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1909 German Football Championship
The 1909 German football championship, the seventh edition of the competition, was won by Phönix Karlsruhe, defeating BFC Viktoria 1889, Viktoria 89 Berlin 4–2 in the final. For Phönix Karlsruhe it was the club's only appearance in the German championship final. Phönix would later merge with VfB Mühlburg to form Karlsruher SC, with the latter making a losing appearance in the 1956 final. Viktoria 89 Berlin, the defending champions, played its third consecutive final in 1909, having lost in 1907 and won it in 1908. Viktoria would go on to make one more final appearance, winning the competition for a second time in 1911. Viktoria's Willy Worpitzky was the top scorer of the 1909 championship with seven goals. Eight clubs qualified for the competition played in knock-out format, the champions of each of the eight regional football championships, Berlin sending the champions of two rival competitions to the finals. Qualified teams The teams qualified through the regional champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktoria (trophy)
The Viktoria, formerly spelled ''Victoria'', is a German association football trophy which was awarded to the List of German football champions, German champions from 1903 German football championship, 1903 to 1944 German football championship, 1944. It is modelled on Victoria (mythology), Victoria, the Roman goddess of victory, winged and flinging a wreath. Thus it is the smaller reproduction of a life size sculpture to be found in Berlin, Berlin's Alte Nationalgalerie, Old National Gallery. History The ''Victoria'' was awarded to the German Football Association, the ''DFB'', in 1900 to commemorate Germany's participation in the 1900 Summer Olympics which were held alongside the Exposition Universelle (1900), 1900 World Fair in Paris.Die "Viktoria" ''DFB'' website – The "Viktoria", accessed: 28 December 2015 Originally it was meant as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
