1937 German football championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | Germany |
Dates | 4 April – 20 June |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Schalke 04 3rd German title |
Runner-up | 1. FC Nürnberg |
Third place | VfB Stuttgart |
Fourth place | Hamburger SV |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 52 |
Goals scored | 213 (4.1 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Ernst Kalwitzki Karl Mayer (10 goals each) |
The 1937
Karl Mayer of SV Werder Bremen and Ernst Kalwitzki of FC Schalke 04 were the joint top scorers of the 1937 championship with ten goals each. Kalwitzki would finish as the competition's top scorer twice more, in 1939 and 1943.[4]
It was the first-ever German championship final to be played in the Olympiastadion in Berlin, built for the 1936 Summer Olympics.[5]
FC Schalke 04 completed the 1936–37 season unbeaten, finishing the Gauliga Westfalen with 17 wins and one draw. The club than went on to win seven out of eight games in the championship and draw one, against SV Werder Bremen, to complete the league season with a record of 24 wins and two draws.[6][7][8] After the German championship win Schalke went on to win the 1937 Tschammerpokal, the German Cup as well, by defeating Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–1 in the final.[9]
The sixteen 1936–37 Gauliga champions competed in a group stage of four groups of four teams each, with the group winners advancing to the semi-finals. The two semi-final winners then contested the 1937 championship final.[7]
Qualified teams
The teams qualified through the 1936–37 Gauliga season:[7]
Competition
Group 1
Group 1 was contested by the champions of the Gauligas Nordmark, Ostpreußen, Sachsen and Schlesien:[7]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | HSV | BCH | HIA | BEU | |
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1 | Hamburger SV | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 6.750 | 12 | Advance to semi-finals | — | 3–0 | 6–1 | 6–0 | |
2 | BC Hartha | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 0.765 | 5 | 0–3 | — | 6–2 | 2–6 | ||
3 | Hindenburg Allenstein | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 0.476 | 4 | 2–5 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | Beuthener SuSV | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 0.600 | 3 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 2–2 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.
Group 2
Group 2 was contested by the champions of the Gauligas Brandenburg, Niedersachsen, Pommern and Westfalen:[7]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | S04 | SVW | BSC | STO | |
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1 | Schalke 04 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 6.200 | 11 | Advance to semi-finals | — | 5–1 | 2–1 | 12–0 | |
2 | Werder Bremen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 2.000 | 9 | 2–2 | — | 5–2 | 5–0 | ||
3 | Hertha BSC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 0.923 | 4 | 1–2 | 1–3 | — | 3–1 | ||
4 | Viktoria Stolp | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 0.028 | 0 | 0–8 | 0–4 | 0–4 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.
Group 3
Group 3 was contested by the champions of the Gauligas Hessen, Mitte, Südwest and Württemberg:[7]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | VFB | W08 | SVD | SVK | |
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1 | VfB Stuttgart | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 4.000 | 9 | Advance to semi-finals | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
2 | Wormatia Worms | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3.667 | 9 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
3 | SV Dessau 05 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 0.500 | 4 | 2–1 | 0–4 | — | 4–2 | ||
4 | SV 06 Kassel | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 0.389 | 2 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 2–0 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.
Group 4
Group 4 was contested by the champions of the Gauligas Bayern, Baden, Mittelrhein and Niederrhein:[7]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | FCN | F95 | WMA | VRK | |
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1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 4.500 | 11 | Advance to semi-finals | — | 0–0 | 7–1 | 3–1 | |
2 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1.125 | 6 | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | ||
3 | Waldhof Mannheim | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0.429 | 5 | 1–4 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
4 | VfR Köln | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 0.364 | 2 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 0–1 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio.
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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6 June 1937[10] | ||
Schalke 04 | 4–2 | VfB Stuttgart |
1. FC Nürnberg | 3–2 | Hamburger SV |
Third place play-off
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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20 June 1937[11] | ||
VfB Stuttgart | 1–0 | Hamburger SV |
Final
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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20 June 1937[12] | ||
Schalke 04 | 2–0 | 1. FC Nürnberg |
References
- ^ (West) Germany -List of champions rsssf.org, accessed: 29 December 2015
- ^ FC Schalke 04 » Steckbrief (in German) Weltfussball.de – FC Schalke 04 honours, accessed: 29 December 2015
- ^ "1. FC Nürnberg » Steckbrief" [1. FC Nürnberg honours]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ "Deutsche Meisterschaft » Torschützenkönige" [German championship: Top goal scorer]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ "Olympiastadion, Berlin (Deutschland) » Historische Spiele" [Olympic Stadium Berlin, historic games]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ Das Deutsche Fussball-Archiv (in German) Historic German league tables, accessed: 29 December 2015
- ^ a b c d e f g German championship 1937 rsssf.org, accessed: 29 December 2015
- ^ Germany 1936–37 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine www.claudionicoletti.eu, accessed: 29 December 2015
- ^ DFB-Pokal 1937 » Spielplan (in German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 29 December 2015
- ^ German championship 1938 – Semifinals (in German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 29 December 2015
- ^ German championship 1937 – Third place (in German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 29 December 2015
- ^ German championship 1937 – Final (in German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 29 December 2015
Sources
- kicker Allmanach 1990, by kicker, page 164 & 177 - German championship
External links
- German Championship 1936–37 at weltfussball.de (in German)
- German Championship 1937 at RSSSF