1933 German football championship

The 1933 German football championship, the 26th edition of the competition, ended with the first national title for Fortuna Düsseldorf. The title was won with a 3–0 win over Schalke 04. It was a replay of the Western German championship final, in which Schalke had defeated Fortuna 1–0 on 30 April 1933.[1][2][3]

1933 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Replica of the Viktoria trophy
CountryGermany
Dates7 May – 11 June
Teams16
ChampionsFortuna Düsseldorf
1st German title
Runners-upSchalke 04
Matches played15
Goals scored76 (5.07 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Karl Ehmer (6 goals)
1932
1934

For both clubs it was their first appearance in the German final. While Fortuna only played one more after this, in 1936, for Schalke it was the first in its golden era, playing in every final until 1942, except the 1936 one.[4]

The 1933 final was played after the rise of the Nazis to power in Germany. After this season, the German league system was overhauled and instead of the regional championships as qualifying competitions, the 16 Gauligas were introduced.[5]

To qualify for the national championship, a team needed to win or finish runners-up in one of the seven regional championships. On top of those 14 clubs, the two strongest regions, West and South were allowed to send a third team each. In the West, this was the local cup winner while in the South, the third placed team of the championship received this place.

Qualified teams

The teams qualified through the regional football championships:[6]

ClubQualified from
SV Prussia-Samland KönigsbergBaltic champions
SV Hindenburg AllensteinBaltic runners-up
Beuthener SuSVSouth Eastern German champions
Vorwärts RaSpo GleiwitzSouth Eastern German runners-up
Hertha BSCBrandenburg champions
BFC Viktoria 89Brandenburg runners-up
Dresdner SCCentral German champions
PSV ChemnitzCentral German runners-up
Hamburger SVNorthern German champions
SV Arminia HannoverNorthern German runners-up
Schalke 04Western German champions
Fortuna DüsseldorfWestern German runners-up
VfL BenrathWestern German Cup winner
FSV FrankfurtSouthern German champions
TSV 1860 MünchenSouthern German runners-up
SG Eintracht FrankfurtSouthern German 3rd placed team

Competition

Round of 16

DateMatchResultStadium
7 May 1933 Hamburger SV Eintracht Frankfurt 1–4 (0–2) Hamburg, Stadion Hoheluft
7 May 1933 VfL Benrath TSV 1860 München 0–2 (0–2) Cologne, Müngersdorfer Stadion
7 May 1933 Fortuna Düsseldorf Vorwärts RaSpo Gleiwitz 9–0 (3–0) Düsseldorf, Rheinstadion
7 May 1933 Dresdner SC SV Arminia Hannover 1–2 aet (0–1, 1–1) Dresden, Stadion am Ostragehege
7 May 1933 Beuthener SuSV SV Prussia-Samland Königsberg 7–1 (3–1) Beuthen, Hindenburg-Stadion
7 May 1933 FSV Frankfurt PSV Chemnitz 6–1 (1–1) Frankfurt am Main, Riederwaldstadion
7 May 1933 Hindenburg Allenstein Hertha BSC 4–1 (2–0) Allenstein, Waldstadion
14 May 1933 FC Schalke 04 BFC Viktoria 1889 4–1 (1–0) Dortmund, Kampfbahn Rothe Erde

Quarter-finals

DateMatchResultStadium
21 May 1933 SV Arminia Hannover Fortuna Düsseldorf 0–3 (0–2) Hanover, Hindenburg-Kampfbahn
21 May 1933 Eintracht Frankfurt Hindenburg Allenstein 12–2 (7–0) Frankfurt am Main, Waldstadion
21 May 1933 FC Schalke 04 FSV Frankfurt 1–0 (0–0) Essen, Stadion Uhlenkrug
21 May 1933 TSV 1860 München Beuthener SuSV 3–0 (2–0) Nuremberg, Städtisches Stadion

Semi-finals

DateMatchResultStadium
28 May 1933 Fortuna Düsseldorf Eintracht Frankfurt 4–0 (1–0) Berlin, Platz des BFC Preussen
28 May 1933 FC Schalke 04 TSV 1860 München 4–0 (1–0) Leipzig, Stadion Probstheida

Final

The 1933 final saw Schalke as the favorite for the title, having already beaten Fortuna in the Western German championship in late April. In front of 60,000, 20,000 of those Fortuna supporters, the club, who had not conceded a goal in the previous three rounds and scored 16, scored the first goal in the tenth minute. Schalke never got into their rhythm and when Fortuna scored the third goal five minutes from the end, the game was decided.[7]

It was the third time that the final was held in Cologne, after 1912 and 1931 and had the second-best attendance until then, only surpassed by the 1923 final, held in Hamburg in front of 64,000.

DateMatchResultStadiumAttendance
11 June 1933 Fortuna Düsseldorf FC Schalke 04 3-0 (1–0) Cologne, Müngersdorfer Stadion 60,000
Fortuna Düsseldorf:
1Willi Pesch
2Kurt Trautwein
3Paul Janes
4Paul Bornefeld
5Jakob Bender
6Paul Mehl  70'
7Georg Hochgesang  85'
8Theo Breuer
9Felix Zwolanowski  10'
10Willi Wigold
11Stanislaus Kobierski
Manager:
Heinz Körner
FC Schalke 04:
1Hermann Mellage
2Ferdinand Zajons
3Fritz Wohlgemuth
4Ötte Tibulsky
5Hermann Nattkämper
6Hans Bornemann
7Valentin Przybylski
8Emil Rothardt
9Fritz Szepan
10Hans Rosen
11Ernst Kuzorra
Manager:
Kurt Otto

Top scorers

The top scorer of the competition:[8]

Name Club Goals
1st Karl Ehmer Eintracht Frankfurt 6
2nd Georg Hochgesang Fortuna Düsseldorf 5
Paul Mehl Fortuna Düsseldorf 5
Felix Zwolanowski Fortuna Düsseldorf 5
5th August Möbs Eintracht Frankfurt 4

References

  1. "(West) Germany -List of champions". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  2. "FC Schalke 04 » Steckbrief" [FC Schalke 04 honours]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  3. "Fortuna Düsseldorf » Steckbrief" [Fortuna Düsseldorf honours]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  4. FC Schalke 04 website – History Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in German), accessed: 21 April 2009
  5. "German championship 1934". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  6. "German championship 1933". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  7. Die deutsche Meisterschaft 1933 Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in German) Fortuna Düsseldorf – 1933 final, accessed: 21 April 2009
  8. "Deutsche Meisterschaft 1932/1933 » Torschützenliste" [German championship 1933: Top scorers]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 5 January 2016.

Sources

  • Süddeutschlands Fussball in Tabellenform 1897–1988, by Ludolf Hyll, page 98 – German championship 1933
  • kicker Allmanach 1990, by kicker, page 164 & 177 – German championship
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