1929 German football championship

The 1929 German football championship, the 22nd edition of the competition, was won by SpVgg Fürth, defeating Hertha BSC 3–2 in the final.[1]

1929 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Replica of the Viktoria trophy
Tournament details
CountryGermany
Dates9 June – 28 July
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsSpVgg Fürth
3rd German title
Runner-upHertha BSC
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored79 (4.94 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Hanne Sobek (6 goals)
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For SpVgg Fürth it was the third national championship after wins in 1914 and 1926 but the club would never again appear in the final after 1929. It was the last highlight of the decade after the First World War that saw seven of the ten national championships go to Middle Franconian clubs 1. FC Nürnberg and SpVgg Fürth. For Hertha BSC it marked the fourth consecutive final loss, the only club to do so. Hertha had previously lost the 1926 final to Fürth as well but would go on to win back-to-back championships in 1930 and 1931.[2][3][4]

Hertha's Hanne Sobek was the top scorer of the 1929 championship with six goals.[5]

Sixteen club qualified for the knock-out competition, two from each of the regional federations plus an additional third club from the South and West. In all cases the regional champions qualified and almost all of the runners-up, except in Central Germany where the second spot went to the regional cup winner. In the West the third spot went to the third placed team of the championship while, in the South, the third spot was determined in a separate qualifying competition for runners-up and third placed teams.[1]

Qualified teams

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The teams qualified through the regional championships:[1]

Club Qualified as
VfB Königsberg Baltic champions
Titania Stettin Baltic runners-up
Preussen Hindenburg South Eastern German champions
Breslauer SC 08 South Eastern German runners-up
Hertha BSC Brandenburg champion
Tennis Borussia Berlin Brandenburg runners-up
Dresdner SC Central German champions
Wacker Leipzig Central German cup winner
Hamburger SV Northern German champions
Holstein Kiel Northern German runners-up
Schalke 04 Western German champions
Meidericher SV Western German runners-up
Fortuna Düsseldorf Western German third placed team
1. FC Nürnberg Southern German champions
FC Bayern Munich Southern German runners-up
SpVgg Fürth Southern German additional qualifier

Competition

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Round of 16

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The round of 16, played on 9 and 16 June 1929:[6]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Bayern Munich 3–0 Dresdner SC
Holstein Kiel 1–6 1. FC Nürnberg
Wacker Leipzig 1–5 Schalke 04
Meidericher SpV 2–3 Hamburger SV
Preussen Hindenburg 1–8 Hertha BSC
VfB Königsberg 1–2 SC Breslau 08
SpVgg Fürth 5–1 Fortuna Düsseldorf
Tennis Borussia Berlin 3–2 Titania Stettin

Quarter-finals

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The quarter-finals, played on 30 June 1929:[6]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
1. FC Nürnberg 3–1 Tennis Borussia Berlin
Schalke 04 1–4 Hertha BSC
SC Breslau 08 4–3 FC Bayern Munich
Hamburger SV 0–2 SpVgg Fürth

Semi-finals

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The semi-finals, played on 7 July 1929, with the replay played on 21 July:[6]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Hertha BSC 0–0 1. FC Nürnberg
SpVgg Fürth 6–1 SC Breslau 08

Replay

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Hertha BSC 3–2 1. FC Nürnberg

Final

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SpVgg Fürth3 – 2Hertha BSC
Auer   14'
Frank   66'
Rupprecht   85'
Report Sobek   43', 76'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Bauwens
SPVGG FÜRTH
    Hans Neger
    Hans Hagen
    Paul Röschke
    Ludwig Leinberger
    Konrad Krauß
    Urbel Krauß
    Georg Kießling
    Karl Rupprecht
    Andreas Franz
    Georg Frank
    Heinrich Auer
Manager:
  Hans Krauß
HERTHA BSC
    Paul Gehlhaar
    Emil Domscheidt
    Willi Völker
    Gerhard Schulz
    Hanne Sobek
    Ernst Müller
    Otto Leuschner
    Otto Fritze
    Hans Ruch
    Bruno Lehmann
    Willi Kirsei
Manager:
  Richard Girulatis

References

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  1. ^ a b c "German championship 1929". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  2. ^ "(West) Germany -List of champions". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Hertha BSC » Steckbrief" [Hertha BSC honours]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  4. ^ "SpVgg Greuther Fürth » Steckbrief" [SpVgg Greuther Fürth honours]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Deutsche Meisterschaft » Torschützenkönige" [German championship: Top goal scorer]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  6. ^ a b c "Deutsche Meisterschaft 1928/1929 » Spielplan" [German championship 1928–29]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 7 January 2016.

Sources

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  • kicker Allmanach 1990, by kicker, page 160 to 178 - German championship
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