The 1925 German football championship, the 18th edition of the competition, was won by

1. FC Nürnberg 1. Fußball-Club Nürnberg Verein für Leibesübungen e. V., often called 1. FC Nürnberg (, en, 1. Football Club Nuremberg) or simply Nürnberg, is a German association football club in Nuremberg, Bavaria, who currently compete in the 2. Bund ...

, defeating

FSV Frankfurt Fußballsportverein Frankfurt 1899 e.V., commonly known as simply FSV Frankfurt, is a German association football club based in the Bornheim district of Frankfurt am Main, Hesse and founded in 1899. FSV Frankfurt also fielded a rather successfu ...

1–0 after extra time in the final. For 1. FC Nürnberg it was the fourth national championship. It was part of Nuremberg's most successful era where the club won five titles in eight seasons from 1920 to 1927, missing out on a sixth one in the inconclusive 1922 championship. For FSV Frankfurt it was the club's sole German championship final appearance. Five players were the joint top scorers of the 1925 championship with three goals each, Arthur Warnecke,

Georg Hochgesang Georg Hochgesang (3 November 1897 – 12 June 1988) was a German football forward, who played for 1. FC Nürnberg and Fortuna Düsseldorf, and manager. He also represented the Germany national team, winning six caps and scoring four goals bet ...

Heinrich Träg Heinrich Träg (3 January 1893 – 13 October 1976) was a German football forward who played for 1. FC Nürnberg. Club career Träg joined Nürnberg in 1911, and went on to win five German football championships with the club. In January 1918, H ...

Josef Lüke Josef Lüke (13 March 1899 – 1948) was a German international footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American foo ...

and

Willi Kirsei Willi Kirsei (3 December 1902 – 20 December 1963) was a German international footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association footba ...

. Sixteen club qualified for the knock-out competition, nine more than in previous seasons, two from each of the regional federations plus an additional third club from the South and West. In all cases the regional champions and runners-up qualified. In the West and South the third spot went to the third placed team of the championship.

Qualified teams

The teams qualified through the regional championships:

Competition

Round of 16

The round of 16, played on 3 May 1925:

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals, played on 17 May 1925:

Semi-finals

The semi-finals, played on 24 May 1925:

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 1924–25
at weltfussball.de

at RSSSF {{1924–25 in European football (UEFA) 1

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