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
CountryGermany
Dates2–30 May
Teams8
ChampionsPhönix Karlsruhe
1st German title
Runners-upViktoria 89 Berlin
Matches played7
Goals scored54 (7.71 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Willi Worpitzky (7 goals)
← 1908
1910 →

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
The Phönix Karlsruhe team that won the 1909 final

The teams qualified through the regional championships:[1]

ClubQualified as
VfB KönigsbergBaltic champions
Alemannia CottbusSouth Eastern German champions
Viktoria 89 BerlinBerlin champions (Verband Berliner Ballspielvereine)
Tasmania RixdorfMarch football champions (Märkischer Fußball-Bund)
SC ErfurtCentral German champions
Altonaer FC 93Northern German champions
FC MönchengladbachWestern German champions
Phönix KarlsruheSouthern German champions

Competition

Quarter-finals

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

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
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:
gollark: No, it isn't. Weird.
gollark: The OPPOSITE of what people just did?
gollark: Huh, what's the "apl" one doing?
gollark: I see.
gollark: Oh. HERE'S the issue. Precision problems; bee them!

References
  1. "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. "Deutsche Meisterschaft 1908/1909 » Spielplan" [German championship 1908–09]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 12 January 2016.

Sources
  • 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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