – 2VfB Leipzig
Burkart    
Mayer  		 Steinbeck  
Richter  
Club-Stadion an der Ziegelgasse, Nuremberg
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Müller

Final

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Freiburger FC3 – 1Viktoria 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

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  1. ^ a b c "German championship 1907". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  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.
  6. ^ "Deutsche Meisterschaft 1906/1907 » Spielplan" [German championship 1906–07]. 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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