1948 German football championship

The 1948 German football championship, the 38th edition of the competition, was the culmination of the 1947–48 football season in Allied-occupied Germany. 1. FC Nürnberg were crowned champions for the seventh time after one-leg knock-out tournament. It was the first time the championship had been played since 1944. It was Nürnberg's tenth appearance in the final. For the losing finalists 1. FC Kaiserslautern, it was the first appearance in the final since the establishment of a national championship in 1903.[1][2]

1948 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
The Müngersdorfer Stadion in Cologne hosted the final
Tournament details
CountryGermany
Dates18 July – 8 August
Teams8
Final positions
Champions1. FC Nürnberg
7th German title
Runner-up1. FC Kaiserslautern
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored30 (5 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Werner Baßler
Fritz Machate
Heinrich Schaffer
Ottmar Walter
(3 goals each)
← 1944
1949 →

Eight teams were to take part in the final stage which was played in a one-leg knock-out tournament, the vice-champions and champions of the British, American and French occupation zones, the champion of the Soviet occupation zone and the Berlin champion. In the end, SG Planitz were not allowed to travel to Stuttgart to play their quarter final against eventual champions Nürnberg.

The 1948 championship is unique as it is the only one of the German championships where no trophy was awarded. The pre-Second World War trophy, the Viktoria had disappeared during the final stages of the war and would not resurface until after the German reunification, while the new trophy, the Meisterschale, would only be ready for the following season.[3][4]

Qualified teams

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The qualified teams through the 1947–48 Oberliga and Ostzonenmeisterschaft seasons:

Club Qualified from
Hamburger SV 1948 British occupation zone champions
FC St. Pauli 1948 British occupation zone runners-up
SG Planitz 1948 Soviet occupation zone champions
SG Oberschöneweide 1948 Berlin champions
1. FC Kaiserslautern 1948 French occupation zone champions
TuS Neuendorf 1948 French occupation zone runners-up
1. FC Nürnberg 1948 American occupation zone champions
TSV 1860 Munich 1948 American occupation zone runners-up

Competition

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Quarter-finals

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TuS Neuendorf2 – 1Hamburger SV
Miltz   67', 74' Adamkiewicz   53'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Schmetzer (Mannheim)

1. FC Kaiserslautern5 – 1
(1 – 0)
TSV 1860 Munich
Christmann   32', 70'
O. Walter   64'
Baßler   83', 85' (pen.)
Thanner   62'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Raspel (Düsseldorf)

SG Oberschöneweide0 – 7
(0 – 4)
FC St. Pauli
Michael   3'
Machate   8', 61'
Schaffer   33', 43', 86'
Lehmann   59'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Huhn (Schwaan)

Semi-finals

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1. FC Nürnberg3 – 2 (a.e.t.)FC St. Pauli
Hagen   31'
Winterstein   33'
Pöschl   94'
Lehmann   56'
Machate   82'
Rhein-Neckar-Stadion, Mannheim
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Glöckner (Pirmasens)

1. FC Kaiserslautern5 – 1
(2 – 0)
TuS Neuendorf
F. Walter   22'
Grewenig   44'
Baßler   53'
O. Walter   83', 85'
Warth   86'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Strobel (Schwabach)

Final

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1. FC Nürnberg2 – 11. FC Kaiserslautern
Winterstein   10'
Pöschl   25'
Übelein   62' (o.g.)
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Burmeister (Hamburg)
1. FC Nürnberg
    Eduard Schaffer
    Hans Übelein
    Adolf Knoll
    Gerhard Bergner
    Georg Kennemann
    Robert Gebhardt
    Helmut Herbolsheimer
    Max Morlock
    Hans Pöschl
    Konrad Winterstein
    Georg Hagen
Manager:
  Alwin Riemke
1. FC Kaiserslautern
    Willi Hölz
    Rudolf Huppert
    Werner Kohlmeyer
    Ernst Liebrich
    Werner Liebrich
    Heinz Klee
    Günther Grewenig
    Fritz Walter
    Ottmar Walter
    Werner Baßler
    Hans Christmann
Manager:

References

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  1. ^ (West) Germany -List of champions rsssf.org, accessed: 22 December 2015
  2. ^ 1. FC Nürnberg » Steckbrief (in German) Weltfussball.de – 1. FC Nürnberg honours, accessed: 22 December 2015
  3. ^ Die "Viktoria" (in German) DFB website – The "Viktoria", accessed: 30 December 2015
  4. ^ Meisterschale (in German) DFB website, accessed: 30 December 2015

Sources

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  • kicker Allmanach 1990, by kicker, page 164 & 177 - German championship
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