1903 German football championship

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1903 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Victoria Schalke-Museum.jpg
Replica of the Viktoria trophy
Tournament details
CountryGermany
Dates3–31 May
Teams6
Final positions
Champions VfB Leipzig
1st German title
Runner-up DFC Prag
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored31 (7.75 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Heinrich Riso
Bruno Stanischewski
(6 goals each)
1904  

The 1903 German football championship was the first tournament sanctioned by the German Football Association (DFB) to crown a national champion. At the time, the newly founded DFB only had about 150 member clubs in 30 mostly local associations. Every champion of these associations was eligible for play in the championship. Additionally, associations from outside Germany were allowed to take part, such as the Prague association that sent her champion to Germany. [1]

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Although thirty teams would have been eligible, only six eventually entered the competition.

VfB Leipzig became the first club to be awarded the Viktoria , the trophy for the German champions from 1903 to 1944. The trophy later disappeared during the final stages of the Second World War, did not resurface until after the German reunification and was put on display at the DFB headquarters in Frankfurt until 2015, when it was moved to the new Deutsches Fußballmuseum in Dortmund. [2]

Qualified teams

The qualified teams:

Qualified teamQualified from
DFC Prag Prague representatives
Britannia Berlin VBB champions
VfB Leipzig Central German champions
Viktoria 96 Magdeburg Magdeburg champions
FC Altona 93 HAFB champions
Karlsruher FV Southern German champions

Competition

Quarter-finals

3 May 1903 (1903-05-03)Quarter-final Altonaer FC von 1893 8–1 SV Victoria 96 Magdeburg Altona [3]
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Adam Soccerball shade.svgStadium: Exerzierwiese [3]
Attendance: 200 [3]
Referee: Carl Perls [3]
10 May 1903 (1903-05-10)Quarter-final Britannia Berlin 1–3 VfB Leipzig Berlin [4]
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Riso Soccerball shade.svg63'
Stadium: Sportpark Friedenau [4]
Referee: Franz Behr [4]
17 May 1903 (1903-05-17)Semi-final DFC Prag not played Karlsruher FV Munich [5]

The German Football Association had scheduled the match to be played in Munich, but Prag lodged an official complaint as they would receive greater revenue if the match was played in Prague, while Karlsruhe protested against travelling Prague. Due to time constraints, the match was scratched and both teams entered the semifinals. [5]

Semi-finals

17 May 1903 (1903-05-17)Semi-final DFC Prag walkover Karlsruher FV Leipzig [6]
Attendance: 200 [6]
Referee: Carl Perls [6]

The match had been scheduled to be held in Leipzig, but Karlsruhe received a telegram, supposedly sent by the German Football Association, informing them that the match had been postponed. The team never went to Leipzig, and was subsequently disqualified. [7]

17 May 1903 (1903-05-17)Semi-final VfB Leipzig 6–3 Altonaer FC von 1893 Leipzig [8]
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Walter Soccerball shade.svg
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Stadium: VfB-Platz Probstheida [8]
Referee: Georg Demmler [8]

Final

VfB Leipzig 7–2 DFC Prag
Report Meyer Soccerball shade.svg22', 65'
Exerzierweide, Altona
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Franz Behr (Altona)

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