The 1939
German football championship
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, the 32nd edition of the competition, was won by
Schalke 04
Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Schalke 04 (), Schalke 04 (), or abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional German football and multi-sports club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine ...
, the club's fourth German championship, by defeating
Admira Wien 9–0 in the final, with
Ernst Kalwitzki
Ernst Kalwitzki (3 October 1909 – 3 February 1991) was a German association football, footballer who played as a winger (association football), right winger. He played from 1933 until 1943 for FC Schalke 04. He won six German championships and ...
scoring five goals. For Admira it was the club's only appearance in the German championship while the 9–0 result was the highest winning margin for any of the finals held between 1903 and 1963, surpassing