1921 German football championship

The 1921 German football championship, the 14th edition of the competition, was won by 1. FC Nürnberg, defeating BFC Vorwärts 90 5–0 in the final.[1]

1921 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Replica of the Viktoria trophy
CountryGermany
Dates22 May – 12 June
Teams7
Champions1. FC Nürnberg
2nd German title
Runners-upBFC Vorwärts 90
Matches played6
Goals scored23 (3.83 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Luitpold Popp (5 goals)
← 1920
1922 →

For 1. FC Nürnberg it was the second national championship, having won the competition in the previous season as well. Nuremberg thereby became the first team to successfully defend their title. It was part of Nuremberg's most successful era where the club won five titles in eight seasons from 1920 to 1927, missing out on a sixth one in the inconclusive 1922 championship. For Vorwärts Berlin it marked the club's sole German championship final. The club, being unrelated to the East German club ASK Vorwärts Berlin, later merged with 1905 champions Union 92 Berlin to form SpVgg Blau-Weiß 1890 Berlin.[2][3]

Nuremberg's Luitpold Popp was the top scorer of the 1921 championship with five goals.[4]

Seven clubs qualified for the knock-out competition, nominally the champions of each of the seven regional football championships. However, the Baltic championship was later awarded to a different club, the VfB Königsberg.[1]

Qualified teams

The teams qualified through the regional championships:[1]

ClubQualified as
Stettiner SCBaltic championship representative
Sportfreunde BreslauSouth Eastern German champions
BFC Vorwärts 90Brandenburg champion
Wacker HalleCentral German champions
Hamburger SVNorthern German champions
Duisburger SpVWestern German champions
1. FC NürnbergSouthern German champions

Competition

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals, played on 22 May 1921:[5]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Duisburger SpV 2–1 Hamburger SV
Sportfreunde Breslau 1–2 Wacker Halle
SC Stettin 1–2 BFC Vorwärts 90

Semi-finals

The semi-finals, played on 29 May 1921:[5]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Wacker Halle 1–5 1. FC Nürnberg
BFC Vorwärts 90 2–1 Duisburger SpV

Final
1. FC Nürnberg5 – 0BFC Vorwärts 90
Popp  13', 76', 87'
Träg  14', 35'		 Report
Sport-Club 1899-Platz, Düsseldorf
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Bauwens
1. FC Nürnberg
  Heinrich Stuhlfauth
  Anton Kugler
  Michael Grünerwald
  Gustav Bark
  Carl Riegel
  Hans Kalb
  Heinrich Träg
  Hans Sutor
  Wolfgang Strobel
  Luitpold Popp
  Willy Böß
Manager:
Izidor Kürschner
BFC VORWÄRTS 90
  Albert Weber
  Walter Probst
  Walter Fritzsche
  A. Rotkehl
  Willy Puls
  Karl Hüttig
  Karl Wolter
  Georg Schumann
  Hermann Paul
  Erich Kretschmann
  Wilhelm Hoffmann
Manager:

References
  1. "German championship 1921". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  2. "(West) Germany -List of champions". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  3. "1. FC Nürnberg » Steckbrief" [1. FC Nürnberg honours]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  4. "Deutsche Meisterschaft » Torschützenkönige" [German championship: Top goal scorer]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  5. "Deutsche Meisterschaft 1920/1921 » Spielplan" [German championship 1920–21]. 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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