1912 German football championship

The 1912 German football championship, the 10th edition of the competition, was won by Holstein Kiel, defeating Karlsruher FV 1–0 in the final.[1]

1912 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Replica of the Viktoria trophy
Tournament details
CountryGermany
Dates5–26 May
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsHolstein Kiel
1st German title
Runner-upKarlsruher FV
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored32 (4.57 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Fritz Förderer (6 goals)
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It was Kiel's sole German championship win, previously having made a losing appearance in the 1910 final. Holstein Kiel made one more final appearance, in 1930, where it lost to Hertha BSC. For Karlsruher FV it was the last final appearance for the club, having previously defeated Kiel in the 1910 final and lost the 1905 one to Union 92 Berlin.[2][3][4]

Karlsruhe's Fritz Förderer was the top scorer of the 1912 championship with six goals.[5]

Eight clubs qualified for the competition played in knock-out format, the champions of each of the seven regional football championships as well as the defending German champions.[1]

Qualified teams edit

The teams qualified through the regional championships:[1]

Club Qualified as
BuEV Danzig Baltic champions
ATV Liegnitz South Eastern German champions
Preußen Berlin Brandenburg champion
SpVgg Leipzig Central German champions
Holstein Kiel Northern German champions
Kölner BC Western German champions
Karlsruher FV Southern German champions
Viktoria 89 Berlin Holders

Competition edit

Quarter-finals edit

The quarter-finals, played on 5 and 12 May 1912:[6]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Holstein Kiel 2–1 Preußen Berlin
Karlsruher FV 8–1 Kölner BC
SpVgg Leipzig 3–2 ATV Liegnitz
Viktoria 89 Berlin 7–0 BuEV Danzig

Semi-finals edit

The semi-finals, played on 19 May 1912:[6]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Holstein Kiel 2–1 aet Viktoria 89 Berlin
Karlsruher FV 3–1 SpVgg Leipzig

Final edit

Holstein Kiel1 – 0Karlsruher FV
Möller   52' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Schröder
HOLSTEIN KIEL
    Adolf Werner
    Hans Reese
    Heinrich Hofmeister
    Willi Zincke
    Georg Krogmann
    Hans Dehning
    Ernst Möller
    Willi Fick
    Hugo Fick
    Helmut Bork
    David Binder
Manager:
KARLSRUHER FV
    Franz Burger
    Max Breunig
    Curt Hüber
    Ernst Hollstein
    Julius Hirsch
    Wilhelm Gros
    Hermann Bosch
    Fritz Tscherter
    Hermann Kächele
    Gottfried Fuchs
    Fritz Förderer
Manager:

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "German championship 1912". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  2. ^ "(West) Germany -List of champions". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Karlsruher FV » Steckbrief" [Karlsruher FV honours]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Holstein Kiel » Steckbrief" [Holstein Kiel 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 1911/1912 » Spielplan" [German championship 1911–12]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 12 January 2016.

Sources edit

  • 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

External links edit