Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft | |
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![]() Replica of the Viktoria trophy | |
Tournament details | |
Country | Germany |
Dates | 21 April – 19 May |
Teams | 6 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Freiburger FC 1st German title |
Runner-up | Viktoria 89 Berlin |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 5 |
Goals scored | 26 (5.2 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Philipp Burkart Helmut Röpnack (4 goals each) |
The 1907 German football championship was the fifth season in which teams competed for the national championship title. Six teams qualified to reach the final stages of the competition, and the winners were Freiburger FC, defeating Viktoria 89 Berlin 3–1 in the final.[1]
For Freiburger FC it was the sole appearance in the German championship final. Viktoria 89 Berlin made its first of four final appearances in 1907, going on to win the 1908 and 1911 championships as well as losing the 1909 final in between.[2][3][4]
Viktoria's Helmut Röpnack and Freiburg's Phillip Burkart were the top scorers of the 1907 championship with four goals each.[5]
Six clubs qualified for the competition played in knock-out format, the champions of each of the six regional football championships.[1]
The teams qualified through the regional championships:[1]
Qualified team | Qualified from |
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Schlesien Breslau | South Eastern German champions |
Viktoria 89 Berlin | VBB champions |
VfB Leipzig | Central German champions |
FC Victoria Hamburg | Northern German champions |
Düsseldorfer FC 99 | Western German champions |
Freiburger FC | Southern German champions |
The preliminary round, played on 21 April 1907:[6]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Viktoria 89 Berlin | 2–1 | Schlesien Breslau |
SC Victoria Hamburg | 8–1 | Düsseldorfer FC 99 |
SC Victoria Hamburg | 1 – 4 | Viktoria 89 Berlin |
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Klinkrad ![]() |
Dumke ![]() Röpnack ![]() Reinke ![]() |
Freiburger FC | 3 – 2 | VfB Leipzig |
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Burkart ![]() ![]() Mayer ![]() |
Steinbeck ![]() Richter ![]() |
Freiburger FC | 3 – 1 | Viktoria 89 Berlin |
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Glaser ![]() Burkart ![]() |
Report | Röpnack ![]() |
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