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The 1908 German football championship, the sixth edition of the competition, was won by
Viktoria 89 Berlin Berliner Fußball-Club Viktoria 1889 was a German sports club based in the Tempelhof district of Berlin. Football, rugby, and cricket came to continental Europe in the late 19th century, and these "English games" became immediately popular in ma ...
, defeating Stuttgarter Kickers 3–1 in the final. For Viktoria 89 Berlin it was the first national title, having lost the previous season's final to
Freiburger FC Freiburger FC () is a German association football club based in Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg. Freiburger FC were one of the founding clubs of the DFB (German Football Association) in 1900. History Founded in 1897, for many decades FFC were the ...
. The club would make another losing appearance in the final in the following season before winning its second title in 1911. For the Stuttgarter Kickers it was the club's sole appearance in the championship final. Viktoria's Willi Worpitzky was the top scorers of the 1908 championship with six goals. Eight clubs qualified for the competition played in knock-out format, the champions of each of the seven regional football championships and the defending German champions.


Qualified teams

The teams qualified through the regional championships:


Competition


Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals, played on 3 May 1908, with the replay played on 17 May: *1 declared void.


Replay


Semi-finals

The semi-finals, played on 17 and 24 May 1908:


Final


References


Sources

* ''kicker Allmanach 1990'', by kicker, page 160 to 178 – German championship * ''Süddeutschlands Fussballgeschichte in Tabellenform 1897-1988'' History of Southern German football in tables, publisher & author: Ludolf Hyll


External links


German Championship 1907–08
at weltfussball.de

at RSSSF {{1907–08 in European football (UEFA) German football championship seasons 1
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