1948 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
The Müngersdorfer Stadion in Cologne hosted the final
Tournament details
CountryGermany
Dates18 July – 8 August
Teams8
Final positions
Champions1. FC Nürnberg
7th German title
Runner-up1. FC Kaiserslautern
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored30 (5 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Werner Baßler
Fritz Machate
Heinrich Schaffer
Ottmar Walter
(3 goals each)

The 1948 German football championship, the 38th edition of the competition, was the culmination of the 1947–48 football season in Allied-occupied Germany. 1. FC Nürnberg were crowned champions for the seventh time after one-leg knock-out tournament. It was the first time the championship had been played since 1944. It was Nürnberg's tenth appearance in the final. For the losing finalists 1. FC Kaiserslautern, it was the first appearance in the final since the establishment of a national championship in 1903.[1][2]

Eight teams were to take part in the final stage which was played in a one-leg knock-out tournament, the vice-champions and champions of the British, American and French occupation zones, the champion of the Soviet occupation zone and the Berlin champion. In the end, SG Planitz were not allowed to travel to Stuttgart to play their quarter final against eventual champions Nürnberg.

The 1948 championship is unique as it is the only one of the German championships where no trophy was awarded. The pre-Second World War trophy, the Viktoria had disappeared during the final stages of the war and would not resurface until after the German reunification, while the new trophy, the Meisterschale, would only be ready for the following season.[3][4]

Qualified teams

The qualified teams through the 1947–48 Oberliga and Ostzonenmeisterschaft seasons:

ClubQualified from
Hamburger SV1948 British occupation zone champions
FC St. Pauli1948 British occupation zone runners-up
SG Planitz1948 Soviet occupation zone champions
SG Oberschöneweide1948 Berlin champions
1. FC Kaiserslautern1948 French occupation zone champions
TuS Neuendorf1948 French occupation zone runners-up
1. FC Nürnberg1948 American occupation zone champions
TSV 1860 Munich1948 American occupation zone runners-up

Competition

Quarter-finals

TuS Neuendorf2 – 1Hamburger SV
Miltz 67', 74' Adamkiewicz 53'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Schmetzer (Mannheim)
1. FC Kaiserslautern5 – 1
(1 – 0)		TSV 1860 Munich
Christmann 32', 70'
O. Walter 64'
Baßler 83', 85' (pen.)		 Thanner 62'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Raspel (Düsseldorf)
SG Oberschöneweide0 – 7
(0 – 4)		FC St. Pauli
Michael 3'
Machate 8', 61'
Schaffer 33', 43', 86'
Lehmann 59'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Huhn (Schwaan)

Semi-finals

1. FC Nürnberg3 – 2 (a.e.t.)FC St. Pauli
Hagen 31'
Winterstein 33'
Pöschl 94'		 Lehmann 56'
Machate 82'
Rhein-Neckar-Stadion, Mannheim
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Glöckner (Pirmasens)
1. FC Kaiserslautern5 – 1
(2 – 0)		TuS Neuendorf
F. Walter 22'
Grewenig 44'
Baßler 53'
O. Walter 83', 85'		 Warth 86'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Strobel (Schwabach)

Final

1. FC Nürnberg2 – 11. FC Kaiserslautern
Winterstein 10'
Pöschl 25'		 Übelein 62' (o.g.)
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Burmeister (Hamburg)
1. FC Nürnberg
 Germany Eduard Schaffer
 Germany Hans Übelein
 Germany Adolf Knoll
 Germany Gerhard Bergner
 Germany Georg Kennemann
 Germany Robert Gebhardt
 Germany Helmut Herbolsheimer
 Germany Max Morlock
 Germany Hans Pöschl
 Germany Konrad Winterstein
 Germany Georg Hagen
Manager:
Germany Alwin Riemke
1. FC Kaiserslautern
 Germany Willi Hölz
 Germany Rudolf Huppert
 Germany Werner Kohlmeyer
 Germany Ernst Liebrich
 Germany Werner Liebrich
 Germany Heinz Klee
 Germany Günther Grewenig
 Germany Fritz Walter
 Germany Ottmar Walter
 Germany Werner Baßler
 Germany Hans Christmann
Manager:

References

  1. ↑ (West) Germany -List of champions rsssf.org, accessed: 22 December 2015
  2. ↑ 1. FC Nürnberg » Steckbrief (in German) Weltfussball.de – 1. FC Nürnberg honours, accessed: 22 December 2015
  3. ↑ Die "Viktoria" (in German) DFB website – The "Viktoria", accessed: 30 December 2015
  4. ↑ Meisterschale (in German) DFB website, accessed: 30 December 2015

Sources

  • kicker Allmanach 1990, by kicker, page 164 & 177 - German championship
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